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The Hot Take: Nice!
The latest October 28th cumulative update build for Windows 11 versions 26H2 and 25H2 has shipped, and with it comes numerous improvements to Windows 11, including Cloud Rebuild functionality. If you find yourself in a situation where Windows
Read the full articleThe Hot Take: No more registry hacks!
Windows 11ās right-click menu has been cluttered for a long time now. There are delays when opening a file menu and an overload of options added by Windows and installed applications. Now, Microsoft is finally fixing this by rolling out a redesigned context menu and giving users greater control over which commands appear. The update also brings layout choices that make the menu adaptable to individual preferences.
Read the full articleThe Hot Take: Seems to be doing good, we'll see soon the issues I'm sure.
Windows 11 26H2 may look like a boring annual update (because it is just an enablement package), but as it turns out, it arrives after months of performance work that many PCs didnāt get because of Microsoftās gradual rollouts. So, a bunch of users are experiencing better performance with Low Latency Profile, which speeds up the Start menu, Search, and app launches. And best of all, some users, including me, are seeing noticeably lower RAM usage after the 2026 update. I installed 26H2 on my three-year-old 16GB laptop and noticed RAM usageā¦
Read the full articleThe Hot Take: More push for cloud space I'd assume.
Windows 11 26H2 is out, and Microsoft has enabled Windows settings backup by default, a move that could send administrators scrambling to opt out where they once had to opt in. The latest release hasn't made a lot of shockwaves in the community featurewise. Users with up-to-date versions of 25H2 will unlikely notice much difference ā 26H2 has the same code base, delivered via an enablement package. It even has the same set of known issues, although all are now "mitigated" in one way or another. However, administrators will spot severalā¦
Read the full articleThe Hot Take: No privacy any where. Except maybe linux but then you get emulated gaming... I just don't like that emulation overhead i want bare metal raw performance.
A viral post on X claims that Windows keeps a thumbnail of every photo youāve ever deleted, stored secretly in a file called thumbcache_256.db. It sounds scary for a desktop OS used by 1.5 billion people. The post has 1.7M views so far, and I received several DMs asking if they should follow the instructions in the tweet. To be fair, this is a Windows feature. File Explorer does keep a thumbnail cache, so it doesnāt have to regenerate image previews when needed. However, the post goes too far on multiple levels. Viral post claiming Windowsā¦
Read the full articleThe Hot Take: Pushing all to cloud soon?
Microsoft announced it will deprecate the Windows Deployment Services (WDS) server role starting with the next Windows Server release. [...]
Read the full articleThe Hot Take: Oh yay, more USB DAC killing updates.... Windows 11 has been a floating dumpster fire.
Microsoft has confirmed that USB audio devices may fail on some Windows systems after installing the KB5124008and KB5124012 September 2026 security updates. [...]
Read the full articleThe Hot Take: Microsoft is just skirting a max exodus from windows for sure.
An opportunity exists for Microsoft to enter into the goodwill of millions of Windows 11 users, but it just seems like time after time, the software giant continues to throw away these chances. After promising to introduce improvements to its operating system, including making the platform more efficient for 8GB RAM systems, the company takes two steps backward by displaying ads on your desktop. Using the Bing Wallpaper app, Windows 11 users are reporting that a fullscreen ad for a collection of Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films appearsā¦
Read the full articleThe Hot Take: RGB controller have always been a sore spot with me. The controllers always seem to mess with windows performance. I usually try to keep it simple with keeping it a static color.
Like clockwork, it's a new month and a new OS-breaking bug has been discovered in Windows 11's latest monthly update, KB5121003. Users reported random system instability, with games freezing or outright crashing, and even BSODs in worst-case scenarios. Microsoft investigated the issue and reached a vindicating conclusion ā RGB software installed on affected PCs was interfering with core system components, causing Windows 11 to become unstable.Go deeper with TH Premium: AI and data centers(Image credit: Microsoft)The data center cooling stateā¦
Read the full articleThe Hot Take: So we going to have a price fixing storage class action coming up that they'll make this off by default?
Bad past incidents can lead to good outcomes, and one of the best examples is the new recovery tools in Windows 11. After major issues in 2025 and earlier, Microsoft pledged to make it easier to recover a broken PC, creating features like Point-in-Time Restore, which will now be enabled by default for everyone in Windows 11 26H2. In an updated support document, Microsoft said itāll turn on āPoint-in-Time Restoreā by default for PCs running Windows 11 26H2 or newer. āStarting with Windows 11, version 26H2, it will be enabled by default,āā¦
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