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Windows 11 skips past 50% market share milestone in latest Steam survey
By Mark Tyson published
It gained an impressive 3.36% of users in August to end up with 50.81% share.
Windows preview build teases searching your audio and video content
By Dallin Grimm published
References to the tool arrive through the Canary Channel.
Security researcher releases Windows Downdate tool to silently downgrade security patches
By Jeff Butts published
A tool discussed at two recent cybersecurity conferences that can silently downgrade Windows security patches has been released to the public to further research.
Microsoft backports AMD branch prediction improvement to Windows 11 23H2, update available now — more users will see Ryzen performance improvements
By Andrew E. Freedman published
Microsoft is backporting branch prediction optimizations in Windows 11 24H2 to Windows 11 23H2. With an update, you can get bumps to Zen 3, 4, and 5.
Microsoft's Windows Control Panel might not get the axe after all
By Jowi Morales published
A sentence that seemed to confirm the Control Panel's retirement was replaced by a more ambiguous line.
Controversial Recall feature to roll out to Windows Insiders beginning in October
By Jeff Butts published
Microsoft has announced the upcoming re-release of a controversial new AI feature for Windows 11 on Copilot+ PCs.
When and Why to Use Windows Advanced Startup
By Ed Tittel published
The Advanced Startup menu lets you restore Windows, enter the BIOs, boot off an external drive and much more.
How to Fix Windows with a Repair Install
By Ed Tittel published
If you spend more than 30 minutes trying to fix a problem in Windows, this could save you a lot of time.
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