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Microsoft confirms Windows 11's update kills audio on some PCs, and the bugs keep piling up
19+ hour, 7+ min ago (589+ words) Windows 11 KB5124008 has a bug that could kill audio on your device and even make your microphone unresponsive. It’s unclear how many users are affected, but Microsoft has now confirmed it’s aware of the issue and says there’s no fix yet....
Microsoft reveals why 32-bit Windows was limited to 4GB RAM, and it wasn't a technical limit
21+ hour, 24+ min ago (900+ words) It’s a popular myth that 32-bit Windows is limited to 4GB of RAM because a 32-bit address can only represent 2^32 combinations, which works out to 4GB. This is one of those things that sound true until you look at the history of…...
Microsoft admits Windows 11's biggest September update is breaking multiple features, days after it warned users not to delay updates
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (1335+ words) Windows 11 KB5124008 was supposed to be one of the year’s best updates, at least on paper. It restored Windows 10-era features, including a movable taskbar and a resizable Start menu, but unfortunately, it’s causing issues on some PCs. Windows 11 KB5124008 was released…...
Microsoft acknowledges Bluetooth on Windows 11 is a hot mess, begins testing nine major fixes
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (817+ words) There’s no denying that Bluetooth on Windows is a hot mess, and we’ve all had those moments where connections are unstable or Bluetooth simply disappears like it never existed. Microsoft is aware of most of the issues, and it’s rolling…...
iPhone Duo's photos could pass for Microsoft's Surface Duo ads from 2020
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (1297+ words) Turns out, it isn’t just the name that the iPhone Duo copied from the Surface Duo. Apple got “inspired” by all the market research Microsoft did more than half a decade ago and used many of the same marketing materials…...
Windows 11 just dropped the tool ransomware abused, Microsoft says don't restore WMIC
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (631+ words) This week’s mandatory Windows 11 update has finally removed WMIC, one of the tools that ransomware abused. You might have never heard of WMIC if you never worked in an enterprise environment, but the risk wasn’t limited to businesses. Regular consumers…...
Windows 11's last Secure Boot deadline is weeks away, here's what you must do
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (779+ words) When Microsoft rolled out the September 2026 Patch Tuesday update, it once again reminded us that the Secure Boot certificate update is still being rolled out. The company says it’ll continue to release Secure Boot updates, even though the first certificate…...
Windows 11 has a ridiculous Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Win+L shortcut that opens LinkedIn, and Microsoft actually documented it
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (422+ words) Windows (or Windows 11) has more than 200 documented keyboard shortcuts, but one of its strangest isn’t even listed on Microsoft’s main Windows shortcuts page, and that is Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Win + L. This shortcut opens LinkedIn.com in the default browser,…...
Windows 11 is finally getting automatic dark mode, years after third-party apps did Microsoft's job
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (750+ words) Windows 11’s latest Experimental builds have strings that show Microsoft is developing an in-built Auto Dark Mode feature, meaning users could eventually schedule Windows to switch between light and dark modes without installing PowerToys or another utility. This was my…...
Windows 11 just restored a Windows 10 feature after five years, the movable taskbar
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (789+ words) The September 2026 Patch Tuesday update, KB5124008, is out, and it finally lets you move the Windows 11 taskbar to any edge of the screen. I have been on a vertical taskbar since the August optional update reached my PC, and moving my…...