devblogs.microsoft.com Why did Windows 7, for a few months, log on slower if you have a solid color background? - The Old New Thing
It's waiting for Godot and eventually gives up.
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Windows @sopuli.xyz Nemeski @lemm.ee Microsoft pitches pay-to-patch reboot reduction subscription for Windows Server 2025
www.theregister.com Microsoft teases pay-to-patch plan for Windows Server 2025: Redmond reckons $1.50/core/month hotpatch service is worth it to avoid eight Patch Tuesday scrambles each year
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Windows @sopuli.xyz Nemeski @lemm.ee 
www.neowin.net Microsoft kills Windows Maps appTime to say goodbye to the Windows Maps application. Microsoft is killing it for good later this year.
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Windows @sopuli.xyz Nemeski @lemm.ee 
www.theverge.com Windows 11’s voice typing will soon let you turn off the ****ing profanity filterNo more asterisks for your swear words.
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Windows @sopuli.xyz Nemeski @lemm.ee 
www.neowin.net Microsoft moves more Control Panel elements to the Settings app in Windows 11Microsoft continues to slowly migrate Control Panel elements to the Settings app. Certain keyboard settings received a modern overhaul in the latest Windows 11 preview builds.
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Windows @sopuli.xyz Nemeski @lemm.ee 
www.theregister.com Microsoft mystery folder fix might need a fix of its own: This one weird trick can stop Windows updates dead in their tracks
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Windows @sopuli.xyz Nemeski @lemm.ee 
www.windowslatest.com Windows 11 File Explorer gets better theme accent support, progress bar looks darkerWe noticed that the selection bar in File Explorer now supports OS accent, and the progress bar looks darker on Windows 11.
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Windows @sopuli.xyz Nemeski @lemm.ee 
arstechnica.com In depth with Windows 11 Recall—and what Microsoft has (and hasn’t) fixedOriginal botched launch still haunts new version of data-scraping AI feature.
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Windows @sopuli.xyz Nemeski @lemm.ee 
www.neowin.net Windows 10 Update error 0x80070643? Pretend it is not there, says MicrosoftWindows Update shows error 0x80070643 in Windows 10? Microsoft has a very simple and genius solution for it.
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Windows @sopuli.xyz Nemeski @lemm.ee 
www.neowin.net Microsoft finally removes a six-month old Windows 11 24H2 update blockMicrosoft has finally removed another Windows 11 24H2 update block that was placed on users back in September 2024 right around the time when the OS feature update was released.
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Windows @sopuli.xyz cm0002 @lemmy.world Windows 2000 Server named peak Microsoft. Readers say it's all been downhill since Clippy
www.theregister.com Readers name Windows 2000 Server peak Microsoft: Will future techies feel the same way about Copilot?
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Windows @sopuli.xyz QuentinCallaghan @sopuli.xyz 
www.neowin.net Microsoft's iconic Windows 95 and Minecraft Alpha themes just became historic, literallyAlmost every nerd is aware of the iconic Microsoft Windows theme songs. The one for Windows 95 just became history as it got inducted into the National Recording Registry.
The U.S. Library of Congress (LoC) has inducted the Windows 95 sound into its National Recording Registry (NRR). For those unfamiliar, the NRR is essentially a list of sound recordings that "are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and inform or reflect life in the United States."
Alongside the Windows 95 theme, Minecraft's Volume Alpha has also been chosen, alongside 23 other mainstream songs.
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Windows @sopuli.xyz Nemeski @lemm.ee 
www.theverge.com Microsoft is about to launch Recall for real this timeIt seems like it’s nearly here.
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Windows @sopuli.xyz Nemeski @lemm.ee 
www.theverge.com Microsoft brings Copilot Vision to Windows and mobile for AI help in the real worldCopilot is getting its own AI eyes
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Windows @sopuli.xyz Nemeski @lemm.ee Microsoft is redesigning the Windows BSOD and it might change to black
www.theverge.com Microsoft is redesigning the Windows BSOD, and it might change to blackIt’s still a BSOD, though.
Microsoft is testing a new BSOD that drops the frowning face, QR code, and traditional blue color.
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Windows @sopuli.xyz WorstCase @lemmy.world Digital Wellbeing for Windows 11
I am looking for an application similar to "Digital Wellbeing" for Android. I want it to show activity (hours/minutes) per day (maybe even per used application). Usecase is in a big school with hundreds of computers. Goal is to increase awareness of screentime in K12. The statistics don't need to be centralized / in the cloud. It would even be better if the app was local only. Any suggestions?