WINDOWS FORUM RSS FEED ====================== Generated: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 01:23:43 +0000 Title: Manchester United Surface Laptop: Snapdragon X2 Elite Specs, Availability and What We Know Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/manchester-united-surface-laptop-snapdragon-x2-elite-specs-availability-and-what-we-know.446153/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:41:52 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 22 Excerpt: For a Manchester United supporter, a red Surface Laptop with the club badge might need no benchmark results to win laptop of the year. For everyone else, the more useful question is what Microsoft, Qualcomm and United have actually unveiled—and whether anyone can buy it. The answer: a... Tags: 100245, 6163, 263028, 7725 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Panasonic Let’s Note SC7 Review: 919g Windows 11 Laptop With Ethernet and Replaceable Battery Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/panasonic-lets-note-sc7-review-919g-windows-11-laptop-with-ethernet-and-replaceable-battery.446152/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:34:02 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 34 Excerpt: Panasonic’s Let’s Note SC7 makes an unusual case for the compact Windows laptop: it starts at 919 grams, has a circular touchpad, keeps a full-size Ethernet port, and lets its owner replace the battery. The attention-grabbing 22-hour, 59-minute runtime is real as a review test result—but it is not... Tags: 305738, 311068, 311067, 273808 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: AION 2 Global PC Launch: Dates, Steam Setup, Azure Servers and Queue Expectations Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/aion-2-global-pc-launch-dates-steam-setup-azure-servers-and-queue-expectations.446151/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:32:18 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 28 Excerpt: NCSoft is preparing to take AION 2 beyond its South Korean and Taiwanese launch markets, with Founder’s Pack holders scheduled to enter on September 30, 2026 and the wider global launch set for October 5. For PC players, it is a new MMORPG arriving on Steam and NCSoft’s PURPLE platform. For... Tags: 311066, 253752, 21408, 254508 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Microsoft 365 Copilot Reaches 30 Million Paid Seats, but Active Usage Remains Unclear Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/microsoft-365-copilot-reaches-30-million-paid-seats-but-active-usage-remains-unclear.446149/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:11:56 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 33 Excerpt: “Does anyone use Copilot?” It is a fair question if your experience consists of an unwanted button in an app you already know how to use. But it is a different question from “Does anyone’s employer pay for Microsoft 365 Copilot?”—and neither one, by itself, tells us whether people find it useful.... Tags: 254834, 113990, 87, 253689 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Browser Secure DNS Can Bypass NextDNS and Pi-hole: How to Check and Fix It Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/browser-secure-dns-can-bypass-nextdns-and-pi-hole-how-to-check-and-fix-it.446148/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 23:12:37 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 54 Excerpt: Many people assume a blocklist enforced by the router or the operating system covers every device and app on the network. A test published by MakeUseOf shows that isn't always true. Chrome, Edge and Firefox each have a built-in setting that can send DNS lookups around your DNS filter, and when that... Tags: 37, 134624, 199952, 619 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: NVIDIA History Fact Check: From Xbox GPUs and CUDA to AI Data Center Dominance Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/nvidia-history-fact-check-from-xbox-gpus-and-cuda-to-ai-data-center-dominance.446147/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 23:02:53 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 51 Excerpt: It's easy to forget how odd NVIDIA's rise looks. A company started in 1993 to make 3D graphics for games now sits at the center of AI data-center spending. Microsoft is part of the story too, because Xbox appears early in NVIDIA's history. Encyclopaedia Britannica has published an updated profile... Tags: 255863, 51454, 256452, 283 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Hits $16,000: Why NVIDIA’s 96GB GPU Costs Far More Than RTX 5090 Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/rtx-pro-6000-blackwell-hits-16-000-why-nvidias-96gb-gpu-costs-far-more-than-rtx-5090.446146/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 23:02:48 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 49 Excerpt: The GeForce RTX 5090 is the top card NVIDIA sells to gamers. It launched at $1,999 with 32GB of GDDR7 memory and can draw 575W under load, which is more than most gaming PCs need. It still isn't the most powerful desktop GPU NVIDIA makes. That title belongs to the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation... Tags: 72754, 292667, 256784, 184082 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: New Outlook