Former top Vole slams Windows 11
Start menu is rubbish
The former head of user experience at Microsoft has slammed the usability of the Windows 11 Start menu.
Microsoft admits some chips will lose data under Windows 11
Hardware compatibility list might have been more important than we thought
Microsoft has warned that Windows devices with the newest supported processors might be susceptible to data damage, and the fix might have turned made some machines really slow.
Windows 11 losing gamers
At least on Steam
The latest Steam Hardware and Software Survey results show that Windows 11 experienced a 0.11 per cent decline in its Steam market share, going from 21.23 to 21.12 per cent.
Windows 11 should be better at ransomware attacks
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint cybersecurity platform
Windows 11 is about to get improvements to the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint cybersecurity platform so it is better at protecting users from ransomware and other “advanced attacks”
Rufus 3.16 works around Volish restrictions
Yes, you can install Windows 11 on older machines
Microsoft’s restrictions on devices that could run Windows 11 are seen as a major pain. Most users on older PCs see the “this PC doesn’t currently meet the minimum system requirements to run Windows 11” message.
Windows 11 hardware monitor is buggy
Not very good at its job
People interested in such things have discovered that Microsoft’s hardware monitoring resource is giving information which is about as accurate as a Ukraine war report on Russian television.
AMD confirms Windows 11 drivers mess with Ryzen
Not sure when it will be fixed
AMD has confirmed that Radeon graphics drivers are messing up CPU-specific settings inside the firmware of its Ryzen chips.
Ryzen has a stuttering problem
Windows 10 and Windows 11
AMD’s Ryzen chips are apparently suffering from a stuttering problem in Windows 10 and 11.
Microsoft wants your credit card details
Windows 11 test build contains unpopular feature
Software King of the World Microsoft seems to think that it is time to insist that its customers hand over their credit cards as part of a Windows 11 install.
Microsoft testing new Windows 11 features
Dev channel full
Software King of the World, Microsoft has started testing a huge collection of new features, UI changes, and redesigned apps in the latest Windows Insider preview for Dev channel users.