Windows 11

Late last month, Microsoft announced Windows 11 and not long after, released the first build of the OS. Today, the company is releasing the second build of the OS to Insiders. If you are part of the Dev ring of the Insider program, you can now download build 22000.65 by going to Settings – Windows…

Late yesterday, Microsoft released a patch that was expected to close the vulnerability that is known as PrintNightmare. The patch, which you can install via Windows Update and was released out-of-band, was known to not fully address all instances of Windows and Server but now it looks like researchers have uncovered that the patch is…

There are some exciting improvements on the way for Universal Print coming in Windows 11. In addition, it’s not just Universal Printing that is improving. Microsoft has made several nice enhancements to printing in general, too; let’s take a closer look. Universal Print is a modern printing solution that your company can utilize to work…

Microsoft launches Windows 11, Windows Server 2022 gets hotpatching, and ARM64EC promises to make it easier for developers to port x64 apps to ARM. It’s a bumper news month and possibly the most interesting in many years for Windows. Microsoft launched Windows 11 at a special event on June 24th. And while a leaked build…

If you prefer the ‘classic’ Windows 10 Start menu, or if you want Live Tiles back, then Windows 11 gives you the option to revert to the Windows 10 Start menu. Microsoft could remove the ability to switch back to the Windows 10 Start menu in Windows 11. But I expect to appease enterprise users,…

With the release of Windows 11, Microsoft is bringing many new features to the OS. Everything from a new UI, to a new update cadence, and even Xbox features are making the move to the desktop. Microsoft announced several Xbox features coming to the desktop including Auto-HDR, DirectStorage, and a couple of gaming services too….

Earlier today, Microsoft released its first build of Windows 11 to Insiders and it is filled with UI updates and other enhancements that improve Windows in ways that are subtle, yet impactful. Generally speaking, Windows 11 looks like a respectable update to Windows 10 at first impression but the story around compatibility is causing more…

Microsoft has released the first build of its ‘next-generation’ operating system that will be known as Windows 11. Featuring significant UI updates and new system requirements that are causing quite a few headaches, Windows 11 is anything but ordinary. In this release, there are many new features that we have not seen before like app…

Today is the day many Windows fans have been waiting for, the first build of Windows 11 is now available to download. While not every new feature is in this release, there are many that are included – don’t forget to check your device compatibility before downloading the update too. To get started, Microsoft requires…

This week has been a mixed bag of excitement and confusion. The excitement has been associated with the features that Windows 11 will bring to the desktop but the confusion is tied to what devices will actually be able to run Windows 11. At first, Microsoft had two different lists of minimum specs but has…