Windows Security: What is Memory Integrity?
Windows Security is the built-in antivirus suite within Microsoft’s operating system, and for most folks, it does a good job. But out of the box (so to speak), a couple of protections are turned off…
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Windows 11’s Snipping Tool gets smart about copying table data
Microsoft’s Snipping Tool has become progressively more useful, with the ability to make screen recordings as well as screenshots. Today Microsoft begins testing a new addition: the ability to copy data formatted as a table…
Windows 11’s October update doesn’t install, gets stuck and restarts
Microsoft is having a bad month. Not long after the Windows 11 24H2 update began rolling out, the issues have just been piling on. At first it was drivers crashing PCs and mouse cursors disappearing.…
Windows 11’s 2024 update is now also killing internet connections
The list of problems caused by the Windows 11 24H2 update just keeps getting longer and longer. Not only is it causing blue screen crashes and making mouse cursors disappear, but the update also leaves…
Warning: Windows 11’s big 2024 update takes a long time to install
How long will it take to update your PC to the Windows 11 2024 Update? If my tests are any indicator, you’d be twiddling your thumbs for a lot longer than usual. Microsoft characterizes Windows…
Windows 11’s big 2024 update leaves behind ~9GB of undeletable files
Microsoft’s big annual Windows 11 update has ended up being a massive headache for numerous users, with new problems constantly cropping up and getting in the way of otherwise useful changes and features. Not only…
Microsoft just made passkeys even easier to use in Windows 11
After some major blunders over the years, Microsoft has clearly been focusing more and more on security. Just this year, the company has plugged hundreds of security vulnerabilities across their various software and service offerings.…
Windows 11 2024 Update is making mouse cursors disappear. Here’s what to do
This month’s massive Windows 11 2024 Update comes with all kinds of helpful new features and improvements, but the problematic rollout leaves a lot to be desired. Microsoft certainly dropped the ball. Just last week,…
Microsoft is bringing smaller taskbar icons to Windows 11
Microsoft has been making quite a few changes to the Windows 11 taskbar, but there’s still room for improvement. Despite the big Windows 11 2024 Update that just dropped and all the nifty features and…
How to delete the history lists in Windows Explorer and the taskbar
Did you know that Windows stores data based on your usage behavior? This data ends up in MRU lists, which stands for Most Recently Used. These are recently opened documents, launched programs, and frequently used…