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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Something strange happened after Windows’ April update: a mysterious “Inetpub” folder began appearing across Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems, catching both casual users and seasoned sysadmins off guard. For many, this conjured up not fond memories of classic IIS deployments, but the more...

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...

Microsoft has been busy streamlining its ecosystem, announcing a series of feature retirements across the Microsoft 365 (M365) environment. According to industry analysts, this "component retirement frenzy" is aimed at simplifying product offerings while driving users to adopt newer, cloud-based...

A Surprising Update Hoax In a startling turn of events, Microsoft has recently acknowledged that some users of Windows Server 2019 and 2022 were mistakenly upgraded to Windows Server 2025, igniting confusion and frustration across the administrator community. This revelation emerged after the...

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...

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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.

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...

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...