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Microsoft Makes Online Accounts Mandatory in Windows 11 Installations
Microsoft has decided to strengthen its policy by making the use of an online account a mandatory requirement when installing Windows 11. In the new test versions of the operating system, the company has blocked several of the most well-known methods users used to bypass this step and create a…
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MSI Addresses Win 11 “UNSUPPORTED_ PROCESSOR” Error With Intel Motherboards.
MSI has today released a statement regarding Blue Screen of Death “UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR” errors on its 600/700 series Intel motherboards with the latest Windows 11 KB5029351 update. MSI BSOD Errors If you’re using an MSI 600 or 700 series motherboard on Windows 11 it is best advised to avoid updating to…
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Bare-Boned But Surprisingly Solid ‘tiny11’ Windows 11 Installer Gets Released
While there is a lot of both fair and unfair criticism surrounding Windows 11, it’s hard to deny one key point. Namely, in terms of requirements, the operating system is unusually terse in what it both needs and wants from your hardware and system configuration. TPM 2.0? I daresay hardly…
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Microsoft is Upping its Windows 11 Nagware with a New Confusing Pop-Up!
I was a relatively early adopter of the Windows 11 operating system and, despite the huge amount of criticism it has received over the last year (both rightly and wrongly), I’ve never personally had any issues with it. Well, except for the fact that Microsoft now seems to want to…
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Microsoft to End the Sale of Consumer Windows 10 Licenses on Jan 31st!
It’s been confirmed for around a year now that Windows 10 will officially enter its end of life on October 14th 2025. – Yep, put simply, those of you still on the operating system have under two years of security patches and updates left before Microsoft finally decides to put…
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Be Aware Folks! – Microsoft is Ending Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 Support Next Week!
While both the Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 userbase is now quite significantly diminished, there are still a fairly significant number of people still utilising the operating systems. Yes, while the figure might be less than 15%, if you are still residing on one of those platforms then you need…
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Major Windows 11 Updates Rumoured for Release in March AND May 2023!
Officially speaking, Microsoft has now predominantly transitioned to only releasing one major update for its operating systems per year. And this is something that is probably not an overly bad thing considering that these updates do seem to typically create a hell of a lot more problems than they ever…
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Microsoft Finally Confirms Windows 11 22H2 Update IS Causing Gaming Problems
I think it would be fair to say that despite being available for over a year now, Windows 11 hasn’t proven to be particularly popular with the PC gaming community. – A factor certainly not helped following the recent release of its first major update (22H2) which so far seems…
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Windows 11 2022 Update Has ANOTHER New Bug – USB Removal Errors
Thankfully, modern Windows operating systems are a lot more forgiving when it comes to removing USB storage devices. Once upon a time, to prevent any potential risk of data corruption (which was very real and exceptionally common), you had to manually ‘eject’ a USB device (Safely Remove Hardware) through the…
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Microsoft Confirms ANOTHER Windows 11 2022H Bug – Slow File Copying!
Following the launch of the Windows 11 2022H update late last month, it’s not exactly a secret that it hasn’t gone even mildly according to plan. – First, it was noted that it was making gaming PCs (in some instances) run slower than before. Then it was noted that Nvidia…
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Microsoft Confirms the Rollout of its Windows 11 2022 Update
Microsoft has announced that the Windows 11 2022 Update has started its official rollout across over 190 countries. The last few years have brought enduring changes in the ways we live, work and learn, with the PC playing a more critical role in our daily lives. Online options that didn’t…
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Microsoft Attempted to Block Windows 11 Installer That Bypassed Requirements!
You may recall that back in early July we reported on ‘Rufus’, a new piece of software that effectively created an ISO-based USB installer for Windows 11. Not too exciting, right? Well, this one came with a bit of a handy trick. Namely, it was able to create an installation…
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Windows 11 May Start Warning You If It’s Installed on Unsupported Hardware
When compared to prior operating systems, Windows 11 certainly has a notably terser set of system requirements. And this isn’t just restricted to the need for having ‘Secure Boot’ and ‘TPM 2.0’ enabled either. It also requires a fairly modern processor that, surprisingly, even saw 1st-generation Ryzen CPUs excluded from…
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Windows 11’s Overall Market Share May Be As Low as 2%
It has been nearly 5 months since Windows 11 was officially released and I don’t think it an understatement to say that, on the whole, consumer attitude towards upgrading to the new operating system hasn’t been entirely enthusiastic. – Following the last survey conducted on the subject, less than 1%…
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Modders Solve God of War Windows 10/11 Exclusivity Issue!
Although I’m only about 10 hours into the newly released God of War on PC, and not to mention the fact that it’s only the first month of 2022, I don’t think it an exaggeration to say that this is so far looking to perhaps be one of the best…
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