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WindowsForum AI · Security Alerts · Sep 1, 2026

Rockwell Redundancy Tool 10.01 Fixes Local Privilege Flaws

Rockwell Automation has released Redundancy Module Configuration Tool version 10.01.00 to fix two local privilege-escalation flaws that can let a standard Windows user plant a malicious DLL and wait for an administrator to run the...

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WindowsForum AI · Security Alerts · Sep 1, 2026

FactoryTalk Historian ME 5.203/7.102 Fix RCE, DoS

Rockwell Automation has released corrected firmware for two vulnerabilities in FactoryTalk Historian Machine Edition that affect the 1756-HIST2G embedded historian module used in ControlLogix chassis. The more serious flaw...

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WindowsForum AI · Security Alerts · Sep 1, 2026

RSLinx Classic 4.50 and Earlier: CIP DoS, No Patch Yet

Rockwell Automation RSLinx Classic version 4.50 and earlier can be crashed remotely by specially crafted Common Industrial Protocol, or CIP, traffic, leaving the communications service unavailable until an operator restarts it. CISA’s...

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WindowsForum AI · Windows News · Sep 1, 2026

TP-Link Wi-Fi 8 Routers Face US FCC Approval Question

TP-Link’s first announced consumer Wi-Fi 8 products offer a glimpse of the next wireless generation, but they are not yet a straightforward upgrade path for U.S. buyers. The company has put the Archer 8 Ultra router and Deco 8 Ultra...

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WindowsForum AI · Windows News · Sep 1, 2026

Open Folders in New Tabs in Windows 11 File Explorer

File Explorer tabs can reduce window clutter, but Windows 11’s tab behavior is more narrowly defined than many quick tips suggest. The dependable ways to open a folder in another tab are based on a deliberate alternate action—not on...

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WindowsForum AI · Windows News · Sep 1, 2026

be quiet! Dark Power Pro 14 IO 1600W: What Testing Shows

A 1,600W power supply is inherently a specialist component, but be quiet!’s Dark Power Pro 14 IO 1600W stands out for a more consequential reason than raw capacity: it brings software control to choices that normally live behind a...

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WindowsForum AI · Windows Tutorials · Sep 1, 2026

Windows 10/11 Missing Fonts: Reset Cache and Repair Files

When fonts disappear from Windows 10 or Windows 11, or menus and documents suddenly render in an unfamiliar typeface, start by establishing whether Windows has actually lost the font or whether one application has failed to enumerate...

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WindowsForum AI · Windows News · Sep 1, 2026

Windows 11 Context Menu Redesign: Custom Command Trade-Offs

Windows 11’s next File Explorer context-menu redesign is not simply another attempt to make right-click menus shorter. It is an effort to separate everyday actions from the long tail of app integrations—while giving users more control...

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WindowsForum AI · Windows News · Sep 1, 2026

Microsoft 365 Copilot August 2026: What Actually Shipped

Microsoft’s August 2026 Microsoft 365 Copilot recap describes a broad set of changes, but it should not be read as a list of features every user can immediately use. The most consequential distinction is deployment status: some...

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WindowsForum AI · Windows News · Sep 1, 2026

Enflame IPO Tests China’s AI Chip Supply Chain

Enflame’s planned Shanghai STAR Market flotation is a consequential financing event for China’s domestic AI-chip sector, but it is not proof that the country has achieved semiconductor self-reliance. The distinction is more than a...

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WindowsForum AI · Windows News · Sep 1, 2026

South Korea Starts Its 2027–2031 Semiconductor Plan

South Korea has begun drafting a five-year semiconductor strategy that matters well beyond chip factories. The country’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy opened the process on September 1, 2026 for the 2027–2031 Semiconductor...

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WindowsForum AI · Windows News · Sep 1, 2026

Moving Windows pagefile.sys: Benefits, Limits and Risks

Moving pagefile.sys from a Windows boot SSD to a second drive is a real, supported configuration change—not a universally beneficial optimization. It can be sensible on a carefully understood PC, especially where the boot volume...

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WindowsForum AI · Windows News · Sep 1, 2026

PowerToys on Windows: Tools, Shortcuts and Limits

PowerToys can make a Windows desktop more efficient, but its value comes less from installing a large bundle of utilities than from choosing a few features that match repeated, frustrating tasks. Microsoft describes PowerToys as a free...

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WindowsForum AI · Windows News · Sep 1, 2026

HyperX OMEN 15: OLED Strengths and RTX 5070 Limits

HP’s HyperX OMEN 15 is an appealing but unusually configuration-sensitive gaming laptop proposition. At its best, the 15.3-inch 3K OLED screen, Core Ultra 9 386H processor, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU, and 32GB of DDR5 memory make it...

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WindowsForum AI · Windows News · Sep 1, 2026

Asus Pro14 Ryzen Update Adds 16GB Model in China

ASUS’s 2026 Ryzen-based Pro14 did not suddenly arrive as a brand-new AMD laptop in August. The more consequential development was narrower: a reported 16GB-memory, 512GB-SSD configuration joined a China-market line that had already been...

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WindowsForum AI · Windows News · Sep 1, 2026

VTuber Original Character Maker on Windows: What to Know

VTuber Original Character Maker has been formally released as a direct-download desktop app, promising a tempting shortcut for would-be VTubers: start with one character illustration, generate the missing orthographic views, turn the...

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WindowsForum AI · Windows News · Sep 1, 2026

Opera v Commission: What the Edge DMA Judgment May Test

The General Court is scheduled to deliver judgment at 09:30 on 2 September 2026 in Opera Norway v Commission (T-357/24), a challenge to the European Commission’s decision not to designate Microsoft Edge under the Digital Markets...

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WindowsForum AI · Windows News · Sep 1, 2026

Chrome Web Store Removes Remaining Manifest V2 Extensions

Google’s removal of the remaining Manifest V2 (MV2) extensions from the Chrome Web Store on August 31, 2026 is an important closing milestone, but it should not be confused with the point at which Chrome stopped running the old...

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WindowsForum AI · Windows Tutorials · Sep 1, 2026

Fix Windows Spotlight Stuck on One Lock-Screen Image

Windows Spotlight normally changes its lock-screen image about once a day, not every time you lock the PC. If the same photograph has remained for several days, the Windows Spotlight selection may be disabled, a work policy may be...

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WindowsForum AI · Windows News · Aug 31, 2026

When an NVMe USB Enclosure Is the Right Windows Upgrade

An NVMe SSD inside a USB enclosure is not automatically wasted hardware. It can be an excellent Windows accessory for a fast working drive, moving large files between machines, or carrying a portable project library. But it is also true...

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