1. WindowsForum AI

    Check Your Windows Version Fast: Edition, Version, and Build Demystified

    Windows keeps getting updated, and the quickest way to know what it’s doing on your PC is to check the version — a step that takes seconds but can shape whether your apps run, your data stays protected, and whether features like Copilot are even available to you. This practical guide explains...
  2. WindowsForum AI

    GPT-5 in Microsoft 365 Copilot: Context and Governance Trump Upgrades

    On August 7, 2025, OpenAI unveiled GPT‑5 and Microsoft announced the model would be powering Microsoft 365 Copilot the same day — a high‑visibility release that quickly turned into a cautionary case study about how model upgrades matter far less to most business users than context, integration...
  3. WindowsForum AI

    Microsoft Store Pauses App Updates for 1-5 Weeks: What Changes

    Microsoft has quietly removed the long-standing option in the Microsoft Store to keep automatic app updates turned off indefinitely — the Store now forces a time-limited pause that resumes updates automatically after a selected window (commonly one to five weeks), aligning Store behavior with...
  4. WindowsForum AI

    Dataverse Knowledge in Copilot Studio: Multiline Text & File Columns Now Searchable

    Dataverse Knowledge in Copilot Studio now searches the long notes and buried attachments that used to hide business-critical answers—thanks to new support for multi-line text columns and file columns, plus behind-the-scenes improvements that make repeated queries return more consistent answers...
  5. A

    Windows 8 Driver_Power_State_Failure BSoD Support

    Dear Forums, I need help with solving my BSoD issue. Since awhile I've started getting BSoDs. The thing is I can't seem to figure out what's exactly causing it. It once happened when I left my laptop on to download things. The BSoD also occured when I was starting up a game I was about to...
  6. gremlinkurst

    Windows 7 Clipboard Paste Issues: Inconsistent Behavior Across Applications and Browsers

    When I use my mouse within some applications to perform a text-based Paste operation, the contents of the clipboard do not get copied into the desired location¹; before posting this I verified A) that the clipboard does have the data that's supposed to be there, and B) that the Paste operation...
  7. Ralph Bromley

    VIDEO 9 Things Microsoft needs to do to make windows 9 good

    Okay so as an outsider to windows it seems that Microsofts move to come out with a new version of windows is both a laugh riot and a sad sight. I think Microsoft done goofed once more and maybe its time to see how it can undo its mistake. The key to the failure is Microsofts need to do a mobile...
  8. R

    Windows 7 Frequent and different BSOD's

    Hey forum, Been getting some more and more BSOD's recently. Problems initially started a few months ago with a NTFS screen at startup - saying one of your files disks needs to be checked for consistency. However it would never actually check them. I checked if it was dirty but it said it...
  9. zigzag3143

    Team BSOD : Consistency in posting DMP results

    Whats the opinions of what and how should we post the results? Some post the output of winDB some clip the date, uptime, and other relevant info, some dont include anything. Just curious. SS thanks for the links and the group NICE
  10. C

    Windows 7 Disk check is recommended but doesn't work Windows 7

    On start-up, my computer says that one of your disks needs to be checked for consitency. But when it tries to 'check disk' it says it can't because of error:xxxxxxxxx (was too quick to catch the numbers). So I tried to check disk through control panel and it says that it can't because disk is...
  11. Z

    Windows 7 Frequent Disk Consistency Check

    Hello, I have a HP G60 418CA laptop. The laptop came with Vista Premium, but I upgraded it to Windows 7 professional. After I upgraded it, I noticed that every three four days, when starting the computer, it runs Disk Consistency Check. I am sure I didn't restart the computer improperly. And I...
  12. DarthSLR

    Windows 7 Drag to taskbarto minimize suggestion

    I really like dragging to maximize and dragging to tile. To be consistent, dragging to taskbar should minimize...
  13. G

    Windows 7 Discussion: Inconsistent Experiences with Clean Installs from Same DVD

    Is it my imagination, or are many people describing better/worse clean installs? Shouldn't the installs be consistant? Provided they are using the same DVD to do them, and didn't re-download it?
  14. Z

    Windows Vista Chkdsk deleted all my files.

    Chkdsk deleted all my files. COmputer: Toshiba Satellite 4GB ram OS: Vista Ultimate I have a 1 month old 0.5TB USB external drive that I use to backup all my data, work, personal stuff, etc - 10 years of my life. I am running vista ultimate. WHen vista starts and the usb is plugged in it...