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Ageing Windows 10 PCs will live on an extra five years thanks to third-party security patches
By Jeremy Laird published
news 0patch's "micropatches" can be applied without a reboot and easily reversed.
Microsoft president grovels before Congress, takes responsibility for a 'cascade' of cybersecurity errors
By Jeremy Laird published
news Chinese hackers accessed US government data thanks to Microsoft's 'avoidable errors'.
Microsoft chickens out of rolling out Recall to all Copilot+ PCs, choosing instead to push the all-seeing AI tool out to Windows Insiders first
By Nick Evanson published
news So, not a total recall of Recall, then. Shame.
Microsoft makes Recall an optional feature on Copilot+ PCs after it 'heard a clear signal' from the public
By Nick Evanson published
news Better security has been added too but does that matter when you now have the option to ignore a feature nobody asked for?
Microsoft changes course on the controversial Windows 11 feature that constantly takes screenshots of your PC's screen: Now you'll have to opt in if you want to use it
By Andy Chalk published
news It's still a terrible idea but at least now you won't have anyone to blame but yourself.
The latest Windows 11 update has finally patched out the most annoying video playback bug 'when you use a Chromium-based browser to play a video'
By Andy Edser published
news Keep checkerboards where they belong—in the bottom of that cupboard, right underneath Scrabble.
This year's 24H2 Windows 11 update will wave goodbye to Cortana, WordPad, Steps Recorder, and more
By Nick Evanson published
news I'm off to write F in WordPad and save it in a rich text file for posterity
New Windows AI feature takes screenshots of your desktop 'every few seconds' and I can't imagine wanting that
By Tyler Wilde published
news Recall, a feature in its preview phase, records almost everything you do on your PC so you can scroll back through it.
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