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Microsoft has cured this Windows 11 printer nightmare – but the fix might surprise you
Windows 11 users (as well as those on Windows 10) have been experiencing weirdness around a frustrating bug with printers, but the good news is that there’s now a fix. The bad news is that it’s not quite a straightforward solution, as rather unusually, Microsoft requires the installation of a…
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Hidden feature in Windows 11 suggests we could get the ability to uninstall AI components – and maybe even Copilot eventually?
Windows 11 often has incoming changes hidden away behind the scenes of the operating system, and another of these has just been spotted – and it’s a big one pertaining to AI. Windows Central stumbled upon a tweet by regular leaker PhantomOfEarth on X, who has been digging around in…
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Microsoft admits that HP isn’t to blame for a weird Windows 11 bug that messes with printers
Some Windows 11 (and 10) users are experiencing buggy behavior relating to their printer, and Microsoft has just acknowledged this issue, elaborating on it further. You may recall that we previously reported on the bug and how it’s causing the HP Smart app to be installed on PCs without an…
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Hate the widgets board in Windows 11? Microsoft hopes you might change your mind
Windows 11 is bringing the ability to banish the clutter from the widgets panel to all users, you’ll doubtless be pleased to hear – maybe opening up this part of the interface to being used by a lot more folks. Previously, we heard about the option to remove the news…
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Microsoft charging for Windows 10 updates is a necessary evil – but will it get people to upgrade?
Microsoft has announced that from October 14, 2025, it will no longer support Windows 10 – and if you wish to continue to use the operating system, you’ll have to pay for security updates. While the idea of paying to update Windows 10 is concerning a lot of people, sadly…
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Windows 11 23H2 reportedly has a nasty bug slowing down PC games – but there’s a fix
Windows 11 is having serious issues with PC games due to the latest 23H2 update, according to a cluster of recent reports. Neowin flagged up the performance hitches purportedly caused by the annual upgrade for Windows 11, which seemingly affects PCs with AMD processors in the main. Redditor BNSoul describes…
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