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Microsoft Flags Recycle Bin Bug in June 2026 Update: $Rxxxxx File Names Exposed in Delete Dialog
A peculiar bug tucked inside Microsoft’s June 2026 security updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10 is confusing users who attempt to permanently delete files from the Recycle Bin. Instead of seeing...
Retro Magic: Windows 11 Comes Alive on DDR1 and AGP Graphics
A determined hardware enthusiast has booted Windows 11 on a motherboard from the early 2000s, complete with DDR1 memory and an AGP graphics card. The feat, achieved on an ASRock ConRoe865PE paired...
The Widget Conundrum in Windows 11 Insider Beta 26220.8680: Balancing Productivity and Distraction
Microsoft’s newest Windows 11 Insider Beta build, 26220.8680, is reigniting a long-simmering debate among IT administrators and power users: should Widgets stay on or be turned off? This update...
Long-Awaited Taskbar Freedom Arrives in Windows 11 25H2 Experimental Preview
Microsoft has begun testing a long-requested feature in Windows 11: the ability to move the taskbar to any edge of the screen. On May 15, 2026, the company released a new preview build to Windows...
Windows 11 KB5095093 Preview Puts Shared Audio on Pilot, but Universal Rollout Remains Distant
Microsoft’s optional June 23, 2026 preview update, KB5095093, nudges Bluetooth LE Audio in Windows 11 closer to public use, but the company still isn’t flipping the switch on Shared Audio for...
One Registry Key to a Snappier Windows 11 File Explorer: Disable Automatic Folder Type Discovery
Windows 11’s File Explorer has faced its share of criticism for sluggish performance, especially when navigating directories with mixed content. A single registry tweak—reviving a decades-old...
June 2026 Update Unleashes Snappier Start Menus on Broader Range of Windows 11 Hardware
Microsoft’s latest optional preview update for Windows 11, KB5095093, lands in June 2026 with a targeted performance enhancement that many users have been waiting for: the expansion of the Low...
First Boot Ritual: Deleting Windows 11's Preinstalled Apps Like Clipchamp and Copilot
Almost every new Windows 11 PC comes preloaded with a suite of Microsoft applications—Clipchamp, the ‘new’ Outlook, Copilot, Media Player, and Microsoft To Do, among others. Yet for a growing...
Logitech Logi Dock: The All-in-One USB-C Docking Station That Doubles as a Meeting Speakerphone
Hybrid workers have a new best friend in the Logitech Logi Dock, a USB-C docking station with a fully integrated speakerphone that shrank the desktop clutter of remote meetings to a single cable....
Windows 11 runs Crysis on 2006 DDR1-AGP PC via driver mods
On June 27, 2026, the tech world witnessed a retro computing miracle: an enthusiast known as O_MORES booted Windows 11 on a PC using DDR1 memory and an AGP graphics card, then went on to run the...
Windows 11 Store Brings ‘What’s New’ Changelogs to App Downloads – a Boon for Transparency
Microsoft has quietly rolled out a small but significant update to the Windows 11 Microsoft Store that surfaces developer-provided “What’s new” release notes directly in the app download and...
Microsoft Hikes Windows 10 ESU Prices, Xbox Consoles, and Services in Revenue Push
Microsoft this week rolled out a series of pricing adjustments that will make it more expensive to keep using Windows 10 past its support deadline and to game on Xbox hardware. The changes, which...