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  1. K

    Windows 11 is finally killing off legacy printer drivers in 2026 — and it’s going to shake up a lot of older hardware

    Windows 11 is finally killing off legacy printer drivers in 2026 — and it’s going to shake up a lot of older hardware By Mauro Huculak The next system update for Windows 11 could break your printer. Here's what you need to know. Microsoft is moving forward with a long-planned cleanup of the...
  2. B

    Thanks, Windows! It's been real.

    Booted up the laptop yesterday, and my desktop was gone. Nice. Mostly just shortcuts, but also a spreadsheet (with a backup elsewhere, but a couple days out of date.) Seriously, WTF microsoftcucks? Updates are disabled, both service and registry, and it was fine the night before. How does...
  3. Zarathustra[H]

    Youtube is Apparently Taking Down Videos on How to Perform Nonstandard Windows 11 Installs

    That at least seems to be the claim on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/1oiz0v0/youtube_is_taking_down_videos_on_performing/ For some reason Youtube seems to be going after videos that instruct users how to install Windows 11 without a user account or how to install...
  4. Zarathustra[H]

    Microsoft Recall becomes a dependency for File Explorer in Windows 11 2H24 and is thus mandatory.

    Chris Titus of WinUtil fame claims that the highly controversial AI "Recall" feature that Microsoft previously promised would become "opt in", is in fact becoming mandatory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9FRadIkkE0 As a recap on Recall, it is Microsofts full screen AI analysis tool that...
  5. cageymaru

    Acer Nitro Blaze 7 Handheld Gaming PC Announcement

    Acer has announced the debut of the Nitro Blaze 7; its first handheld gaming PC running Windows 11. The device will undoubtedly be compared to the Steam Deck and other handhelds recently released onto the market in the past couple of years. Acer is touting its AI functionality and top tier...
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    • acer amd radeon™ 780m amd ryzen™ 7 8840hs amd ryzen™ 8040 gaming handheld handheld gaming nitro blaze 7 portability pr press release steam deck windows 11 windows gaming
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Valve Steam Deck
  6. Zarathustra[H]

    Testing with Windows 11 2H24 Insider Preview reveals MASSIVE performance increases on Zen Architectures

    Seriously, if you haven't seen this yet you'll want to set aside some time and watch it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlfTHCzBnnQ TLDR version, Win11 2H24 (due out soon) results in massive gains for at least Zen4 and Zen5 (and probably earlier Zen architectures as well) The Zen4 to Zen5...
  7. Hash_Immutable_1337x

    Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC (evaluation) is released!!

    IoT LTSC 2024 is out! Evaluation at the link below. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/download-windows-11-iot-enterprise-ltsc Also, another source I frequently browse has indicated the full version has been released to OEM.
  8. Armenius

    Windows 11 24H2 will enable BitLocker encryption for everyone - happens on both clean installs and reinstalls

    In a bid to enhance security for normal users, Bitlocker encryption will now be enabled by default when you install the 24H2 update for Windows 11. You will need to enable a registry entry to prevent encryption if you do not want it on your install. Bitlocker encryption noticeably decreases...
  9. Zarathustra[H]

    Windows 11 Market Share Keeps Declining

    Surprisingly, Windows 11 Market Share Keeps going down, allowing Windows 10 to climb above the 70% mark. Even with previous unpopular releases (like Windows 8) their market share didn't decline until after their successors were launched. It's a little puzzling as to what is going on here...
  10. J

    Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) freeses

    Hi, At home, I've got an AMD with 16GB memory that acts as my file server and hosts some VMs. It runs Windows 11. Then, I use my laptop to connect to it via remote desktop connection when I want to use the VMs. The files are accessed via networked drives. I also use ZeroTier. When I access...
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    • Thread
    • rdc remote desktop windows 10 windows 11
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Operating Systems
  11. Zarathustra[H]

    Giving away older system. Put Win10 or Win11 on it?

    Hey everyone, I recently looked around my spare parts bin and realized, "hey, I totally have enough parts in here to build like 3-4 older systems that are still usable". All I need to do is pick up some cheap CPU coolers and windows licenses, and I should be good to go. Well, the first system...
  12. S

    Replacing secondary NVMe drive with bigger one stops machine booting... Windows 11 on drive I haven't touched?

    I started with 2 1TB Intel 670p NVMe drives when I built like 3 years ago, one boot, one extra space, then replaced the "storage" drive with a 2TB WD SN850X and installed a fresh copy of Windows 11 on it a year or so ago, since I wanted the boot drive to be fastest. No issues there, just went in...
  13. T

    AMD Raid expand volume 3 x NVMe (7700x / x670e / RAIDExpert2)

    So all, I'm having an issue expanding a newly built raid 0 volume (3 x 500GB M.2 NVMe drives) which I placed a Windows system image from the original 1 TB m.2 NVMe drive. I am running across a problem where I am unable to expand the main partition (C) as there is a Windows recovery partition...
  14. Zarathustra[H]

    Windows 11 Will Soon Block All Default Browser Workarounds

    It looks like Microsoft REALLY wants you to use Edge. They have introduced edge specific hyperlinks in website links from various Microsoft applications. Up until now it has been convoluted, but possible to workaround these edge only links, but rumor has it that this is about to be blocked...
  15. Armenius

    Windows 11 available on October 5

    Microsoft announced today that they will begin rolling out Windows 11 to users on October 5. If you are on Windows 10 currently you will be eligible to receive a free upgrade to Windows 11 should Microsoft's analytics determine your PC is special enough. They say that all eligible PCs should...
  16. Armenius

    Windows 11 leak reveals new UI, Start menu, and more (UPDATE - added source for Windows 10 retirement date)

    Despite being touted as the final version of Windows by Microsoft, Windows 10 has been given a sunset date of October 14, 2025. Microsoft is now set to unveil the next version of Windows soon, which the internet has naturally dubbed "Windows 11." The Verge has posted pictures from a version of...
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