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Microsoft reminds of Windows 10 support ending in two months

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-15 08:09:18

Microsoft has reminded customers that Windows 10 will be retired in two months after all editions of Windows 10, version 22H2 reach their end of servicing on October 14. On the same date, Windows 10 2015 LTSB and Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSB 2015 will also reach the end of extended support. After Windows 10 is retired, Microsoft will no longer provide bug fixes or technical assistance for issues affecting the system's security, stability, or usability. "On October 14, 2025, Windows 10, vers

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Microsoft fixes Windows Server bug causing cluster, VM issues

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-17 11:05:10

Microsoft has resolved a known issue that triggers Cluster service and VM restart issues after installing July's Windows Server 2019 security updates. The company acknowledged the bug in a private advisory seen by BleepingComputer three weeks ago and asked businesses to reach out for support to mitigate the cluster issues. As Redmond explained at the time, the Cluster service (a system component essential to cluster operation) may fail to function correctly after installing the KB5062557 updat

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Microsoft patches more than 100 Windows security flaws - update your PC now

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-11-18 03:54:15

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways The August Patch Tuesday update for Windows fixes 107 security flaws. Among all the security flaws, 13 are ranked as critical. Also adds the new Black Screen of Death and Quick Machine Recovery. Microsoft's August Patch Tuesday update adds a couple of cool new features. But the main reason you'll want to install it is to squash a large array of security bugs. Patches 107 flaws, including 13 critical Released this past Tuesday, the latest

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Microsoft fixes Windows 11 24H2 updates failing with 0x80240069 error

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-18 20:41:20

Microsoft has resolved a known issue preventing the August 2025 Windows 11 24H2 cumulative update from being delivered via Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). Introduced almost twenty years ago, WSUS helps IT administrators defer, approve, and schedule updates for Microsoft products on enterprise networks from a single local update server, rather than having each endpoint update from Redmond's servers. Microsoft confirmed the known issue yesterday evening, one day after widespread reports f

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Windows 11 24H2 updates failing again with 0x80240069 errors

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-19 17:41:37

The KB5063878 Windows 11 24H2 cumulative update, released earlier this week, fails to install on some systems according to widespread reports from Windows administrators. As many admins have reported on social media and BleepingComputer, this issue affects Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) users, who are experiencing 0x80240069 errors when installing the August 2025 security updates. On impacted devices, users will also see "Service wuauserv has unexpectedly stopped" and "The Windows Updat

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Don't Buy a Portable Air Conditioner Without Reading This First

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-20 03:02:00

Portable air conditioners have a lot going for them. They're renter-friendly, easy to install and perfect for cooling stubborn hot spots. They also shine in spaces where narrow windows can't fit a traditional unit. I've had mine for a year, and it's easily one of the best upgrades for my sweltering home office — keeping me cool, comfortable and productive no matter how high the temperature climbs. As with window units and other air conditioners, you'll need to find the sweet spot between a comf

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The Xbox app for Windows on Arm will soon let you download games

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-11-20 03:36:09

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft is adding the ability to download ARM64 compatible games to its Xbox app for Windows on Arm. Windows Insiders can now test a new update to the Xbox app that lets them install games locally, instead of having to rely on Xbox Cloud Gaming. Currently, the Xbox app on devices like th

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Microsoft removes PowerShell 2.0 from Windows 11, Windows Server

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-20 22:35:22

Microsoft will remove PowerShell 2.0 from Windows starting in August, eight years after announcing its deprecation and keeping it around as an optional feature. The 14-year-old command processor introduced with Windows 7 was already removed for Windows Insiders as of July 2025, with the release of Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27891 to the Canary Channel. As detailed in a support document published on Monday, Microsoft will permanently remove PowerShell 2.0 from Windows 11 version 24H2, sta

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Netflix Recommendations Mastery: Complete Implementation Guide

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-20 22:46:18

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Microsoft asks users to ignore certificate enrollment errors

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-21 03:24:08

Microsoft has asked customers this week to disregard incorrect CertificateServicesClient (CertEnroll) errors that appear after installing the July 2025 preview update and subsequent Windows 11 24H2 updates. In recent months, Microsoft has addressed multiple similar issues affecting various Windows features that triggered erroneous warnings with no actual impact. For instance, last month, Redmond advised users to turn a blind eye to Windows Firewall configuration errors that occurred after rebo

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Your Windows PC has a secretly useful backup tool - here's how to access it

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-11-21 10:00:18

Lance Whitney / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Windows has a hidden backup tool in Windows 10 and 11. It can save files to discs, drives, or network locations. Deprecated by Microsoft, so expect occasional errors. Regularly backing up your files is always a good idea, just in case any important or irreplaceable ones go missing. For that, you can turn to a variety of programs. But Windows itself has a built-in backup tool that's simple and flexible. The catch is that you