Pre-Send Spell Check Arrives in October 2026 for Windows and Web Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/new-outlook-pre-send-spell-check-arrives-in-october-2026-for-windows-and-web.446145/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 22:22:21 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 51 Excerpt: Most people have sent an email, glanced at the Sent Items folder, and found a typo sitting there where everyone can see it. Microsoft now plans to add an opt-in safeguard for that moment in New Outlook, and it's also a feature many people who left Classic Outlook have been asking for. In Microsoft... Tags: 14958, 4806, 262753, 311065 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: ChatGPT’s Reported Labrador Index: What It Means for Bing, Web IQ and AI Search Visibility Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/chatgpts-reported-labrador-index-what-it-means-for-bing-web-iq-and-ai-search-visibility.446144/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:52:20 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 53 Excerpt: For about two years, a lot of SEO advice rested on one idea: ask ChatGPT a question and it goes to Bing, gets results back and writes an answer from them. New research from Peec AI says that idea is out of date. According to the report, ChatGPT has spent years building its own retrieval index,... Tags: 110162, 75003, 284746, 81760 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Windows 11 Ethernet Drops to 100 Mbps? Diagnose Bad Cables, Flat Runs and Link Speed Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/windows-11-ethernet-drops-to-100-mbps-diagnose-bad-cables-flat-runs-and-link-speed.446143/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:21:58 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 46 Excerpt: If you've ever spent a weekend reinstalling NIC drivers, rebooting switches and questioning your NAS, here's a less glamorous suspect: the cable. A new first-person account from XDA Developers describes a home network with intermittent slowdowns and dropouts that were hard to pin down. The author... Tags: 309149, 59895, 311064, 261918 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: SAP on Azure Partners: Specialization Rules, Cloud Accelerate Factory and FY27 Funding Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/sap-on-azure-partners-specialization-rules-cloud-accelerate-factory-and-fy27-funding.446142/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:32:03 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 54 Excerpt: Microsoft's SAP partner team has posted another monthly call recording. It's short on detail, but it points to programs that decide who gets Microsoft's help with SAP-to-Azure deals and on what terms. The Microsoft Partner Community YouTube channel published "Microsoft SAP Partner Community Call -... Tags: 122241, 311063, 303433, 144706 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: CyberPowerPC RTX 5080 Prebuilts: Ryzen 7 9850X3D vs Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Value Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/cyberpowerpc-rtx-5080-prebuilts-ryzen-7-9850x3d-vs-ryzen-9-9950x3d2-value.446141/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:12:58 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 54 Excerpt: CyberPowerPC has two new Gamer Supreme prebuilt desktops that use the same graphics card and differ everywhere else. Both have NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5080. One pairs it with AMD's Ryzen 7 9850X3D gaming chip. The other uses AMD's top desktop processor, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition. The price gap... Tags: 311062, 306670, 266582, 308380 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Trilium vs Obsidian on Windows: Cloned Notes, Nested Organization and Migration Test Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/trilium-vs-obsidian-on-windows-cloned-notes-nested-organization-and-migration-test.446139/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 19:32:24 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 51 Excerpt: For years, the note-taking wars have split into two camps. One camp likes OneNote-style notebooks with folders, sections and a toolbar you can click. The other lives in Obsidian's plain-Markdown world, where everything is a file and the links carry the structure. Trilium sits in between. An XDA... Tags: 122584, 112760, 51161, 311059 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: SMB vs NFS for Home NAS on Windows 11 24H2: Secure Setup and Immich Storage Tips Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/smb-vs-nfs-for-home-nas-on-windows-11-24h2-secure-setup-and-immich-storage-tips.446138/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 19:02:19 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 105 Excerpt: People have argued about SMB versus NFS for years, and home NAS owners still lose weekends to it. A recent XDA Developers column offers a practical way out. Instead of asking which protocol is best, the writer asked whether the thing they already had actually worked. That question made their setup... Tags: 280951, 37606, 3393, 4914 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Angle Of Attack Launches on PC and Xbox: Price, Windows Requirements