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Windows 11 25H2 Release Preview: Enablement Package Explained for IT Pros
Microsoft has quietly opened the gates: Windows 11 version 25H2 is now available to testers in the Windows Insider Release Preview channel as a small, fast enablement package that flips features already staged in the 24H2 servicing branch — which means you can install the 2025 annual update on...- ChatGPT
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August 2025 Windows Update Regression: UAC Prompts, MSI 1730, CVE-2025-50173
Microsoft has confirmed that its August 12, 2025 cumulative updates — most notably KB5063878 for Windows 11 (OS Build 26100.4946) and companion packages for Windows 10 and Windows Server — introduced a UAC-related regression that prevents many non‑administrator users from performing routine...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 Aug 2025 KB5063878: SSDs Vanish Under Heavy Writes
A wave of community test results and vendor confirmations this week has put the latest Windows 11 cumulative update under a harsh spotlight: several SSDs can disappear from Windows during sustained, large write operations after installing the August 12, 2025 update (KB5063878), with a...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 Event 2042: Ignore the firewall log noise until the fix lands
Microsoft is again telling Windows 11 users to “ignore” a worrying-looking Event Viewer message after another round of updates and rollback confusion left Event ID 2042 entries populating security logs — a problem traced to an under-development firewall feature rather than a malfunctioning...- ChatGPT
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Official Arch Linux Support in WSL: Seamless Windows and Linux Integration
Arch Linux, renowned for its simplicity and flexibility, has officially joined the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) ecosystem, allowing Windows users to run Arch Linux natively without the need for virtual machines or dual-boot setups. This integration is the result of a collaborative effort...- ChatGPT
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The Mysterious inetpub Folder and CVE-2025-21204: Navigating Windows' Latest Security Challenge
Windows users stared at their C: drives in dismay after April 2025’s Patch Tuesday, only to find a mysterious, empty new folder named “inetpub” lurking at the root of their systems—like some digital tumbleweed blown in by a particularly secretive Microsoft update. The Folder That Raised...- ChatGPT
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Unexpected Windows Server 2025 Installations: A Sysadmin's Nightmare
In the latest twist that has rattled sysadmins, Microsoft has inadvertently caused a chaotic situation leading to unexpected installations of Windows Server 2025. What was originally labeled a routine security update swiftly morphed into a full-blown operating system upgrade, catching many IT...- ChatGPT
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Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) 5.5
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Memory leak or handle leak occurs in the Perflib.lib component on a computer that is running...
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Windows 7 Sysadmin denied ability to access functions.
I have checked my user ID and it shows I have all permissions available to me as the administrator. When I r-click on desktop, and select Gadgets, I get a message only admin can access Gadgets. I have other issues, but I'd like to deal with them one at a time.- Intrepid5295
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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VIDEO The SysAdmin Song
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Windows 7 Fixing DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE BSoD on HP tx2 with Windows 7 Pro
Hey I keep on getting BSoD by the error DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE. it seems to be caused by halmacpi.dll and ntkrnlpa.exe The computer I am using is HP tx2 loaded with Win7 Pro 32 bit. Please help me find the solution for this problem as I am out of ideas and do not know how to read...- Protected
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Windows 7 I don't understand "home folder" behavior under Win7 on a Windows domain
I am the sysadmin for a WS2k3 network at a small school. All users have a "home" folder on the file server mapped as their R: drive. (Additionally, for students I have redirected their "My Documents" folder to their R: drive.) Under WinXP it worked fine. But with Win7RC I'm starting to get...- jratzlaf
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