Category: Windows Latest

Microsoft is cracking down on Windows 11 bloatware ads, forces LG to pull McAfee popup

Sometimes a complaint gets heard by the right people. Following Microsoft’s intervention, LG has agreed to disable the McAfee ad[...]

Windows 11’s Get updates early toggle is auto-installing updates you don’t need, here’s how to turn it off

If you’ve enabled the “Get the latest updates as soon as they’re available” toggle on the Windows Update page, you[...]

Microsoft admits SMS and voice MFA can’t stop AI attacks, mandates passkeys in Entra by February 2027

Microsoft no longer believes SMS and voice are reliable MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) and wants everyone to embrace passkeys. Starting February[...]

Microsoft Teams now lets you test mic and speakers before meetings, ending the can-you-hear-me chaos

Microsoft says it has almost finished rolling out a feature that lets you test your microphone and speakers before joining[...]

First look: Windows 11 is replacing Windows 95-era Properties dialog, now with dark mode and WinUI

Microsoft has finally begun replacing the decades-old File Explorer Properties dialog with a modern version, as part of the company’s[...]

Linus Torvalds just joined Microsoft’s AI-code club, defending its use in the Linux kernel

You might’ve read the “news” of how Linus Torvalds told Linux kernel developers that Linux is not an anti-AI project,[...]

Developer gets Nvidia RTX 4060 working on Windows 11 ARM

Until now, Windows on ARM PCs have not supported Nvidia’s desktop GPUs, largely because the company had not released a[...]

LG admits its monitor app installs bloatware via Windows Update, and Microsoft is letting it happen

I was two clicks away from buying an LG ultrawide monitor a few weeks ago. Fortunately, I didn’t, and after[...]

OneDrive will block screenshots of sensitive PDFs, but only in Microsoft Edge (of course)

OneDrive is rolling out a new feature that prevents anyone from capturing screenshots of PDFs labeled “sensitive,” but the catch[...]

Windows 11’s biggest updates may need multiple reboots, but that’s normal, don’t force shutdown

When you install one of the monthly updates, particularly a Patch Tuesday release on the second Tuesday of the month,[...]