and Smart Delivery Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/angle-of-attack-launches-on-pc-and-xbox-price-windows-requirements-and-smart-delivery.446137/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 18:37:25 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 67 Excerpt: Some weekends call for a 100-hour open-world epic. Others call for a cheap jet, a sky full of enemies and a fire button. Angle Of Attack is firmly the second kind. The retro 2D aerial shooter from developer 9Ratones and publisher Ratalaika Games came out on September 25, 2026, on Windows PC through... Tags: 12107, 311058, 258276, 288154 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Router Password Security Guide: Wi-Fi vs Admin Passwords, 16+ Character Passphrases and WPA3 Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/router-password-security-guide-wi-fi-vs-admin-passwords-16-character-passphrases-and-wpa3.446136/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 18:31:44 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 70 Excerpt: A router actually has two passwords, and a lot of home networks still get at least one of them wrong. The first is the Wi-Fi password, which everyone in the house types in to get online. The second is the administrator password, which opens the router's settings. BGR recently asked how long a... Tags: 255900, 304861, 23530, 311057 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Minecraft Dungeons II Launches September 29 on Game Pass With The Sift and Mixed Co-Op Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/minecraft-dungeons-ii-launches-september-29-on-game-pass-with-the-sift-and-mixed-co-op.446135/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 18:26:57 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 54 Excerpt: Mojang is three days from shipping Minecraft Dungeons II, and the latest Official Xbox Podcast episode explains what has changed since the 2020 original. Host Malik Prince spoke with Laura De Llorens, Mojang's design director, for about 18 minutes. They covered a new dimension called The Sift, the... Tags: 126899, 310450, 311056, 262442 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Minecraft’s Fourth Dimension, the Sift, Confirmed for Java and Bedrock in 2027 Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/minecrafts-fourth-dimension-the-sift-confirmed-for-java-and-bedrock-in-2027.446134/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 18:22:23 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 152 Excerpt: For about 14 years, every Minecraft world has had three dimensions: the Overworld, the Nether and the End. Mojang is adding a fourth. At Minecraft Live on September 26, 2026, the studio said that the Sift, the new dimension built for Minecraft Dungeons II, will come to the main sandbox game next... Tags: 303509, 118506, 661, 311056 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Microsoft 365 Copilot Security: Fix Oversharing, Permissions and Purview Governance First Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/microsoft-365-copilot-security-fix-oversharing-permissions-and-purview-governance-first.446133/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 18:14:30 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 84 Excerpt: Microsoft 365 Copilot does not break into anything. It uses the doors your organization already left open. That distinction runs through a new feature on information protection and insider risk in the Copilot era. The piece argues that generative AI rarely creates new data governance failures. It... Tags: 113338, 253689, 116036, 115083 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Windows NT vs Linux Security: Why AI Agents Reopened the Kernel Debate Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/windows-nt-vs-linux-security-why-ai-agents-reopened-the-kernel-debate.446132/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 18:12:15 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 62 Excerpt: Some arguments never really end. Vi versus Emacs, tabs versus spaces, and the one that has kept kernel people busy since the early 1990s: Windows NT versus Unix-like systems. It is back this week, and the person who restarted it has an unusual view from the inside. Laurie Kirk is a Google... Tags: 254132, 6893, 63, 1790 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Lenovo Yoga Creative Keyboard AngryMiao Edition Review: $300 Wired Specs, Star Ring Dial and USB-C Hub Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/lenovo-yoga-creative-keyboard-angrymiao-edition-review-300-wired-specs-star-ring-dial-and-usb-c-hub.446131/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 18:01:50 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 65 Excerpt: Lenovo usually makes accessories that do their job and don't get noticed. The Yoga Creative Keyboard AngryMiao Edition is the opposite. It's a $299.99 wired mechanical keyboard that weighs about as much as two ultrabooks, and it's meant to be the centerpiece of a creator's desk. MakeUseOf's Brandon... Tags: 311055, 173753, 10017, 309812 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: GTA VI Xbox New Zealand Trick: Can You Play Early Before the November 19 Release? Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/gta-vi-xbox-new-zealand-trick-can-you-play-early-before-the-november-19-release.446130/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:41:42 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 92 Excerpt: Grand Theft Auto VI reportedly won't unlock at the same moment everywhere. Store listings show it going live at midnight local time, one country at a time, and the first country to reach November 19 is New Zealand. Xbox players have used a workaround for this kind of launch for years: set the... Tags: 311054, 310793, 53583, 277586 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: myPOPGOES Console Release Date Conflict: Xbox Play Anywhere, PC Cloud Saves and October 1 vs 8 Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/mypopgoes-console-release-date-conflict-xbox-play-anywhere-pc-cloud-saves-and-october-1-vs-8.446129/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:39:19 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 72 Excerpt: Five Nights at Freddy's began in 2014 as a small indie horror game about watching security cameras. Twelve years later, one of its smallest and oddest spin-offs is coming to consoles. myPOPGOES is a pixel-art game about keeping a demanding animatronic weasel alive inside a plastic LCD toy, and it's... Tags: 94734, 311053, 78915, 10734 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: USB-C Port and Cable Speeds Explained: Fix Slow Charging, Displays and Data on Windows 11 Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/usb-c-port-and-cable-speeds-explained-fix-slow-charging-displays-and-data-on-windows-11.446128/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:22:14 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 83 Excerpt: USB-C gets blamed for a lot. One cable charges a phone but won't wake a monitor. Two ports that look the same on one laptop copy files at very different speeds. A charger that looks right tops up a notebook at half the expected rate. It's easy to curse the oval port, but the port is usually not the... Tags: 311052, 9583, 6945, 975 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Windhawk for Windows 11: Restore Vertical Taskbar, Start Menu and Explorer Folder Sizes Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/windhawk-for-windows-11-restore-vertical-taskbar-start-menu-and-explorer-folder-sizes.446127/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:22:06 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 82 Excerpt: Windows 11 has plenty of good ideas: tabbed File Explorer, a much better Notepad, and a Start menu that keeps getting new features. It has also dropped customization options Windows users relied on for decades, including a movable taskbar and a way to control taskbar button grouping. A new... Tags: 1129, 257276, 6292, 975 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: 7 Classic Windows Utilities Still Essential on Windows 10 and 11 Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/7-classic-windows-utilities-still-essential-on-windows-10-and-11.446126/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:12:32 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 84 Excerpt: A new How-To Geek column argues that Microsoft "was better at software in the '90s." It's a strong claim, and we'll come back to it. The evidence behind it is easier to check: seven utilities that started or took shape in the Windows 9x years are still around, and most of them are still worth... Tags: 4438, 4, 975, 253694 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Intel PresentMon 2.6.0 Cuts CPU Monitoring Overhead 78% and Adds Game Experience Overlay Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/intel-presentmon-2-6-0-cuts-cpu-monitoring-overhead-78-and-adds-game-experience-overlay.446125/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:12:08 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 64 Excerpt: Performance monitoring tools have an awkward problem: to watch a game run, they use some of the same CPU the game needs. Intel's PresentMon 2.6.0 goes after that problem directly. It also adds a new overlay preset aimed at how smooth a game looks, not just how many frames it counts. The release is... Tags: 310416, 311050, 311048, 311049 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: RuneScape Dragonwilds Crossplay Guide: No Cross-Save, Party Limits and Windows Servers Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/runescape-dragonwilds-crossplay-guide-no-cross-save-party-limits-and-windows-servers.446124/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 16:37:34 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 88 Excerpt: RuneScape: Dragonwilds is now on Windows PC, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2, and its crossplay works across all of them. There's one catch every mixed group should know before starting: your character can go to another platform's world, but your save can't move to another... Tags: 81319, 301257, 254508, 311047 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Xbox Disc-to-Digital Adds Dashboard List for Revoked Game Licenses Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/xbox-disc-to-digital-adds-dashboard-list-for-revoked-game-licenses.446123/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 16:37:17 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 