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Hi I've been unable to install updates for a while now, I've had little bit of a luck and had 2 of them installed by doing a "Delete staged packages and clean up corrupted tasks", but now I'm stuck. Ive tried: dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth Clean boot Delete staged packages and...

Steam will stop supporting 32‑bit versions of Windows on January 1, 2026 — a narrowly targeted but important platform change that affects a vanishing fraction of Steam users and formalises the final phase of Valve’s shift to a 64‑bit‑only Steam client. Background The news that Steam will drop...

Valve will stop supporting 32‑bit Windows for the Steam client on January 1, 2026, closing a long tail of legacy compatibility while leaving 32‑bit game binaries runnable on modern systems. Background / Overview The move is narrowly scoped: Steam’s announced cutover targets 32‑bit editions of...

Steam's desktop client is set to stop supporting 32‑bit editions of Windows on January 1, 2026, a move that will leave the tiny cohort of Steam users still running 32‑bit Windows without future client updates, security fixes, or official Steam support for OS‑specific issues. Background Steam's...

Steam will stop supporting Windows 32‑bit installations on January 1, 2026, a move that, if confirmed and implemented as reported, will leave the vanishingly small number of users still running Windows 10 in its 32‑bit form without client updates, security fixes, or official Steam Support help —...

Microsoft has pushed fresh Release Preview updates for both Windows 11 and Windows 10 this week, delivering targeted reliability fixes for real‑world scenarios and a terse Windows 10 rollup aimed at keeping late‑life devices stable while organizations complete migration plans. Background /...

Microsoft is quietly reshaping how Windows users discover, launch, and update applications by rolling out a Microsoft Store redesign that surfaces downloads and makes it easier to launch apps you already have on your PC—whether they were installed from the Store or from a developer’s site. Early...

Nano11 is the kind of geeky engineering stunt that makes you admire the technical craft while quietly reminding you why operating systems are usually built with more than minimalism in mind. Background NTDEV—the developer known for the Tiny11 project—has published Nano11 Builder, a...

NTDEV’s new Nano11 Builder takes the Windows‑11 debloat movement from pragmatic trimming to experimental minimalism, producing bootable ISOs and installed images measured in single‑digit gigabytes by surgically removing inbox apps, servicing infrastructure, and even parts of the Windows...

Google and the Chromium project have patched CVE-2025-9867, a medium-severity inappropriate implementation bug in the Downloads component that can be abused for UI spoofing on Chrome for Android, and users should update their mobile and desktop Chromium-based browsers immediately to eliminate...

Windows 11 ships with a clear design philosophy: modern, polished, and opinionated. For many users that means a pleasant daily experience out of the box — but it also means defaults that favor discoverability and platform features over minimalism and control. Pocket-lint recently distilled five...

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 Teams’ August update is a substantial one: Microsoft rolled out 26 new features across chat, meetings, Teams Phone, workplace Places, frontline scenarios, security tooling, and device certification — blending productivity tweaks, admin controls (notably for Copilot), and several Teams...

Windows 11 packs a surprisingly capable set of built‑in troubleshooters that can automatically diagnose and repair many everyday PC problems—from flaky Wi‑Fi and silent speakers to frozen updates and stubborn printers. This guide distills what matters: where to find these tools, how to run them...

A race condition in V8, tracked as CVE‑2025‑8880, was disclosed by the Chromium team and fixed upstream in Chrome Stable — the flaw could allow a remote attacker to execute code inside the browser sandbox via a crafted webpage, and Chromium-based browsers (including Microsoft Edge) are advised...

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What are these files? Why does Windows need them? I find it suspicious.

With the latest update for Windows 11 Insiders in the Release Preview Channel, Microsoft signals a bold new era for both visual language and functional innovation across its flagship operating system. A defining change, the replacement of the venerable Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) with a stark...