Published on: 2025-06-03 13:40:34
is a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget. Microsoft’s changes in response to the Digital Markets Act already included allowing Windows machines in the regions it covers to uninstall Edge and remove Bing results from Windows search, but now the list is growing in some meaningful ways. New features announced Monday for Microsoft Windows users in the European Economic Area (the EU pl
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-04 11:24:54
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-04 21:38:00
Facepalm: Microsoft's decision to make Recall an always-on screen recording feature has drawn widespread criticism. Privacy advocates urge users to shut it off, and developers are responding with tools like VeraCrypt, which now disables Recall and similar features by default. VeraCrypt has become a bit more resistant to Recall. The on-the-fly encryption tool, which emerged from the ashes of TrueCrypt, recently released version 1.26.24 with new features for all three supported operating systems
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-05 05:06:25
Microsoft has released an out-of-band update to address a known issue causing some Windows 11 systems to enter recovery and fail to start after installing the KB5058405 May 2025 security update. Users on the affected computers see 0xc0000098 recovery errors in ACPI.sys (the Windows Advanced Configuration and Power Interface driver, a Windows kernel-mode driver critical for power management and device configuration), warning them that the device must be repaired because the operating system coul
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-05 00:22:55
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-02 06:11:12
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust Recap: Since Windows 11 launched in 2021, Notepad has received some of the most significant updates in its 42-year history. While the plaintext editor has traditionally served as a lightweight alternative to Microsoft Word for coding and simple note-taking, recent additions are making it increasingly resemble a traditional word processor. Windows Insiders can now access a formatting toolbar in Note
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-02 11:36:53
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-05 05:26:00
Facepalm: A recent Windows 11 security update has left some users facing unexpected trouble: their computers refuse to boot. The update in question, KB5058405, was automatically rolled out to devices running Windows 11 versions 23H2 and 22H2. Instead of simply improving security, it has triggered a critical error for a subset of users. The problem arises after installation, when affected PCs halt during startup and display a recovery error with the code 0xc0000098. This message typically indica
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-05 03:40:08
If you’re still using Windows 10 on your PC, or you’ve only upgraded to Windows 11 Home, you really need to get with the times. (No offense.) Windows 11 Pro is the standard bearer of PC operating systems now, representing a huge leap forward from Windows 10 and adding superior networking and security features to Windows 11 Home. Plus, a lifetime license to Windows 11 Pro costs less than a good mousepad now that it’s selling at StackSocial for just $15. See at StackSocial Even if you’re already
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Microsoft announced today that the Windows 11 Notepad application is getting a text formatting feature supporting Markdown-style input. The feature is being introduced one year after Microsoft removed the WordPad basic word processing app that had text formatting capabilities, with the rollout of Windows 11 24H2 to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel. "With this update, we are introducing lightweight formatting in Notepad, providing additional flexibility in how you structure content acros
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In a nutshell: Microsoft is reportedly pausing development of its rumored Xbox handheld to focus instead on third-party mobile gaming consoles running Windows. The device was originally expected to launch in 2027 alongside the next-generation Xbox consoles, but it has now been indefinitely delayed following a surprising shift in Microsoft's strategy. According to Windows Central, Microsoft is not canceling its Xbox handheld entirely and intends to resume development in the future. For now, howe
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-06 17:38:45
A lot of people (not least Engadget’s own Sam Rutherford ) have been asking Microsoft to make an Xbox-branded handheld for a long time. And it looked for a while like we might be getting exactly that in the not-so distant future. But Microsoft’s priorities have reportedly shifted to improving the widely criticised performance of Windows 11 on existing third-party PC gaming handhelds. In an exclusive report, Windows Central claims that a dedicated Xbox handheld system, which could have launched
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Oliver Cragg / Android Authority TL;DR Microsoft is reportedly deprioritizing work on a native Xbox handheld. Instead, it will focus on improving Windows on third-party handhelds. The native Xbox handheld was expected in 2027 alongside next-gen consoles. The handheld wars are heating up, as Steam OS is finally widely available on third-party handhelds. Early comparisons between Steam OS and Windows on the same hardware have shown a large gap in performance, with Windows’ considerable overhea
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust TL;DR: While Skyrim's popularity has eclipsed the earlier Elder Scrolls titles, and Bethesda recently gave Oblivion an Unreal Engine 5-powered facelift, Morrowind, released all the way back in 2002, continues to receive transformative mods. Players who prefer isometric RPGs might want to experience it from a new perspective thanks to a couple of recent add-ons. YouTuber Mehrunes Mike recently poste
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A weakness in Apple's Safari web browser allows threat actors to leverage the fullscreen browser-in-the-middle (BitM) technique to steal account credentials from unsuspecting users. By abusing the Fullscreen API, which instructs any content on a webpage to enter the browser's fullscreen viewing mode, hackers can exploit the shortcoming to make guardrails less visible on Chromium-based browsers and trick victims into typing sensitive data in an attacker-controlled window. SquareX researchers ob