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Blender is Native on Windows 11 on Arm

news.ycombinator.com Paul Thurrott 2025-11-18 02:26:48

With all the major applications now available natively on Windows 11 on Arm, Qualcomm is working with developers to fill in the gaps. And so now the Blender open source 3D creation app is available natively on the platform, too. “Over a year ago, thanks to the joint efforts of Microsoft, Linaro, and Qualcomm, the ambitious project of porting Blender to the ARM64 architecture running Windows (WoA) began,” the Blender announcement notes. “With Qualcomm’s significant support as a Patron-level memb

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Anthropic just made its latest move in the AI coding wars

theverge.com Hayden Field 2025-11-22 17:10:33

is The Verge’s senior AI reporter. An AI beat reporter for more than five years, her work has also appeared in CNBC, MIT Technology Review, Wired UK, and other outlets. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The AI coding wars are heating up. One of the main battlegrounds? “Context windows,” or an AI model’s working memory — the amount of text it can take into account when it’s coming up with an answer. On that front, Anthropic just gained some

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Windows 10 KB5063709 update fixes extended security updates enrollment

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-22 22:15:48

Microsoft has released the KB5063709 cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 and Windows 10 21H2, with seven fixes or changes, including a fix for a bug that prevented enrollment in extended security updates. The Windows 10 KB5063709 update is mandatory as it contains Microsoft's July 2025 Patch Tuesday security updates, which fix one zero-day vulnerability and 136 other flaws. Windows users can install this update by going into Settings, clicking on Windows Update, and manually performing a 'Ch

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Windows 11 KB5063878 & KB5063875 cumulative updates released

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-22 22:34:26

Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5063878 and KB5063875 cumulative updates for versions 24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities and issues. Today's updates are mandatory as they contain the August 2025 Patch Tuesday security patches for vulnerabilities discovered in previous months. You can install today's update by going to Start > Settings > Windows Update and clicking on 'Check for Updates.' You can also manually download and install the update from the Microsoft Update Catalog. I

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5 Pitfalls to Avoid When Buying a Portable Air Conditioner, From Someone Who Has

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-22 21:55:00

Portable air conditioners have a lot going for them. They're renter-friendly, easy to install and perfect for cooling stubborn hot spots. They also shine in spaces where narrow windows can't fit a traditional unit. I've had mine for a year, and it's easily one of the best upgrades for my sweltering home office — keeping me cool, comfortable and productive no matter how high the temperature climbs. As with window units and other air conditioners, you'll need to find the sweet spot between a comf

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Microsoft's new update makes your taskbar a productivity hub - here's how

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-11-23 03:45:00

Microsoft / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Microsoft has released new "lightweight" companion taskbar apps. Companion apps launch when you start your computer. The apps include People, File Search, and Calendar. Microsoft will be pushing an update to your work computer soon, and it might actually be fairly useful. A series of new lightweight Microsoft apps is on the way, but you'll be able to launch them straight from your taskbar. Also: 5 free Windows PC apps I always

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Anthropic’s Claude AI model can now handle longer prompts

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2025-11-23 03:15:46

Anthropic is increasing the amount of information that enterprise customers can send to Claude in a single prompt, part of an effort to attract more developers to the company’s popular AI coding models. For Anthropic’s API customers, the company’s Claude Sonnet 4 AI model now has a one million token context window — meaning the AI can handle requests as long as 750,000 words, more than the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy, or 75,000 lines of code. That’s roughly five times Claude’s previous lim

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Windows 11 23H2 Home and Pro reach end of support in November

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-23 17:13:09

Microsoft announced today that systems running Home and Pro editions of Windows 11 23H2 will stop receiving updates in three months. However, as the company explains on the Windows release health dashboard, Enterprise and Education editions will remain under mainstream support until November 10, 2026. "Windows 11 Home and Pro, version 23H2 will reach the end of updates on November 11, 2025. This version was released in October of 2023," the company said today. "Customers who contact Microsoft

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Windows has a secret backup tool - here's how to use it

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-11-23 17:40:51

Lance Whitney / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Windows has a hidden backup tool in Windows 10 and 11. It can save files to discs, drives, or network locations. Deprecated by Microsoft, so expect occasional errors. Regularly backing up your files is always a good idea, just in case any important or irreplaceable ones go missing. For that, you can turn to a variety of programs. But Windows itself has a built-in backup tool that's simple and flexible. The catch is that you

