Windows 11 strangled by poor PC sales
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 11 October 2022 11:25

Windows 11 strangled by poor PC sales


Most PCs out there can't manage it 

With users worried about their power bills and not upgrading their machines, Windows 11 is finding its growth stalled because most of the older machines cannot handle the upgrade.

Microsoft has remote problems with new Windows 11
Published in News


Hanging

Microsoft is looking into new issues encountered by users running remote desktop software on Windows 11 following the latest update.

Microsoft updates Windows 11
Published in News
Wednesday, 21 September 2022 11:46

Microsoft updates Windows 11


Claims that it makes it easier and safer to use 

Software King of the World Microsoft is roling out its first major update to Windows 11, the current version of its PC operating system.

Former top Vole slams Windows 11
Published in News
Thursday, 01 September 2022 11:09

Former top Vole slams Windows 11


Start menu is rubbish

The former head of user experience at Microsoft has slammed the usability of the Windows 11 Start menu.

Microsoft admits some chips will lose data under Windows 11
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Hardware compatibility list might have been more important than we thought

Microsoft has warned that Windows devices with the newest supported processors might be susceptible to data damage, and the fix might have turned made some machines really slow.

Windows 11 losing gamers
Published in Gaming
Friday, 05 August 2022 12:44

Windows 11 losing gamers


At least on Steam 

The latest Steam Hardware and Software Survey results show that  Windows 11 experienced a 0.11 per cent decline in its Steam market share, going from 21.23 to 21.12 per cent.

Windows 11 should be better at ransomware attacks
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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint cybersecurity platform

Windows 11 is about to get improvements to the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint cybersecurity platform so it is better at protecting users from ransomware and other “advanced attacks”

Rufus 3.16 works around Volish restrictions
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Yes, you can install Windows 11 on older machines


Microsoft’s restrictions on devices that could run Windows 11 are seen as a major pain. Most users on older PCs see the “this PC doesn’t currently meet the minimum system requirements to run Windows 11” message.

Windows 11 hardware monitor is buggy
Published in News
Tuesday, 24 May 2022 12:15

Windows 11 hardware monitor is buggy


Not very good at its job


People interested in such things have discovered that Microsoft’s hardware monitoring resource is giving information which is about as accurate as a Ukraine war report on Russian television.

AMD confirms Windows 11 drivers mess with Ryzen
Published in Graphics


Not sure when it will be fixed 

AMD has confirmed that Radeon graphics drivers are messing up CPU-specific settings inside the firmware of its Ryzen chips.