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Asus tests BIOS update enabling Microsoft Dynamic Lighting control
By Jeff Butts published
Control RGB lighting straight from Windows settings, no third-party app required.
Windows 11 'Enterprise G' ISO investigated, allegedly made for Chinese government
By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published
Youtuber 'Some Ordinary Gamers' explores an alleged Windows 11 Enterprise G ISO that it is made exclusively for the government while warning it is illegal to operate.
Microsoft now forces automatic OneDrive backups in clean Windows installs
By Jowi Morales published
OneDrive backup and syncing becomes an opt-out feature for Windows 11.
Windows 11 Cross Device Service bug eats CPU resources, fix not ready yet
By Christopher Harper published
Windows 11 Insider builds suffer from a buggy Service with High CPU usage.
Microsoft's new Paint Cocreator requires an NPU and online account
By Jowi Morales published
You can create as many AI images as you want, but Microsoft will track and store your text-based prompts.
Door slammed on last remaining easy Windows 11 local account setup workaround
By Jowi Morales published
Microsoft blocks the last easy way to bypass an online account requirement when setting up a new Windows 11 PC.
Windows 11 24H2 may block connections to unsecured third-party NAS devices — Microsoft enables SMB signing for enhanced security
By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published
Better late than never, Microsoft disabled two protocols by default which will secure over a billion PCs and NAS
Windows 11 Copilot+ AI features like Recall can be enabled without an NPU
By Christopher Harper published
Windows 11's AI features may not actually need AI hardware, after all — at least, Recall certainly doesn't.
Windows 11 LTSC 2024 arrives making TPM and Secure Boot optional
By Jeff Butts published
Microsoft is rolling out Windows 11 LTSC 2024, so hardware designers making devices dependent on the OS can use these system requirements to guide their component choices.
Windows 11 market share declines as users seemingly shift back to Windows 10
By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published
Despite many efforts by Microsoft, many users are still sticking with Windows 10 while the new reports by Statcounter showing many users worldwide migrated from Windows 11 last year.
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