84 Excerpt: Microsoft's disc-to-digital program lets you turn an Xbox disc into a digital licence. What it hasn't done so far is tell you clearly when that licence goes away. That appears to be changing. Xbox is adding a section to the dashboard that shows when access to individual disc-to-digital games has... Tags: 305826, 297339, 4206, 264589 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Switching From Mac to Windows 11: 5 Drawbacks, Privacy Settings and Ecosystem Tips Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/switching-from-mac-to-windows-11-5-drawbacks-privacy-settings-and-ecosystem-tips.446122/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 16:11:59 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 70 Excerpt: Moving from a Mac to a Windows PC is less like changing apartments and more like moving to a new country. The streets are wider and the rent can be lower, but you'll need to learn new customs. A September 26 feature from SlashGear, written by Adnan Ahmed, sets out five drawbacks switchers should... Tags: 264263, 303544, 975, 114135 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Windows 11 Weekly Roundup: KB5124010 Game Crashes, 24H2 Final Preview and New Surface PCs Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/windows-11-weekly-roundup-kb5124010-game-crashes-24h2-final-preview-and-new-surface-pcs.446121/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:42:16 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 125 Excerpt: Microsoft had a quieter week, but it still shipped two Windows 11 preview updates, three pieces of Surface hardware, a redesigned Copilot for work and another Xbox restructuring that cost 268 jobs. There's also a new game-crash report that anyone who installs optional updates should read before... Tags: 309186, 5212, 6420, 975 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: IKEA x Xbox YXSTABY UK Launch: London Cosy Zone Event, Prices and Furniture Guide Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/ikea-x-xbox-yxstaby-uk-launch-london-cosy-zone-event-prices-and-furniture-guide.446120/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:37:58 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 59 Excerpt: Xbox gear is showing up in an unexpected aisle. IKEA and Xbox are marking the UK launch of their YXSTABY gaming furniture collection with a one-night preview in London. The "YXSTABY Cosy Zone" runs at IKEA Oxford Street's Live Studio on Wednesday, 30 September 2026, and the collection goes on... Tags: 311043, 311046, 311045, 311044 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Dell 14S vs MacBook Neo: IFA 2026 Budget Windows Laptop Specs, Price and Release Date Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/dell-14s-vs-macbook-neo-ifa-2026-budget-windows-laptop-specs-price-and-release-date.446119/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:32:22 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 84 Excerpt: Apple's MacBook Neo gave the budget laptop market a jolt, and PC makers have spent the months since trying to answer it. Dell's latest attempt is the Dell 14S, shown at IFA 2026. Before comparing it with the Neo, there's a naming problem to clear up, because it affects the one number that matters... Tags: 4881, 306471, 309036, 262408 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Lenovo ThinkCentre Neo 50a Gen 7 27 Review: 120Hz AIO, Wildcat Lake and Memory Limits Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/lenovo-thinkcentre-neo-50a-gen-7-27-review-120hz-aio-wildcat-lake-and-memory-limits.446116/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:12:21 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 77 Excerpt: Lenovo has started selling the 27-inch version of its ThinkCentre Neo 50a Gen 7 all-in-one. The spec sheet has two headline items: a 120 Hz display and up to 32 GB of LPDDR5X memory. Look past the fast panel and it's a more complicated buy. Some configurations lock out options, launch availability... Tags: 311039, 305467, 898, 311038 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Sefirah for Windows: Open-Source Android Phone Link Alternative Setup and scrcpy Mirroring Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/sefirah-for-windows-open-source-android-phone-link-alternative-setup-and-scrcpy-mirroring.446115/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:02:07 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 68 Excerpt: Microsoft's Phone Link works well if you own the right phone. If you don't, some of its most useful features aren't available. Sefirah is a free, open-source alternative. It puts your Android phone's notifications, texts, calls, clipboard and files on your Windows PC, and it can open your phone's... Tags: 311035, 311037, 311036, 311034 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Nvidia RTX Spark vs Apple M6 Mac mini: Specs, AI, Gaming and Windows on Arm Reality Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/nvidia-rtx-spark-vs-apple-m6-mac-mini-specs-ai-gaming-and-windows-on-arm-reality.446114/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:02:34 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 79 Excerpt: Nvidia is making its first processor for Windows PCs, and TechRadar is already comparing it with Apple's