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The pressure is mounting for Windows 10 devotees, as Microsoft intensifies its campaign to migrate users to Windows 11. This evolving push reflects both encouraging trends in adoption and the sobering reality that a significant segment of the PC landscape remains anchored to the older OS. The...

Microsoft's ongoing push to innovate the Windows ecosystem continues apace, introducing a range of new features and updates that both excite and unsettle users and IT professionals alike. Among the most noteworthy recent developments is the rollout of the Windows Recall feature, now arriving on...

There’s an almost Pavlovian response to seeing a “Page Not Found” error when hunting for some elusive tech treasure online—an equal blend of disappointment, suspicion, and, let’s admit it, a trace of relief that perhaps you were spared from malware after all. When it comes to navigating the...

Attention Windows power users and IT pros! If you're working with Windows 11 version 24H2 or Windows Server 2025, you might want to tune in for this one. Microsoft recently unveiled a Safe OS Dynamic Update under the identifier KB5050119, rolled out on January 14, 2025. Don't be fooled by the...

It’s another day in the Windows world, and just when you thought you could quietly sip your coffee and ignore those “critical update” pop-ups, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) barrels in with a fresh cybersecurity advisory. This time, the culprit is a critical security flaw lurking...

Beneath the surface of every major Windows release, there’s a flurry of unglamorous but crucial set pieces — the kind of under-the-hood improvements that IT pros joke about at conferences but users never directly notice. The KB5055643 Setup Dynamic Update for Windows 11, version 24H2, and...

If you came here looking for a seemingly magical Windows 11 Pro “All-In-One” download, promising freedom from Microsoft accounts and sprinkled with the mysterious label “Yify,” allow me to save you several gigabytes and a visit from your company’s compliance officer: that page is more absent...

A quiet Windows setup screen—that ritual blue void—has long been the modern shaman’s cave for IT pros, a sanctuary for existential questions like, “How long will this spinning circle last?” and “Will Cortana awaken from her slumber to haunt me, again?” With KB5059093, Microsoft attempts to...

If you’re a CIO having nightmares about the looming end-of-support date for Windows 10, you’re not alone—just don’t expect any lullabies from Microsoft. As of today, global adoption of Windows 11 has stalled at a modest 38%, a figure more underwhelming than the coffee in your company’s break...

You know you’re an IT professional when “stability” brings a tear to your eye—and if you’ve ever had to wrangle with Windows 11 LTSC, you might be weeping tears of both joy and frustration. Because, for all its cool, calm, and unchanging demeanor, Windows 11 LTSC hasn’t just slammed the door on...

Microsoft has rolled out yet another update that promises to keep our beloved Windows 11 machines safe and sound during upgrades, and this time it’s the KB5059281 Safe OS Dynamic Update for Windows 11, versions 22H2 and 23H2, dropping fresh as of April 22, 2025. Yes, the future is now—at least...

When you think your organization has built an ironclad fortress of IT policies—laser-sharp Intune rules, zero-day patching, airtight whitelists—the last thing you expect is for Windows itself to slip past your defenses in the dead of night. Yet that’s exactly what happened for thousands of...

Hello, I have a question, I am working on creating an Answer file. Does anyone know how you can add software and updates, drivers or another way, if this is possible?

is it possible to Delete Hd's through WDS ? im working in pc produktion and we need some Way delete the HD's in the pc's. i read somewhere that it's possible to make a custom WinPE file to do this in a WDS. environment ? if it is possible then plz post a link for me :)

Microsoft tech troubleshooter extraordinaire Gov Maharaj and I help walk you through troubleshooting solutions to your tech support problems. If you have a problem you want to send us, you can use the Problem Step Recorder in Windows 7 (Link Removed for details on how) and send us the zip file...

Hey all, hope you can help me. I'm attempting to use MDT for deployment. I've been partially successful, but have had a lot of interruptions and keep having to restart the process. My understanding and how I hope to do it is this: Build a reference image with items that do not install well...

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Help with Windows 7 Deployment - Best method to take and deploy an image I am hoping someone can steer me in the right direction. I apologize if its lengthy. For the last few years I have used the following for creating images and deployments. 1. install XP and the custom software needed...

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Morning All I'm looking for a little help, i have been asked to create an image on windows 7 that will be deployed through the company i work for, but installed at the suppliers end then shipped to the end user directly. I have created the image which is ready to go and will be using Ghost to...