Microsoft’s latest round-up of terse but important tech items — the kind of “what you need to know today” briefing that often gets missed between longer features — points to a clear theme: Windows and the ecosystem around it are maturing toward faster updates, smaller downloads, and more...
Repair Corrupted System Files with SFC and DISM in Windows 10/11
Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 20 minutes
Introduction
Corrupted system files can cause crashes, slowdowns, driver issues, or Windows features failing to start. Windows includes two built‑in tools—System File Checker...
Microsoft quietly published two targeted Dynamic Update packages for Windows 11, version 24H2 (and Windows Server 2025) — KB5065378 (a Setup Dynamic Update) and KB5064097 (a Safe OS / WinRE Dynamic Update) — on August 29, 2025, delivering refreshed setup binaries and a new Windows Recovery...
Flyoobe — the successor to the community-built Flyby11 tool — just took a decisive step away from a one‑trick “requirements bypass” utility toward a polished, Out‑of‑Box Experience (OOBE) toolkit with the release of version 1.6, adding a refreshed home view, Ventoy support for USB media, a...
A new generation of low-cost ANT+ USB dongles — frequently sold under names like Anself, Fitcent, Mantel and other rebrands — has made indoor cycling and fitness data transfer cheap and convenient, but they also bring a mix of plug‑and‑play simplicity, intermittent driver headaches on Windows...
Microsoft has quietly begun testing app promotions inside the Windows 11 Start menu, placing Microsoft Store recommendations directly into the Start menu’s Recommended area for select Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel — a move that is enabled by default, limited to U.S. Insiders, and...
Flyoobe’s latest update tightens the shift from a simple Windows 11 requirements bypass into a polished, OOBE-centric installer and debloat toolkit — delivering smarter app removal, refreshed views for first-run setup, and performance tweaks while also raising fresh support and security...
Microsoft’s latest Insider drops for Windows 11 expand Click to Do with a preview that can capture on‑screen tables and push them straight into Excel — a practical, AI‑driven shortcut aimed at shaving minutes from routine data entry work while the Insider builds also add Microsoft 365 profile...
Microsoft will audit and then begin enforcing a block on NTLMv1–derived credentials in Windows 11, version 24H2 and Windows Server 2025: the change is gated by a new registry key (BlockNtlmv1SSO), exposes two new NTLM event IDs for Audit vs Enforce behavior, and will be rolled out in phases...
Microsoft has confirmed it will retire the built‑in Mobile Plans app in Windows 11 and shift plan purchase and eSIM provisioning workflows to carrier web portals and the native Windows Settings experience, a change that will simplify Microsoft’s footprint but introduce migration work for users...
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Phison says its labs found no evidence that the Windows 11 24H2 cumulative update (KB5063878) or the related preview (KB5062660) will “brick” SSDs — a finding that calmed some headlines but left owners, data‑recovery specialists and IT managers with unresolved questions about a narrow...
Microsoft's decision to retire the Mobile Plans app for Windows marks the end of a small but strategic piece of the company's push to make cellular connectivity a first-class feature on PCs, and it raises immediate questions for users of eSIM-enabled laptops, OEMs, and mobile operators about...
Phison’s terse lab update — that its engineers “could not reproduce” the NVMe disappearances reported after a recent Windows 11 cumulative update — has shifted an alarmed headlines cycle into a cautious, technical debate about reproducibility, telemetry, and how the modern storage stack fails...
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...
Windows 11 Home
Device name Vampiressd13
Processor AMD Ryzen 3 3350U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx (2.10 GHz)
Installed RAM 8.00 GB (5.94 GB usable)
Device ID 906CFB63-6C56-48F8-995E-9A949DED0FD2
Product ID 00356-02689-47185-AAOEM
System type: 64-bit operating system, x64-based...
Microsoft's latest Windows 11 update brings a long‑awaited fix for muffled Bluetooth headset audio: support for Bluetooth LE Audio's super‑wideband stereo, letting game audio remain high‑fidelity while voice chat or calls run at a much higher sample rate than the old Hands‑Free Profile allowed...
Microsoft’s latest Release Preview cumulative — KB5064080 (OS Build 22621.5840 / 22631.5837) — is a focused, non‑security preview update that patches a string of real‑world reliability issues across File Explorer, file sharing, and the ReFS file system while also surfacing a major enterprise...
Microsoft PowerToys quietly transforms Windows 11 from a rigid, predictable environment into a highly malleable productivity powerhouse — and once you start using tools like Workspaces, PowerToys Run, FancyZones, Peek, and Keyboard Manager, the OS feels fundamentally different. Toys has evolved...
Flyoobe 1.5 marks a deliberate shift: what began as a compact Windows 11 installer‑bypass has matured into a unified toolkit that combines upgrade mechanics with a full Out‑Of‑Box Experience (OOBE) customization suite, making clean installs, repairs, and first‑boot personalization easier for...
High Dynamic Range can transform how games and movies look on a PC, but getting HDR right on an RTX-powered Windows 11 system requires more than flipping a single toggle: you need the right GPU, display, cable, drivers, and calibration. This guide pulls together a practical, step-by-step setup...