KEY TAKEAWAYS Applying BitLocker Auto-Encryption During Windows 11 Reinstallation: Microsoft will activate a new setup process that automatically enables BitLocker encryption starting from the Windows 11 24H2 update.Impact on Windows 11 Pro and Home Users: This feature affects both Windows 11 Pro and Home users, but BitLocker encryption is only automatically applied through device manufacturers […]
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Beware of the fake Windows 11 Government Edition ISO file circulating online. This version falsely claims to be a special edition developed by Microsoft for governments, with unnecessary software and monitoring components removed, including Windows Security. In reality, this “Government Edition” is a modified version of Windows 11 Pro, incorporating elements from the outdated Windows […]
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KEY TAKEAWAYS Do you have a printed table or data set that needs to be retyped and edited? Don’t waste time copying it manually into Excelβinstead, use a little-known feature in the Excel mobile app to do this in just a few minutes. Yes, you can scan data onto your computer and edit it there, but […]
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I switched to Windows 11 recently, and it has been an interesting experience. Besides from theΒ wildly-unpopular Recall update, there are a few things already in the operating system that have made me unhappy. Upgrading to Windows 11 Was Painless I’m someone who appreciates the simplicity of a freshly installed operating system (unless it’s Linux,Β which gets […]
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Additionally, users are unknowingly tied to Adobe’s annual subscription plans. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have filed a lawsuit against Adobe for imposing hidden cancellation fees on users wishing to cancel their Creative Cloud subscriptions. Adobe is accused of “forcing users through a complex and difficult cancellation process […]
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Towards the end of last month, MicrosoftΒ released Windows 11 version 24H2Β to Insiders on the Windows 11 Release Preview channel. A day later, the company announced that it was commencing Windows 11 24H2Β compatible hardware and device certification. The rollout however had been paused due to some issues though information about that was not made public. Earlier today, the […]
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Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 Pro customers are having issues when trying to upgrade to a valid Windows 11 Enterprise subscription. A valid subscription license is assigned from the Microsoft 365 admin center. According to Microsoft, the upgrade fails with an “Access denied” error accompanied by an error code “0x80070005.” Microsoft has tracked down […]
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When certain background tasks lead to high CPU usage on a PC, it typically means that the workload is buggy which is what leads to its misbehaviour, and often times certain Windows processes or services can be the culprit too. This month, Windows users and insiders have been noticing something off on their systems and […]
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Microsoft today released Patch Tuesday updates for June 2024. We have covered them in their dedicated articles here: Windows 11 (KB5039212 / KB5039213) and Windows 10 (KB5039211 / KB5039217 / KB5039214 / KB5039225). In the meantime, the company also published a new Defender anti-malware update package for Windows OS installation images, i.e., Windows Imaging Format […]
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Get rid of the unwanted old files from your PC using automatic or manual methods. KEY TAKEAWAYS If youβre running out of storage on your PC, the best thing to do is to find and remove old, unwanted files. Windows 11 offers multiple ways to find those storage-hogging items, and weβll show you what those […]
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