Microsoft’s latest move to push OneDrive adoption has ignited fresh debate within Windows communities after users spotted a new Start menu notification in Windows 11—one that looks much more like a security warning than a promotional nudge. This alert, led by a conspicuous yellow exclamation...
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Aggressive new pop-ups in Windows 11 are sparking widespread controversy as users find themselves persistently nudged toward Microsoft 365 subscriptions, with little recourse to turn off these recommendations. Microsoft’s latest push leverages the visibility of the Start menu, making the...
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Windows 11 users have grown increasingly frustrated as the operating system’s Start menu now persistently displays warning-style banners urging users to back up their PCs to the cloud using OneDrive. This aggressive push, which prominently features an “Action advised – back up your PC” message...
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Windows 11 continues to refine the user experience with subtle visual upgrades and smarter alerts, but one classic feature persists: the notorious “Low Disk Space” warning. For some, this pop-up is vital, flagging critical storage issues that could affect stability and performance. For others...
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Windows 11 has introduced a significant enhancement for multi-monitor setups, addressing a longstanding limitation that users have faced. This update brings the ability to display the taskbar across multiple monitors, a feature that has been notably absent in previous versions.
In earlier...
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For years, Windows users have grown accustomed to the subtle—but sometimes obtrusive—onscreen pop-up indicators that appear when adjusting volume, brightness, airplane mode, or managing virtual desktops. Historically, these indicators have stubbornly appeared only at the bottom of the display...
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For as long as on-screen indicators for key system actions have existed in Windows, users have had minimal say in where these pop-ups—like the volume slider or brightness notification—appear. That is, until now. Microsoft is rolling out a subtle but highly requested change, giving Windows 11...
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Windows 11 users, especially those who have longed for more control over their desktop environment, have something new to celebrate. In an era when Windows is often chided for its lack of customizability—particularly compared to Linux and even some versions of macOS—Microsoft’s latest move may...
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Microsoft has recently released Windows 11 Build 22631.5545 (KB5060826) to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel, introducing a suite of enhancements aimed at refining user experience and system functionality.
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Microsoft’s Windows 11 has sparked lively debate within the tech community once more, this time over a seemingly innocuous feature: a backup prompt tucked inside the operating system’s Settings app. As seemingly minor as a notification banner may sound, this new addition—particularly its...
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Windows 11, as the latest iteration of Microsoft’s iconic operating system, brings a host of visual and functional upgrades designed to streamline the user experience. Yet for many users—especially those with muscle memory rooted in earlier versions—certain default features and behaviors can...
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Here’s an up-to-date summary about the colourful battery icons for the Windows 11 24H2 taskbar and their status according to Microsoft:
What’s coming?
Microsoft is introducing a new, color-coded battery icon for Windows 11. The redesign aims to make battery status much clearer at a glance, with...
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Windows 11 users who regularly bristle at Windows' increasingly assertive notifications, pop-ups, and system nudges might be surprised to find a new reminder under development that could actually earn their approval. Microsoft's latest feature in preview is a recovery access pop-up designed to...
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I have had this PC for the past 6ish years, and ever since day one, every few hours, about 3-4 times a day, whatever program or application i'm in will close and prompt me with a completely blue screen telling me to activate windows and only gives me the option of going to my PC Settings before...
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Hi,
I have Windows 10 weekly automatic backup on to a USB stick and after each event I get the following notification:
Backup encountered a problem while backing up file C:\Users\defaultuser0\Contacts. ErrorSTATUS_WAIT_2 (0x80070002))
Backup encountered a problem while backing up file...
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When I live steam video in Windows 8/Chrome, using Adobe Flash, the audio portion is silenced each time I receive an audio prompt from my system. When I say "audio prompt" I mean a beep that I believe provides some sort of notification. The video continues, but all sound disappears for a few...