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The Windows Control Panel’s imminent demise once again looms large. I refuse to give it up. Latest Windows 11 update cripples PCs. Here's what to do if you're affected
This cumulative update for Windows 11 can slow down PCs so badly that they become unusable. Microsoft says it's finally getting rid of Control Panel in Windows
…but we've heard that before. Who knows if it'll stick this time? And if it does, how soon until it actually happens? It's scary when your webcam turns on and you don't know why
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Microsoft said that it will release its controversial Recall feature to Windows testers in a few months. Windows update breaks Linux dual-boot setups with ominous message
A Secure Boot vulnerability fix has patched some users right out of their Linux operating systems. Finally! Windows will let your webcam work in multiple apps at once
In the major update coming later this year, Windows 11 will finally stop throwing errors when multiple apps use your camera at the same time. Every Windows user should read Microsoft's latest webpage
Microsoft's recent support article offers helpful explanations and overviews of the most important Windows system tools. Microsoft's consumer Teams dreams are fading, thankfully
Microsoft is testing a new unified Microsoft Teams app that appears to acknowledge that users don't want a consumer version of Teams. North Korean hackers used a Windows zero-day exploit
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