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The windows 11 tag on WindowsForum.com covers the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview builds, including 26H2 and 26H1 flights, and their new features such as a redesigned File Explorer context menu, Get Started app recommendations, and Wi-Fi profile reuse in WinRE. It also tracks significant changes like the removal of WMIC, which can break legacy scripts, and compatibility blocks affecting games like PUBG. Discussions include hardware comparisons for AI workloads, such as AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ 395, and clarifications on updates like KB5121003 for low-memory reliability fixes. Recovery features like point-in-time restore and their version support are also examined, providing practical insights for Windows 11 users and IT professionals.
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    Ethernet Stuck at 100 Mbps? Check Your Cable, Ports and Windows Link Speed

    When your wired PC crawls but your phone flies on Wi-Fi, the router is the usual suspect. It's also the wrong one more often than you'd expect. XDA Developers writer Hamlin Rozario recently described exactly this. His Steam downloads struggled to pass roughly 100 Mbps on a 500 Mbps fiber plan...
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    Extract All Missing in Windows 11? Fix the ZIP Right-Click Menu

    If Extract All has disappeared from a ZIP file’s right-click menu in Windows 11, start with the simple explanations: you may be looking at the wrong menu, or another archive app may have become the default for .zip files. If those checks don’t help, Windows has built-in tools that can repair...
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    Speed Up Windows 11 on an Old Laptop: SSDs, Debloat Tools and LTSC Caveats

    A MakeUseOf writer claims five tweaks made Windows 11 usable on an old laptop. The tweaks are a power-mode change, a debloat script, an SSD, LTSC and a cleaning with fresh thermal paste. Some are sound advice. Others need caveats, and the benchmark numbers don't clearly prove what the author...
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    Windows 11 KB5132061 Expands Memory Integrity: Gaming Performance and Security Trade-Offs

    Windows 11 is expanding automatic enablement of Memory Integrity, a security feature that can affect gaming performance—but the evidence calls for measurement, not panic. Microsoft’s November 10, 2026 update, KB5132061, incorporates October’s changes, including a provision allowing supported PCs...
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    Security Tab Missing from File Properties in Windows 10 or 11? Check File Systems and Group Policy

    A missing Security tab in a file or folder’s Properties doesn’t necessarily mean Windows has lost your permissions. Often, the answer is simpler: the drive uses a file system that doesn’t support Windows access control lists, or a policy is hiding the tab. This guide applies to Windows 10 and...
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    AMD Ryzen AI Halo Debuts Microsoft Project Zenith: Windows 11 Ready-to-Code Setup for Local AI

    AMD Ryzen AI Halo is the first platform to ship with Microsoft Project Zenith, bringing a preconfigured Windows 11 developer environment to a machine aimed at local AI work. AMD’s November 9, 2026 announcement identifies new systems powered by the Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 as the initial...
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    Windows Virtual Desktop Helper Adds Desktop Labels and Overlay: What to Know Before Installing

    Windows virtual desktops are useful until every workspace starts looking alike. Put a browser and a document editor on several desktops, cover the wallpaper with a window, and suddenly “Work” and “Personal” become a guessing game. Windows Virtual Desktop Helper addresses that small but...
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    USB Drive Appears Twice in File Explorer? Remove the Extra Entry in Windows 10 and 11

    If a USB drive appears twice in File Explorer’s left-hand navigation pane, Windows probably hasn’t made a mysterious second copy of your files. In Windows 10 and Windows 11, a removable drive can appear both under This PC and as a separate navigation entry. The two entries can point to the same...
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    Windows 11 KB5132061 Installation Errors: Sandbox Workaround and Other Fixes

    Microsoft's November 2026 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11, KB5132061, won't install on some PCs. Users report three main error codes: 0x800f0993, 0x80070306 and 0x800f0989. Windows Latest says the update can reach 99% before it fails, and that retrying often makes no difference. Microsoft's...
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    Windows 11 Bloom Wallpaper Replacement Reported for 2027, With New Edition-Specific Designs

