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Things I've missed: Windows 11 lets you 'End Task' from the taskbar, but you have to turn it on yourself
News Well, there's a useful little feature hiding itself away.
After crashing 8.5 million computers, CrowdStrike says sorry to its partners with a $10 Uber Eats gift card, which was also broken
News "Your next coffee or late night snack is on us!"
Microsoft says 8.5 million devices were affected by the CrowdStrike bug or 'less than one percent of all Windows devices' as new details emerge on Friday's tech meltdown
News As damage control continues, we're now learning how the CrowdStrike crisis unfolded, and why.
Smaller and faster Windows 11 updates are on the way as Microsoft switches to downloading just what you need and none of what you don't
news The tyranny of huge Windows updates looks to be a thing of the past.
The latest Windows update means Notepad might now be my favourite word processor
news Having not really been updated since 1983, Notepad is getting rich features without losing its essence.
Setting every registry value to zero in Windows 10 breaks most features—but Paint and WordPad cling on until the very last
news The Windows registry remains a place of mystery and wonder.
Beware: The latest Windows 11 update might just trap you in a boot loop of virtualised doom
News Thankfully, this should only be a problem for virtualised environments that installed the optional update.
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
news It's still a terrible idea but at least now you won't have anyone to blame but yourself.