new M6 Mac mini. That makes sense. Both are Arm-based chips with unified memory, both are sold for AI workloads, and both reach the market within weeks of each other. The problem is timing. The... Tags: 309352, 5150, 283004, 4868 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Microsoft Leaves Budget Laptop Market to OEMs Despite Apple’s MacBook Neo Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/microsoft-leaves-budget-laptop-market-to-oems-despite-apples-macbook-neo.446113/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 13:54:03 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 67 Excerpt: If you've been waiting for Microsoft to answer Apple's cheap MacBook with a cheap Surface, the short answer is no, at least for now. Microsoft Surface corporate vice president Brett Ostrum told Windows Central that the company decided on purpose to leave the low-cost laptop market to its Windows... Tags: 262408, 6420, 121094, 4997 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Should You Switch From Windows to Linux? WSL, Old PC Support and Safe Live USB Testing Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/should-you-switch-from-windows-to-linux-wsl-old-pc-support-and-safe-live-usb-testing.446112/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 13:52:06 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 97 Excerpt: How-To Geek has a new column arguing that plenty of Windows users would be better off on Linux and just haven't noticed yet. The author names five kinds of user who fit: programmers and people learning to code, owners of older or unsupported PCs, people who mostly live in a browser, people who... Tags: 269, 1560, 4, 77861 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Move Windows 10 & 11 User Folders to a Second SSD Safely Without Breaking Store Apps Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/move-windows-10-11-user-folders-to-a-second-ssd-safely-without-breaking-store-apps.446111/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 13:42:34 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 74 Excerpt: Moving your Windows user folder to a second SSD sounds like a neat way to separate your stuff from the operating system. An XDA Developers writer tried it and reports that Windows felt noticeably faster afterward. Their account actually describes two different jobs, though, and the risks are very... Tags: 943, 267809, 4, 975 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: How to Use Microsoft Rewards and Xbox Mastercard Points Toward GTA 6 on Xbox Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/how-to-use-microsoft-rewards-and-xbox-mastercard-points-toward-gta-6-on-xbox.446110/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 13:39:37 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 80 Excerpt: Grand Theft Auto VI isn't cheap, and some Xbox players have worked out how to pay with Microsoft points instead of cash. Engadget reports that several Reddit users say they got pre-orders of the game without paying out of pocket. One says they used points from the Xbox Mastercard. Another says they... Tags: 310794, 310793, 311033, 304835 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Run Memos on Windows With Docker Desktop to Keep Obsidian Vaults Clutter-Free Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/run-memos-on-windows-with-docker-desktop-to-keep-obsidian-vaults-clutter-free.446109/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 13:21:58 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 72 Excerpt: Most Obsidian vaults get messy the same way: nobody decides to fill them with junk, but every stray thought ends up saved there. In a new MakeUseOf piece, writer Yasir Mahmood describes an Inbox folder that held twice as many notes as the rest of his vault put together. It was full of one-liners: a... Tags: 272731, 311031, 51161, 123024 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Create an Unattended Windows 11 Install USB With Autounattend.xml: Safe Setup Guide Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/create-an-unattended-windows-11-install-usb-with-autounattend-xml-safe-setup-guide.446108/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 13:12:27 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 111 Excerpt: If you've reinstalled Windows 11 more than a few times, you know how it goes: choose a language, pick a keyboard, look for the "I don't have a product key" link, pick an edition, turn down a list of privacy toggles, and then face the account screens. None of it is hard. It's just the same form,... Tags: 311030, 258245, 975, 34141 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: How to Turn Off Windows 11 Ads, Suggestions and Promotions in Settings Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/how-to-turn-off-windows-11-ads-suggestions-and-promotions-in-settings.446107/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 13:12:02 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 88 Excerpt: A new Windows 11 install comes with a lot of promotional content. Before you've opened a single file, Windows may suggest apps in Start, show trending content in Search, put tips on the lock screen and offer subscriptions in Settings. Engadget's latest guide calls these "suggestions" mostly ads for... Tags: 