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The History of Windows XP

news.ycombinator.com Bradford Morgan White 2025-11-22 10:22:23

Microsoft is an interesting company. It is a company whose omnipresence shapes the perception of its products. By the end of the 1990s, Microsoft’s products had become part of the landscape of life. Any change to any product would stir overreaction whether it be positive or negative, and some time later, that same product would just be quotidian, and the next release would be the problem of the world or the cure to all ills. The previous release would then be the single most loved and cherished

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Microsoft tests cloud-based Windows 365 disaster recovery PCs

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-25 22:50:37

Microsoft has announced the limited public preview of Windows 365 Reserve, a service that provides temporary desktop access to pre-configured cloud PCs for employees whose computers have become unavailable due to cyberattacks, hardware issues, or software problems. Windows 365 Reserve provides up to 10 days of access per user annually to these cloud-based Windows 365 disaster recovery PCs, enabling organizations to mitigate productivity issues during outages without requiring physical replaceme

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How to Use Parallels to Run Windows on a Mac

wired.com David Nield 2025-11-26 11:30:00

While Apple is very keen that its macOS software is only ever run on Macs, there are numerous options for doing the opposite and running Windows on Apple computers. If you're a developer, or need access to both Windows and Mac apps, or simply want the flexibility of two operating systems, this isn't too difficult to set up with the right tools. The option we'll cover here is Parallels Desktop for Mac. This is certainly not the cheapest of your options, but it is fully authorized and legal, as w

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Thinking of Buying a Portable AC? 5 Things You Need to Know Before You Do

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-26 17:30:04

There's a lot to like about portable air conditioners. They're easy for renters to install, a solid supplemental cooling choice in homes with hotspots and a great option for homes with windows too narrow to support window air conditioners. I've had my portable air conditioner for a year and the cool air is one of the best investments for keeping my normally sweltering home office comfortable. Now I can stay productive during hot weather. As with other air conditioners, you'll need to find the s

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How To Use Parallels to Run Windows on a Mac

wired.com David Nield 2025-11-26 17:30:00

While Apple is very keen that its macOS software is only ever run on Macs, there are numerous options for doing the opposite and running Windows on Apple computers. If you're a developer, or need access to both Windows and Mac apps, or simply want the flexibility of two operating systems, this isn't too difficult to set up with the right tools. The option we'll cover here is Parallels Desktop for Mac. This is certainly not the cheapest of your options, but it is fully authorized and legal, as w

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Quickshell – building blocks for your desktop

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-21 23:18:53

// a standard desktop window FloatingWindow { Timer { // assign an id to the object, which can be // used to reference it id : timer property bool invert : false // a custom property // change the value of invert every half second running : true ; repeat : true interval : 500 // ms onTriggered : timer . invert = ! timer . invert } // change the window's color when timer.invert changes color : timer . invert ? "purple" : "green"

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The best Linux distros for beginners in 2025 make switching from MacOS or Windows so easy

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2025-11-26 15:00:00

Jack Wallen / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Linux offers more security, privacy, and freedom from vendors. Modern Linux distros are user-friendly -- even for non-techies. Linux Mint, Zorin OS, MX Linux top beginner distro list. Why would you want to switch to the Linux desktop? There are many reasons, but the short version is that the operating system is more secure, provides far more privacy, and frees you from vendor lock-in. For current Windows users, it also provide

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Windsurf Gets Margin Called

news.ycombinator.com Ethan Ding 2025-11-26 15:24:16

the $82 million ARR product nobody wanted imagine you relaunch your company twice, and manage to become one of the fastest-growing saas companies in history — literally record-breaking. go from zero to $82m arr in eight months. get enterprise customers like nvidia and palantir. go on every single vc podcast to tell people about it. then give it all away for almost free. in 72 hours. over a weekend. that's exactly what the windsurf founders did last week. everyone's so busy talking about the t

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Ask Engadget: What are my options when Windows 10 support ends on October 14?

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-28 08:05:35

Q: I'm hearing that Microsoft is pulling the plug on Windows 10 later this year. What does that mean for my current Windows 10 PC, and what are my options? A: Microsoft will officially end support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, a little over 10 years after the operating system was released. While you can continue to use Windows 10 PCs after that date — and it's understandable why, I gave it a glowing review at launch — you'll no longer receive any customer support, security updates or any

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The Windows 10 emoji picker has been broken for a month

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-28 20:51:17

The Windows 10 emoji picker has been broken for a month August 8, 2025 On July 8th, Microsoft released update KB5062554 to the world. It contains no documented changes or features. This update broke the emoji panel’s search functionality for all Windows 10 users. The broken grammar isn't the bug, that's just... how it is The emoji panel (accessed with Win + .) is the official way of typing emojis on Windows. I’m sure many users don’t know it exists. It’s hardly discoverable, and most desktop

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