All about Windows 11 news and announcements

[ryan]

On 10/24/2023 at 2:58 PM, Etern4l said:

Universal Income

they are talking about doing this in canada already, your spot on.

[Papusan]

O&O ShutUp10++ 1.9.1436 Released: Oct 24, 2023

 

1.9.1436 – released October 24, 2023

• NEW: “Copilot” category added
• NEW: “Taskbar” category added
• NEW: “Search” category added
• NEW: Disable the search highlights in the taskbar
• NEW: Disable the Windows Copilot
• NEW: Disable the Copilot button from the taskbar
• NEW: Disable search with AI in search box
• FIX: Reset to factory settings adapted
• FIX: Disable recordings of user activity
• FIX: Disable storing users’ activity history on this device
• FIX: Disable the submission of user activities to Microsoft
• FIX: Disable storage of clipboard history for whole machine
• FIX: Disable the transfer of the clipboard to other devices via the cloud
• FIX: Disable storage of clipboard history for current user
• FIX: Disable the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program
• FIX: Disable backup of text messages into the cloud
• FIX: Disable suggestions in Start
• FIX: Various bug fixes
• Available in German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian and Chinese (simplified)

[Papusan]

On 10/24/2023 at 9:14 PM, raptorddd said:

so no 23H2 for today right.?

 

Still keen get it? Here's the preview (guinea pig version) from Microsoft.

 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/october-26-2023-kb5031455-os-build-22621-2506-preview-6513c5ec-c5a2-4aaf-97f5-44c13d29e0d4

 

[Update October 27, 2023]: The testing phase is over again and Microsoft has now (finally) made KB 5031455 available for everyone to download. Revised a little more so that the version number is Windows 11 23H2 22631.2506 or Windows 11 22621.2506. We have adjusted the download links below | deskmodder.com

 

Manual download of KB5031455

• Windows11.0-KB5031455-x64.msu

 

 

[raptorddd]

On 10/27/2023 at 5:59 PM, Papusan said:

 

Still keen get it? Here's the preview (guinea pig version) from Microsoft.

 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/october-26-2023-kb5031455-os-build-22621-2506-preview-6513c5ec-c5a2-4aaf-97f5-44c13d29e0d4

 

[Update October 27, 2023]: The testing phase is over again and Microsoft has now (finally) made KB 5031455 available for everyone to download. Revised a little more so that the version number is Windows 11 23H2 22631.2506 or Windows 11 22621.2506. We have adjusted the download links below | deskmodder.com

 

Manual download of KB5031455

• Windows11.0-KB5031455-x64.msu

 

 

am on windows 11 22631.2428 just finished clean install.

 

i find 23H2 better than 22H2 i notice a small bumo of performance. 

ill just reinstall once mcsft releases offical iso.

[Vasudev]

On 10/29/2023 at 10:37 AM, raptorddd said:

am on windows 11 22631.2428 just finished clean install.

 

i find 23H2 better than 22H2 i notice a small bumo of performance. 

ill just reinstall once mcsft releases offical iso.

Could only be for a while until msft wrecks it in next update forcing new hardware reqmts.

[kojack]

4 hours ago, Vasudev said:

Could only be for a while until msft wrecks it in next update forcing new hardware reqmts.

That's not happening. They did it for 11 to make sure everyone using it has the on board security built into the intel processors.  Had nothing to do with planned obsolescence like what Apple does with their sewage OS. 

[raptorddd]

microsoft released windows 11 23H2 today.... downloading it now.

[Mr. Fox]

They have Windows users (private and business) over a barrel and some literally cannot switch to another platform. And, they use force and manipulation to coerce the adoption of their newer data-harvesting OS and Office "as a service" cancer.

 

They shamelessly exploit the users of their operating system and I hope it eventually bites them in the butt. I would love to see them decimated by legal battles and their finances nuked by enormous legal/defense costs. That's what they deserve. So does crApple. Any degree of misfortune or harm that comes to either of them will have been earned and should be deemed fitting for their abuses, high crimes and misdemeanors.

[KING19]

 

It just adds to it of what we been saying about Windows.

[Mr. Fox]

1 hour ago, KING19 said:

 

It just adds to it of what we been saying about Windows.

The only thing more surprising, alarming and disappointing is the sad fact that 30% of the idiots on the planet prefer crApple's trash. The Redmond Reprobates are their own worst enemy. Their failures are a direct result of their inability to know, or the desire to care, what most users of their products want. 

[Raiderman]

On 11/7/2023 at 4:48 PM, Mr. Fox said:

The only thing more surprising, alarming and disappointing is the sad fact that 30% of the idiots on the planet prefer crApple's trash. The Redmond Reprobates are their own worst enemy. Their failures are a direct result of their inability to know, or the desire to care, what most users of their products want. 