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is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft’s combination of Xbox and Windows for handheld gaming PCs can’t come soon enough. Windows on handhelds is in desperate need of some love, and Lenovo’s Legion Go S is the best evidence yet that Microsoft has a big Windows-shaped problem it has to solve on any upcoming Xbox-branded handhelds. YouTuber Dave2D managed to test the Legion Go S with the new SteamOS version
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-09 20:59:54
Microsoft has confirmed that some Windows 11 systems might fail to start after installing the KB5058405 cumulative update released during this month's Patch Tuesday. On affected devices, users see 0xc0000098 recovery errors in ACPI.sys, warning that the device has to be repaired because the operating system couldn't be loaded. ACPI.sys is the Windows Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) driver, a kernel-mode driver critical for power management and device configuration on Windows
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is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is rolling out a monthly update to Windows 11 that includes some important updates to HDR support in the operating system. The updates allow you to keep HDR disabled across the whole of Windows, but still stream HDR video in all its glory, alongside more control over Dolby Vision. The latest KB5058499 update is available to all Windows 11 users right now if you’ve en
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Microsoft has released the KB5058499 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 with forty-eight new features or changes, with many gradually rolling out, such as the new Windows Share feature and tje Click to Do Preview. The KB5058499 update is part of the company's optional non-security preview updates schedule, which releases updates at the end of each month to test new fixes and features coming to next month's June Patch Tuesday. Unlike regular Patch Tuesday cumulative updates, monthl
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Microsoft has released the optional KB5058481 preview cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 with seven changes, including restoring seconds to the time display in the calendar flyout for those who previously lost it. The KB5058481 cumulative update preview is part of Microsoft's "optional non-security preview updates" schedule, typically released at the end of every month. This update allows Windows admins to test upcoming fixes and features that will be released in the upcoming June Patch Tues
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George R.R. Martin has been writing The Winds of Winter for a very long time, and in that process, he’s also happened to do a lot of things that are not “write The Winds of Winter.” Most of Game of Thrones‘ production, the birth and death of multiple of its spinoffs, movies, TV shows, book anthologies, video games, updates on his blog about how he is indeed writing The Winds of Winter, begging us to not ask him about updates on Winds of Winter, giving us the updates on Winds of Winter anyway: th
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Even with growing concerns over U.S. tariffs and a cooling economy, the global PC market is on track for modest growth this year, according to new projections from IDC. According to the new report, PC shipments are now expected to reach 274 million units in 2025, up 4.1 percent from last year. As IDC explains it, “traditional PCs include Desktops, Notebooks, and Workstations and do not include Tablets or x86 Servers.” That’s a notable revision, given how shaky the macro environment has become.
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Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNET Microsoft's Windows Update offers a convenient way to update not only Windows but certain Microsoft products. However, that is where the convenience begins and ends. Want to update a third-party app? Sorry, you typically have to do that through each individual program. If only you could update Windows and all your apps using a single method. Well, that very plan is now in the works. Windows Update orchestration platform In a blog post published Tuesday, Micro
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-11 09:50:00
In brief: Microsoft wants to unify the Windows Update process so it includes all third-party apps. The company said developers or anyone who builds apps can now sign up for a private preview of the Windows Update orchestration platform, which is capable of supporting any updates, including apps and drivers, alongside the usual Windows updates. Angie Chen, a product manager at Microsoft, writes that the updates across the Windows ecosystem can feel like a fragmented experience, which has led to
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-11 17:09:15
Microsoft has introduced Windows Backup for Organizations, a new backup tool for enterprises that simplifies backups and makes the transition to Windows 11 easier. First announced at Microsoft Ignite in November 2024, this tool is now in limited public preview and will help back up and restore a user's Windows settings after resetting or reimaging their device. "You can back up your organization's Windows 10 or Windows 11 settings and restore them on a Microsoft Entra joined device. This capab
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is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is starting to open Windows Update up to any third-party app that needs to be updated. The software giant is now allowing developers to sign up for a private preview of what it calls the Windows Update orchestration platform, that will enable Windows Update to support any update for apps or drivers in the future. It’s focused largely on business apps, but it will be o
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Microsoft has introduced a new update orchestration platform built on the existing Windows Update infrastructure, which aims to unify the updating system for all apps, drivers, and system components on Windows systems. The company explained that developers and IT product teams can onboard their updates to this new orchestration platform via Windows Runtime (WinRT) APIs or PowerShell commands after joining the private preview by contacting [email protected]. After regist
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