    Microsoft is reportedly getting ready to retire Bloom, the swirling flower-like default wallpaper that has greeted Windows 11 users since 2021. None of this is official. Microsoft hasn't announced a wallpaper change, a schedule or a name for its next major release. The story rests on press...
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    Android to Windows File Transfer Test: USB Beats LocalSend and Quick Share

    A USB cable beat three wireless alternatives in MakeUseOf’s Android-to-Windows file-transfer comparison, while a fourth wireless method failed to finish. The more interesting result was the runner-up: LocalSend edged Google’s Quick Share, showing that the most convenient option is not...
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    Windows 11 KB5132060: WinRE Update for 24H2, 25H2 and 26H2 Has Edition Limits and No Removal

    Microsoft has released another refresh for Windows 11's recovery environment. KB5132060 is a Safe OS Dynamic Update for Windows 11 versions 24H2, 25H2 and 26H2, dated November 10, 2026. According to Microsoft's support article, it updates the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE). After it...
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    Windows 11 KB5132043 Hotpatch: No-Restart Security Update, Eligibility and Arm64 Requirements

    Microsoft’s November 10, 2026 Windows 11 hotpatch, KB5132043, delivers security improvements for versions 26H2, 25H2 and 24H2, taking them to OS builds 26300.9911, 26200.9911 and 26100.9911, respectively. For eligible managed devices, the attraction is familiar but valuable: install the month’s...
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    November 2026 Patch Tuesday: Exploited Outlook Zero-Day Requires Office Update — Megathread

    Microsoft shipped another four-digit security release for November's Patch Tuesday. The number to act on first, though, is one. Only one flaw in the November 10 batch is confirmed as exploited, and it sits in classic Outlook. Windows Update doesn't install its fix. You get it through Office's...
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    GIGABYTE AI TOP AERO: 1-Liter Windows 11 AI PC Packs RTX Spark and Up to 128GB Memory

    GIGABYTE’s AI TOP AERO puts a notably large memory pool into a notably small Windows 11 desktop. Announced on November 10, 2026, the roughly one-litre PC combines NVIDIA’s RTX Spark N1X Superchip with up to 128GB of unified memory, targeting local AI development, creative applications and...
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    10 Windows 11 Insider Features: New Run Dialog, Battery Widget and Faster Sign-In

    Windows 11’s next improvements are less about a dramatic desktop reinvention and more about removing everyday friction: finding files without distractions, checking a headset’s battery, silencing a misplaced phone, or entering a PIN without waiting for facial recognition to give up. PCMag UK’s...
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    Scanner Producing Blank Pages in Windows 10 or 11? Fix Scan Source, Paper Orientation and Drivers

    When a scanner produces a completely white or blank image in Windows 10 or Windows 11, the cause is almost always one of three things: the paper is facing the wrong direction for the tray being used, the scanning app is reading the empty flatbed glass while the paper sits in the automatic...
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    File Explorer Opens at Startup in Windows 10 or 11? Stop Restored Windows and Startup Shortcuts

    A File Explorer window that returns every time you sign in is usually not a mysterious Windows 11 haunting. In most cases, Windows is doing exactly what one of its settings—or a startup shortcut—asked it to do. The practical fix is to work from the least invasive cause outward: first stop...
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    How to Enable the Small Touch Keyboard and Swipe Typing in Windows 11

    Windows 11 already has a phone-style floating keyboard. It could be the one feature that makes a touchscreen laptop worth having. MakeUseOf writer Brandon Miniman argues exactly that, and Microsoft's own documentation backs up the mechanics. The speed and enjoyment claims are his personal...
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    Windows 11 November 2026 Patch Tuesday: PowerShell Signing Changes and NTLM Hardening

    Microsoft released its November 2026 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 on November 10. Three cumulative updates cover five Windows 11 releases. Most of the changes are about security hardening, and there are also several fixes for problems caused by earlier updates. The one most likely to...