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Latest Windows 11 bug will have you scrambling to find your BitLocker recovery key
By Sean Endicott published
🪲🪲🪲 July's Windows security update has a bug that can cause your PC to show the BitLocker recovery screen when booting up.
Microsoft won't fix Android apps on Qualcomm Snapdragon PCs, so this developer stepped up
By Sean Endicott published
Stepping up Windows Subsystem for Android is supposed to continue to work until March 2025, but the feature is broken on Snapdragon X PCs. A third-party developer is working to fix it.
Windows 11 2024 Update: Top 5 new features coming in version 24H2 that you SHOULD be excited about
By Zac Bowden published
Top 5 The next version of Windows 11 is coming soon, and we already know what to expect regarding new features and changes coming in this release known as the 2024 Update.
Is this a handy new feature or another Windows 11 ad?
By Sean Endicott published
You decide Windows Insiders will now see suggested content within the search section of the Microsoft Store, but is that a helpful tool or another Windows 11 ad?
Updated CrowdStrike recovery tool can save you from Blue Screen of Death, even without BitLocker recovery keys
By Sean Endicott published
2 > 1 You can now recover a PC affected by the CrowdStrike outage without BitLocker recovery keys, at least in certain situations.
Elon Musk blames diversity efforts for the widespread CrowdStrike digital pandemic that stunted Microsoft services
By Kevin Okemwa published
DIVERSITY TURMOIL While Microsoft and CrowdStrike have issued statements indicating the issue has been fixed, Elon Musk used the opportunity to attack the latter's diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
Everyone asked how I edit my videos, and I actually use the best-kept secret Microsoft app (and it's free!)
By Sean Endicott published
Killer app Clipchamp's templates made it easy to make an engaging video featuring motion graphics.
Microsoft veteran software engineer explains the development of the Start menu as a Windows 95 feature before it turned into a Windows 11 'billboard'
By Kevin Okemwa published
THE GENESIS Microsoft veteran Dave W. Plummer, aka Dave's Garage, recently narrated how he wrote the Start menu for Windows 95.
"Plenty of market hype around AI PCs and a less sexy commercial refresh cycle" grew the global PC market by 3% in Q2 of 2024, but China continues to dwindle these efforts
By Kevin Okemwa published
ON THE UP AND UP According to a new report by the International Data Corporation (IDC), the market grew by 3% in the second quarter of 2024 — translating to 64.9 million units.
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