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Shock move by Microsoft: company actually makes Windows 11 better with taskbar improvements
Windows 11 users could be treated to a range of minor (but useful!) tweaks which have been spotted in recent preview builds, including some nifty taskbar-related changes. One notable change introduced with the latest preview of Windows 11 in the Beta channel (build 22635) is a taskbar tweak that means…
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Windows 11’s latest update has a nasty little bug that’ll keep Microsoft busy following the big CrowdStrike outage
A new bug is affecting some Windows 11 and Windows 10 users, and it’s been caused by the July cumulative update from Microsoft. It’s an odd one, too, and what’s happening is that the BitLocker recovery screen is being presented to some users after booting up their devices, which must…
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Experts are warning it could take ‘weeks’ to fix the global IT outage – here’s what we know
While some computers are starting to get back online after yesterday’s massive Windows outage took down numerous critical systems across the world, there’s still a lot of troubleshooting to do – and it could be weeks before everything gets back to normal, according to experts. The collapse was caused by…
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Windows 11 gets pushy with another pop-up – this time for Microsoft’s backup app – and all this is getting tiresome, frankly
Windows 11 has witnessed the introduction of yet another piece of nagging designed to drive the use of another Microsoft service – but as always, this is in danger of having the opposite effect. Windows Latest flagged up a fresh move regarding Microsoft’s promotional activity: a pop-up to push the…
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Outage to outrage: why today’s global Windows disaster could be tomorrow’s digital apocalypse
As the fog of war recedes and we start to pick up the pieces of today’s catastrophic global Windows outage, I’ve been giving some serious thought to the nature of our current digital society – and I’ve got to say, I’m genuinely worried. Today’s disaster will hopefully prove to be…
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Windows 11 24H2 update may not turn up until late in the year – and given how many plates Microsoft is spinning, that wouldn’t surprise us
Windows 11’s much-awaited 24H2 update might arrive a bit later than was previously rumored, or at least that’s the most recent chatter and speculation online. Windows Latest picked up on a Microsoft update regarding the potential release timeframe for 24H2 (as part of the introduction of smaller updates for Windows…
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