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![Microsoft's Task Manager in Windows 11](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sM9ZgtUVQf9UdK3jNxtbAA-320-80.jpg)
Beware: The latest Windows 11 update might just trap you in a boot loop of virtualised doom
By Jacob Fox published
News Thankfully, this should only be a problem for virtualised environments that installed the optional update.
![A promotional image by security software company 0patch, for its intended security update package for Microsoft Windows 10](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XcmAHiyxmaAysq37AGQMSA-320-80.png)
Ageing Windows 10 PCs will live on an extra five years thanks to third-party security patches
By Jeremy Laird published
news 0patch's "micropatches" can be applied without a reboot and easily reversed.
![Brad Smith, president of Microsoft Corp., during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, June 13, 2024.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d5UvepN9xcPy68xoLQBH93-320-80.jpg)
Microsoft president grovels before Congress, takes responsibility for a 'cascade' of cybersecurity errors
By Jeremy Laird published
news Chinese hackers accessed US government data thanks to Microsoft's 'avoidable errors'.
![A promotional image for Microsoft Recall, an AI search tool in Copilot+ AI PCs](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PHLGfEo78AkMsZPz5JFuTX-320-80.jpg)
Microsoft chickens out of rolling out Recall to all Copilot+ PCs, choosing instead to push the all-seeing AI tool out to Windows Insiders first
By Nick Evanson published
news So, not a total recall of Recall, then. Shame.
![A promotional image for Microsoft Recall, an AI search tool in Copilot+ AI PCs](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PHLGfEo78AkMsZPz5JFuTX-320-80.jpg)
Microsoft makes Recall an optional feature on Copilot+ PCs after it 'heard a clear signal' from the public
By Nick Evanson published
news Better security has been added too but does that matter when you now have the option to ignore a feature nobody asked for?
![Microsoft Corporate Vice President, Windows and Devices Pavan Davuluri speaks about Recall during the Microsoft May 20 Briefing event at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington, on May 20, 2024. Microsoft unveiled a new category of PC on Monday that features generative artificial intelligence tools built directly into Windows, the company's world leading operating system. The tech giant estimates that more than 50 million "AI PCs" will be sold over the next 12 months, given the appetite for devices powered by ChatGPT-style technology. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP) (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RaSZxEp25MGHEghVEtKBuJ-320-80.jpg)
Microsoft changes course on the controversial Windows 11 feature that constantly takes screenshots of your PC's screen: Now you'll have to opt in if you want to use it
By Andy Chalk published
news It's still a terrible idea but at least now you won't have anyone to blame but yourself.
![Microsoft windows 11 logo with apps everywhere](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mwbXEydZ77xLkzAePydjAe-320-80.jpg)
The latest Windows 11 update has finally patched out the most annoying video playback bug 'when you use a Chromium-based browser to play a video'
By Andy Edser published
news Keep checkerboards where they belong—in the bottom of that cupboard, right underneath Scrabble.
![A screenshot of Windows 95, with WordPad running on the desktop](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ekAKxszBeMtPgfyfSmMBoE-320-80.jpg)
This year's 24H2 Windows 11 update will wave goodbye to Cortana, WordPad, Steps Recorder, and more
By Nick Evanson published
news I'm off to write F in WordPad and save it in a rich text file for posterity
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