GoKawiil - Tech News

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Best Buy removes 32GB RAM worth $600 to "repair" customer's 64GB gaming laptop (techspot.com)

2026-08-19 | by Kishalaya Kundu | tags: best buy, lenovo legion 5, intel core i9

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I Tried a Window-Cleaning Robot: Do Not Recommend (wired.com)

2026-08-19 | by Simon Hill | tags: window-cleaning robot, astragals, pvc windows

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Microsoft fixes known issue causing Windows Defender crashes (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-19 | tags: microsoft, windows defender, 0xc0000005

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Critical RCE flaw in Windows IKE Extension now actively exploited (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-19 | tags: windows, ike, ms-ikee

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Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro reach end of support in 2 months (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-19 | tags: windows 11, microsoft, windows 24h2

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Passkey vs. password: What's the difference and which is better? (engadget.com)

2026-08-18 | by Ben Stegner | tags: passkey, password, face id

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I used to be excited about new tech, but I rarely am anymore (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: vcr, windows 95, dvd

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Microsoft reveals customizable context menu for Windows users - how to try it out (zdnet.com)

2026-08-18 | by Lance Whitney | tags: windows 11, microsoft, copilot

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Claude writing a macOS driver for my obscure HP printer built only for Windows (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: claude, macos, windows

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I asked Canonical if Ubuntu on Windows will outgrow native installs as rumored - it's a no (zdnet.com)

2026-08-18 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | tags: ubuntu, canonical, wsl

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China pulls the plug on Windows 10 for government machines months ahead of schedule (techspot.com)

2026-08-18 | by Rob Thubron | tags: windows 10, china, microsoft

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Microsoft tests faster Windows File Explorer, new context menu (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: windows file explorer, microsoft, windows 11

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CISA: Windows Task Host flaw now exploited by ransomware gangs (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: cisa, windows task host, cve-2025-60710

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Microsoft starts removing WMIC tool used by cybercriminals (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: microsoft, wmic, windows 11

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Windows is losing a command-line tool that dates back to the Windows 2000 days (techspot.com)

2026-08-17 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: windows, wmic, wmi

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Windows Server 2022 reaches end of mainstream support in 60 days (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: windows server 2022, microsoft, windows server 2025

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Show HN: Desktopcolors.com – A museum for solid background colors of classic OS (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: desktopcolors.com, windows 3.1, solid background colors

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The little-known winstart.bat batch file (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-15 | by Raymond Chen | tags: winstart.bat, autoexec.bat, virtual machine manager

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It's Not Just RAM: Windows Licenses Are Also Pushing Up PC Prices (slashdot.org)

2026-08-15 | by Posted | tags: windows 11, microsoft, pc manufacturers

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Devs blame Windows for VLC media player bug that causes 33-second delay when playing MP3 files — creators allege Microsoft Defender blocking plugin cache is to blame (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-15 | by Kunal Khullar | tags: vlc media player, microsoft defender, windows 11

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Three new Windows flaws can bypass security, gain system privileges, and even install malware remotely (techspot.com)

2026-08-15 | by Kishalaya Kundu | tags: windows, usenix security, shieldbreak

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A Windows Defender bug is making VLC take 30 seconds to open an MP3 file (techspot.com)

2026-08-15 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: windows defender, vlc media player, videolan

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Dell XPS 13 review: The first budget laptop to rival Neo raises the bar for all PCs (zdnet.com)

2026-08-14 | by Kyle Kucharski | tags: dell xps 13, neo, macbook

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The MSI Claw EX is the most important handheld since Steam Deck — I still wouldn’t buy one (theverge.com)

2026-08-14 | by Sean Hollister | tags: msi, claw ex, steam deck

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Microsoft Retreats In China (slashdot.org)

2026-08-13 | tags: microsoft, china, windows

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Microsoft Is Combining Its Copilot Apps Ahead of a 'Super App' (slashdot.org)

2026-08-13 | tags: microsoft, copilot, microsoft 365

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Microsoft's nemesis drops new zero-day privilege escalation vulnerability — attack grants system-level privileges, but it could already be patched (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-13 | by Bruno Ferreira | tags: windows zero-day, microsoft defender, nightmare eclipse

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Disgruntled security researcher just dropped another Windows zero-day, right on schedule (techspot.com)

2026-08-13 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: windows zero-day, microsoft, windows defender

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Windows 11's new CPU-boosting speed trick is rolling out to all apps (techspot.com)

2026-08-13 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: windows 11, microsoft, low latency profile

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Microsoft expands CPU-boosting feature to all Windows 11 apps (techspot.com)

2026-08-13 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: microsoft, windows 11, low latency profile