Windows 11 22H2 no longer supports Software Restriction Policies (SRP) (Günter Born) Microsoft WinGet package manager failing due to CDN issues (Bleeping Computer) Turns out shutting off Windows 11 security features helps Intel graphics cards performance, too (OnMSFT) Windows Server news Microsoft: Server Manager disk resets can lead to data loss (Bleeping Computer)
Windows News
More hot news on the Windows front regarding the recent release of Windows 11 22H2: Windows 11 Phishing Protection Feature Poses Potential Risk (ITPro Today) Microsoft fixes Windows TLS handshake failures in out-of-band updates(Bleeping Computer) And here’s a surprising change concerning Windows 11 that caught some of us off guard: Windows Terminal is now the Default […]
Windows News and Tech Tips
WIndows 11 Tech Tips Hate Windows 11? Here’s how to make it work more like Windows 10 (ZDNet) How To Dual Boot Linux and Windows 11 (Tom’s Hardware) Using Snap Layouts in Windows 11 22H2 (Tip o’ the week) Senior Program Manager at Microsoft reveals a great volume adjustment secret for Windows 11 (BetaNews) How […]
Windows 11 Tech News
News from the world of Windows 11 Microsoft confirms worrying slow file copying problem in Windows 11 2022 Update (BetaNews) Windows 11 22H2: Microsoft investigates RDP issues (Günter Born)
Windows 10/11 News
Snippets of latest news on Windows Client Microsoft releases KB5017389 update for Windows 11 2022 Update to fix dozens of problems (BetaNews) Slower SMB Read Performance for large files in 22H2 (Storage at Microsoft) Windows 11: Printer driver confirmed as upgrade stopper (Born’s Tech and Windows World) Beware: Microsoft Edge found serving malicious tech support […]
Linux News
Something to think about for those considering migrating PCs from Windows to Linux. Major Linux Problems on the Desktop, 2022 edition (ITVision). This guy also has interesting articles about everything wrong with Win10 and Win11. Very opinionated but has lots of stuff to think about.
Windows News
Good news, you can finally purchase Windows 11 Home and Professional licenses directly from Microsoft instead of having to buy Windows 10 first and then do an upgrade (Tom’s Hardware). Bad news, more USB printing problems with Windows 10 (Born’s Tech and Windows World). Good news, it’s now easier to rip CDs using Media Player in Windows 11(BetaNews). If you […]
Windows 11 Tech tips
Rufus – How it modifies Media – Out of Officehttps://oofhours.com/2022/07/25/rufus-isnt-magic-how-it-modifies-windows-11-media/ Install Windows 11 without Windows account – Tomshardwarehttps://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/install-windows-11-without-microsoft-account How to clean boot Windows 11 -Techrepublichttps://www.techrepublic.com/article/clean-boot-windows/ Customizing the Windows 11 22H2 Start menu layout – Out of Officehttps://oofhours.com/2022/04/27/customizing-the-windows-11-22h2-start-menu-layout/
Windows Tips and Tricks
How to Deploy Windows 10 (11) with PXE Network Boot? (Windows OS Hub) How to Create a Wi-Fi Hotspot on your Windows PC? (Windows OS Hub) How to Repair EFI/GPT Bootloader on Windows 10 or 11? (Windows OS Hub) How to replace your Windows 11 Start menu with a third-party app (ZDNet) How to install Microsoft Store apps and […]
Tips and Tutorial
Let’s mix things up a bit this week, just for fun. Here goes! Enable BitLocker Silently using Autopilot and Intune (TechNuggets) How to Install and Uninstall KernelCare (Linux Journal) 5 Firewall Best Practices Every Business Should Implement (TechGenix) Tips for Overcoming Hybrid Cloud Disaster Recovery Challenges (DataCenter Knowledge) How to install and edit desktop files […]
Windows News
BetaNews tells us that Microsoft is bringing an “amazing new Privacy Auditing feature to Windows 11“. The new feature which is called Privacy Auditing will inform you about which apps have accessed sensitive devices like your camera or microphone, and also when they accessed those devices. Another new feature that Microsoft is working on for […]
Windows news
Nothing much of interest to us regarding Windows unless you like tabs in File Explorer or spend a lot of time working with Notepad (BetaNews). Neither of these improvements interest us much so time to move on. Wait just a minute! If you’ve been in a panic over the Follina Windows zero-day vulnerability, you’ll be […]
You can now install Windows 11’s next big update a little early
By Tom Warren@tomwarren Microsoft is releasing its next big Windows 11 update to the Release Preview ring of final testing today. Windows 11 22H2 is expected to be available in the coming months and will include a number of big changes to the operating system, including new Start menu folders, updated touch gestures, and drag and drop for […]