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Microsoft Squashes File Explorer Lag with Optional Windows 11 Update KB5095093
Microsoft has released optional preview update KB5095093 for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2, focusing on File Explorer performance. The update enhances launch times, fixes address bar reliability issues, and makes mounting disk images more responsive. This release is a preview of the upcoming July 2026 Patch Tuesday improvements.
Microsoft Copilot Fails History Test: Why Students Never Doubted AI’s Accuracy
A university history experiment revealed that students overwhelmingly trusted AI-generated maps from Microsoft Copilot without verifying their accuracy, sparking concerns about digital literacy in an era of seamless AI integration.
New Ashton Bentley ABMX Mounts Simplify Cisco Room Bar Deployments in Enterprise Spaces
Ashton Bentley has unveiled the ABMX Display Mount range, designed to help enterprises replace aging Cisco MX series endpoints with modern Cisco Room Bar devices while maintaining consistent, repeatable room designs. The new mounts streamline deployments, reduce installation time, and ensure a seamless upgrade path for organizations standardizing on Microsoft Teams Rooms.
Digital Tax Stress Test: How Kenya’s iTax Overload Is Tripping Up Windows Filers
Kenya's iTax portal is buckling under the June 30, 2026 deadline crush, causing eTIMS validation failures and penalty fears for thousands of Windows users. With the portal's legacy architecture clashing with modern browsers, taxpayers must adopt workarounds like IE mode and offline filing to beat the deadline.
Microsoft Rolls Out KB5095093 with File Explorer and ISO Mounting Optimizations for Windows 11
Microsoft's optional KB5095093 preview update for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 brings substantial performance gains to File Explorer and dramatically speeds up ISO/VHD mounting. Users can manually install it now to fix context menu lag, folder navigation slowdowns, and lengthy disk image mount times, with the improvements expected to reach general release in July's Patch Tuesday.
AMD Adrenalin 26.6.3 Hotfix: Windows 10 Install Fixed, Smart Access Memory Issues Remain
AMD's Adrenalin 26.6.3 hotfix successfully resolves a Windows 10 installation error but introduces a regression where Smart Access Memory is disabled for many users, causing noticeable performance drops. Affected gamers are turning to BIOS toggling and driver rollbacks while awaiting an official fix from AMD.
Microsoft's Secure Boot Certificate Expires June 24, 2026—Here's How to Keep Your PC Booting
The Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011 Secure Boot certificate expires on June 24, 2026, which could prevent millions of Windows PCs from booting if updates aren't installed. Microsoft has been rolling out a replacement certificate through Windows Update and OEM firmware updates since 2023. Users should install all pending updates, check for firmware upgrades, and verify the new certificate is present in their UEFI database to avoid boot failures.
Windows 11 IoT Runs on a 2007 Core 2 Quad PC with AGP Graphics and DDR1 RAM
An enthusiast has successfully run Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC on a 2007-era ASRock ConRoe 865PE motherboard with a Core 2 Quad Q6600, DDR1 RAM, and an AGP Radeon HD 4650. By leveraging the relaxed hardware requirements of the IoT edition and community-modded legacy drivers, the system is surprisingly usable for everyday tasks. The project highlights both the longevity of older hardware and the artificial nature of Windows 11's consumer restrictions.
Microsoft Rolls Out Trio of Dynamic Updates to Harden Windows 11 Setup and WinRE
Microsoft shipped three Windows 11 Dynamic Updates—KB5102558, KB5095615, and KB5095186—on June 23, 2026, targeting Setup, WinRE, and the servicing stack for versions 24H2 and 25H2. The updates patch the installation and recovery environments, closing security gaps and fixing reliability issues that can disrupt deployments. Administrators managing offline images should integrate these packages to maintain updated, secure installation media.
Microsoft Tests All-Caps 'XBOX Mode' in Windows 11 Insider Preview, Signaling Deeper Handheld Gaming Integration
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T-Mobile to Retire Legacy 3G/4G Plans, Hit Customers with $4/Line Hike and Forced 5G Switch
T-Mobile is notifying customers on older 3G/4G-era plans that those plans will be retired on June 29, 2026, with automatic migration to newer 5G plans and a $4 per-line monthly increase. The move undermines T-Mobile's “Price Lock” guarantee and could affect millions, including Windows always-connected PC users.
Sparkle 2.20.1 Brings Smoother Animations and Caching Improvements to Windows Debloating
Sparkle 2.20.1, the open-source Windows optimization tool, adds configurable UI animations, better caching, and bug fixes. The update makes debloating faster and more user-friendly.
AMD Brings RGB/YUV Output Control to Linux Kernel: Why Windows Should Adopt It Next
AMD has proposed Linux kernel patches that add a DRM connector property letting user-space choose RGB versus YUV color encoding per display output, initially targeting the AMDGPU driver. The feature is still under review and may land in a future kernel version (with an internal reference to “Linux 7.3”), and the article argues Windows could benefit from adopting similar control in its display stack.