In a surprising twist that sent waves of nostalgia—and chuckles—through the tech community, some Windows 11 testers recently booted up their systems only to be greeted by a familiar chime from nearly two decades ago: the legendary Windows Vista startup sound. This accidental blast from the past...
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Microsoft's Notepad, a staple of the Windows operating system since 1983, has recently undergone significant updates that have sparked a mix of enthusiasm and concern among users. The introduction of lightweight formatting and Markdown support, alongside AI-powered features like the "Rewrite"...
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Windows 11 continues to surprise its users. The latest April 2025 cumulative update—KB5055523—has introduced an unexpected twist: the creation of an empty "inetpub" folder in the root of the C: drive, even on systems where Internet Information Services (IIS) is not installed. While the folder’s...
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Microsoft’s recent Windows 11 update has stirred up debate in the community by unexpectedly removing the Copilot app from some devices. The March 11 Patch Tuesday update, originally intended to improve system performance and security, instead left a subset of users without access to the...
In a developing story that has caught the attention of Windows users and IT professionals alike, thousands of reports are flooding in regarding an Outlook outage. According to a recent FOX 5 New York report, over 26,000 outage alerts have been recorded, affecting not only Outlook but several...
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In recent developments, Microsoft's latest security update has inadvertently caused significant issues for users who operate dual-boot systems featuring both Windows and Linux. This update, issued as part of Microsoft's routine security protocol, aimed to fix a long-standing vulnerability...