Tag: Microsoft
One True Super Resolution To Rule Them?
We have three different and incompatibly ways to upscale our displays to get the beauty of 4k without a huge performance hit. It all depends on which GPU you happened to pick…
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Microsoft Patches Some Patches And Blocks Windows 11 23H2 For Some
Those that use multiple monitors on a Home edition of Win10/11 and who didn't just immediately block Copilot for Windows have noticed their desktop icons started wandering around. They would jump from…
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BitLocker Gets Pi All Over It’s Face As A Pico Cracks The Encryption Key
As far a security nightmares go, being able to crack BitLocker encryption with a Raspberry Pi Pico in less than a minute is pretty high up there. Thankfully there are some caveats…
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Running Windows 10 On Older Hardware? Sorry About Those App Updates
Microsoft frequently updates the apps on your machine, with no official KB or indication on Windows Update and while generally it is invisible to us users. Unfortunately some recent updates for apps…
Read MorePodcast #758 – NVIDIA RTX 4080 SUPER, Process Node Marketing vs. Reality, Fosi ZA3 Amp, Infosec fails and MORE
Another week, another NVIDIA SUPER launch. But this is the last one, we promise. (We hope.) You probably already know it's barely any faster than the original, but it's $200 less (in…
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Edge Is Taking Over Chrome Yet Again
Edge has found a new way to usurp your browser of choice, at least if it is Chrome. There has been no official documentation of this change, nor did Microsoft...
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Microsoft Teams Has A Bit Of A Wobble
If you are having issues with Microsoft Teams, you are not alone and more importantly it's not your fault. Shortly over an hour ago Microsoft posted an incident that is...
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Run Virtual Windows On An M-Series Mac
If you are jealous of the fancy new hardware Apple runs their system on, but are constitutionally opposed to learning how to use a Mac then you now have a solution. You…
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A Peek At The New Windows 11; USB4 Gen2 In WordPad Out
If you are curious what is in store for you in the next major Windows 11 feature update other than Copilot automatically launching at boot if you have a large enough screen,…
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Check The DHCP Settings On Your Microsoft Active Directories
Sysadmins who have left their DHCP settings for Active Directories with default settings, which seems to be about 40% of them, are vulnerable to a rather nasty DHCP DNS spoof attack. The…
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You Can Stay On Windows 10, But It’ll Cost You
Microsoft have put in place a program for those that want to stick with Windows 10, similar to the one for Windows 7 many years back. If you want to stay on…
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Mozilla Knows You’ve Been Naughty, Google, Amazon, Microsoft And Other Privacy Grinches
Just in time for the holiday season, Mozilla released a rather depressing list of insecure devices and services sold by a number of companies which now includes Google. The Privacy Not Included…
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Windows 11 23H2, Two Teams Aren’t Better Than One
You may have seen the prompt to pull the trigger to update to the newest version of Windows 11, but there is a good chance it hasn't come through yet. If you…
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Microsoft Backs Off On OneDrive Gallery Storage
Microsoft have backed off on a new policy that could have a rather negative effect on your OneDrive account, and like it or not you probably have one. The free version of…
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So Much For Activating Windows 11 With Windows 7 Or Windows 8 Keys?
Microsoft have announced that you will no longer be able to activate Windows 10 or Windows 11 with old Windows 7 and Windows 8 product keys. Unfortunately they weren't very...
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Microsoft Leaks Dishonored 3; Remastered Fallout 3 And Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion
A leak of documents pertaining to the FTC vs. Microsoft court case revealed some news for gamers, if you haven't seen it yet. The love of remasters continues, with both Fallout 3…
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A Windows Bug Makes File Explorer Faster
Windows bugs are not usually a source of amusement nor do they tend to make your day better, however this newly discovered bug does both. A Twitter user discovered that on this…
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Does Microsoft’s Self-Signed BGAupsell.exe Qualify As Malware?
Microsoft continues it's campaign to push Edge on users, and as is tradition they have put their foot in their mouth again. This time, they bypassed Window's notification system completely and are…
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