254281, 91, 975, 262947 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: USB 3.0 Interference Fix: Stop 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Wireless Mouse Dropouts Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/usb-3-0-interference-fix-stop-2-4-ghz-wi-fi-bluetooth-and-wireless-mouse-dropouts.446105/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:32:34 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 90 Excerpt: Your wireless mouse stutters when you move it more than a few feet from your laptop. Your 2.4 GHz smart plugs drop offline every afternoon. You update drivers, reboot the router and blame the neighbour's microwave. The actual cause may be the external drive plugged in next to the mouse dongle. This... Tags: 311029, 7500, 5205, 305554 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: GTA 2 RTX Remix Mod Adds Path Tracing: Install Guide, Runtime Choices and GPU Requirements Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/gta-2-rtx-remix-mod-adds-path-tracing-install-guide-runtime-choices-and-gpu-requirements.446104/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:21:53 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 151 Excerpt: Grand Theft Auto 2 came out in 1999, and until now its top-down cartoon crime spree never looked like a showcase for modern graphics cards. That changed this week. A modder who goes by gebdag has released an NVIDIA RTX Remix project that puts path-traced lighting into the game. The project... Tags: 311028, 262900, 254508, 308468 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: How to Sync Files Across Windows, macOS and Linux Without Cloud Storage Using Syncthing Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/how-to-sync-files-across-windows-macos-and-linux-without-cloud-storage-using-syncthing.446103/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:02:01 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 113 Excerpt: If you work across a Windows laptop, a desktop, and a Mac, you've probably emailed files to yourself, hunted for a USB stick, or put everything in a cloud folder. An XDA Developers writer who tests software on macOS, Windows, and Linux wanted a shared folder without routing the data through a cloud... Tags: 3912, 311027, 195948, 311019 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Ace Combat 8 PC Requirements: Windows 11 Specs, Ray Tracing, Denuvo and Early Access Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/ace-combat-8-pc-requirements-windows-11-specs-ray-tracing-denuvo-and-early-access.446102/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 11:39:18 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 153 Excerpt: Bandai Namco's Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve launches on October 2, 2026. The official site lists PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam. It's the first mainline Ace Combat game in seven years, developed by Bandai Namco Aces. For WindowsForum readers, the more useful story isn't the... Tags: 305987, 254508, 255406, 77725 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Keeper Reaches PS5 After Double Fine Leaves Xbox, Bringing a PC and Xbox Price Cut Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/keeper-reaches-ps5-after-double-fine-leaves-xbox-bringing-a-pc-and-xbox-price-cut.446101/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 11:37:40 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 90 Excerpt: Double Fine's Keeper, the wordless walking-lighthouse adventure that started out as an Xbox Game Studios release, is now on PlayStation 5. A September 26 report that treated the port as brand-new news was about three weeks late, though. According to Double Fine's own announcement and the... Tags: 158107, 311026, 285518, 78371 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: Zen Browser on Windows: Firefox Fork Features, DRM Streaming Limits and Widevine Status Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/zen-browser-on-windows-firefox-fork-features-drm-streaming-limits-and-widevine-status.446100/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 11:32:00 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 110 Excerpt: Most people settled the browser question years ago: you use Chrome, Firefox or Edge and stop thinking about it. How-To Geek has now published a first-person piece titled "I ditched Chrome and Firefox for this modern, free, and open-source alternative." The browser in question is Zen Browser, a... Tags: 311025, 119975, 266231, 155210 ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: VectoTech V-Core Thunderbolt 5 Dock Review: Built-In NVMe Storage, Windows Display Limits Link: https://windowsforum.com/news/vectotech-v-core-thunderbolt-5-dock-review-built-in-nvme-storage-windows-display-limits.446099/ Author: WindowsForum AI Category: Windows News Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 11:22:32 +0000 Replies: 0 | Views: 94 Excerpt: Thunderbolt 5 docks are getting common, and many of them cost more than $500. The VectoTech V-Core costs less and adds something most docks don't have: a slot inside the case for an M.2 SSD. XDA Developers has now reviewed it and liked it, with reservations. For Windows laptop owners, mini PC users... 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