Windows 11

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How to Install and Log In to Windows 11 Without a Microsoft Account By default, Windows 11 requires you to have or create an account.
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Linux or Landfill? End of Windows 10 Leaves PC Charities with Tough Choice Non-profits that refurbish PCs and give them to the needy have a dilemma when it comes to Windows 11-ineligible computers. Should they give clients an insecure Windows 10 OS, turn to Linux or throw perfectly-good computers away?
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Microsoft clarifies Windows 11 printer driver policy

By Luke James Published

Microsoft confirmed today that Windows 11 is not ending support for legacy V3 and V4 printer drivers despite previous reports

Printers
Tempest AI dashboard
Creator of Window's Task Manager shows off 'probably what Task Manager would look like if I were still around'

By Jowi Morales Published

Dave Plummer created Tempest AI to play the classic Atari game, but he also built a dashboard which imagines what Task Manager should look like if he were still in charge of it.

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Windows 11
Microsoft adds built-in speed test to latest Windows Insider builds, but it's just a Bing shortcut

By Hassam Nasir Published

It opens inside Bing in your default browser.

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Windows 11
Rufus devs blame Microsoft for blocking latest Windows 11 ISOs, resulting in IP bans

By Aaron Klotz last updated

Multiple Windows Insider users and one of Rufus' developers reveal that they can't download any of Microsoft's latest Insider Preview ISOs. Users who try to are met with an IP block.

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Microsoft confirms Windows 11 26H1 will be for Arm devices only at launch

By Aaron Klotz Published

It's 24H2 all over again, but with the caveat that 26H1 will only support specific hardware for its entire lifecycle. Devices running 26H1 will not be able to upgrade to 26H2.

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Gaming PC
Yet another Windows update is wreaking havoc on gaming rigs worldwide

By Zhiye Liu Published

Nvidia representative recommends GeForce graphics card owners to uninstall the Windows 11 KB5074109 update to solve framerate drops and gaming artifacts.

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The NexPhone connected to a monitor and peripherals running Windows 11
Windows Phone makes a spiritual comeback thanks to NexPhone, which can triple-boot Windows, Android, and Linux

By Kunal Khullar Published

Designed as an all-in-one computing device, NexPhone lets users switch between Android, Linux, and Windows 11 depending on the task

Operating Systems
Microsoft Copilot on Windows 11
Admins finally get the power to uninstall Microsoft Copilot on Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, and EDU versions

By Jowi Morales Published

One less bloatware on Windows 11.

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Windows XP vs Vista vs 7 vs 8.1 vs 10 vs 11 | Speed Test
Windows 8.1 emerges as the performance winner after six generations of the OS are pitted against each other

By Hassam Nasir Published

More fuel for the Windows 11 hate train.

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BitLocker hardware encryption tested
Microsoft promises to nearly double Windows storage performance after forcing slow software-accelerated BitLocker on Windows

By Kunal Khullar Published

The new BitLocker implementation offloads encryption and decryption to dedicated crypto engines on supported SoCs, delivering faster storage performance and reduced CPU usage.

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