They are their own worst enemy. When they actually listened to the end user, they produced some good OSes, and some fairly good peripherals. This is what happens when people in high places think they know whats best for everyone else, and sadly we are seeing it in every facet of life. From the type of cars, to the type of governing they think is appropriate. Sadly the younger generation thinks this is the norm, and have no clue what real choice is.

[Papusan]

On 11/8/2023 at 12:48 AM, Mr. Fox said:

The only thing more surprising, alarming and disappointing is the sad fact that 30% of the idiots on the planet prefer crApple's trash. The Redmond Reprobates are their own worst enemy. Their failures are a direct result of their inability to know, or the desire to care, what most users of their products want. 

 

The sad truth... Microsoft want those (users) idiots. Hence we see so much unwanted changes with every new Windows version. Same also in tech industri.... All OEMs try to copy-cat Applebooks. The trend roll faster and faster for each new year. I'm happy I'm not 20 years anymore. See this sinking ship (Windows as OS) is awful to see.

 

6 hours ago, Raiderman said:

They are their own worst enemy.

 

See bolded text. 

 

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Microsoft highlight their hard work to offer "quality and reliability". 

 

 

Microsoft reflects on 20 years of Windows Patch Tuesday

Bill Gates did it, and now AI will keep patching Windows for 20 more years...

By Alfonso Maruccia, November 10

 

Microsoft is now focused on the "quality and reliability" of its security updates, Cable noted, working proactively to improve transparency and align with the EU's General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

[Aaron44126]

Microsoft is going to let Windows users use a default search provider other than Bing, not just in the browser, but in places like the Start Menu search.

 

............Only if you live in Europe (or set your PC's region accordingly at initial setup), because the EU's DMA is forcing them to make this change.

 

They already have a similar commitment to allow you to use a browser other than Edge, which also only applies in Europe.

 

https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/16/23963579/microsoft-windows-11-eu-digital-markets-act-feature-changes

[Papusan]

On 11/11/2023 at 10:18 PM, Papusan said:

Microsoft is now focused on the "quality and reliability" of its security updates, Cable noted, working proactively to improve transparency and align with the EU's General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

Yup. Full focus on quality and reliability will always pay of, LOOL

 

@Mr. Fox+++ 

 

Microsoft confirms Windows 10 and 11 activation issues, says it is investigating techspot.com

 

Facepalm: Microsoft is investigating a new activation issue that is affecting many Windows 10 and 11 PCs. The problem seems to have cropped up last month after the company pushed out an update to plug a loophole that allowed Windows 7,8, and 8.1 users to upgrade to Windows 10 and 11 for free. However, the update is reportedly causing issues for some people who say they used the method to legitimately move to Windows 10 or 11 from an older version of the OS.

 

According to aggrieved users, the problem affects Windows 10/11 installations that were legally activated using Windows 7/8 product keys as part of a free upgrade offer from Microsoft. However, following last month's update some of those installations are reportedly getting deactivated if any hardware component in the PC is changed or the BIOS is updated.

 

See also...

 

Microsoft is screaming for attention

In the last few days, Microsoft has drawn the ire of many Windows users several times. For example, some users temporarily had to give a reason if they wanted to close the OneDrive app on Windows. After the media attention that this brought, the company backed down and stopped the feedback dialogue again. The new Outlook's silent synchronization of access data for email accounts with the Microsoft cloud was also recently met with little approval .

[Papusan]

Yup. Windows 11 is a disgusting mess. 

 

 

[Papusan]

And it will never stop😆

 

 

Windows 11 November 2023 Update fixes AMD profile reset bug windowslatest.com

 

The November 2023 Update is a disaster for some.

While the Windows 11 AMD profile bug is now patched, KB5032190 has its share of issues, including a bug that causes systems to get stuck in a boot loop. In some cases, your device might fail to apply the update during installation and keep failing again in a rebooting loop.

[kojack]

On 11/7/2023 at 6:49 PM, KING19 said:

 

It just adds to it of what we been saying about Windows.

Too bad his numbers are not correct. Windows as of today is sitting at 69.7 percent bumping back up from June low of 65%. I don't know where people pull their numbers from. Apple bumped up in that same timeframe when windows went down, but the inverse it true currently.  Windows went down/MacOS went up, 6 months later, MacOS is down almost the exact same percentage windows went up.  It's all give and take between MacOS and Windows.  the others are non players.  I am also guessing a bunch of people got suckered into Apple's marketing vortex of the supremely vague graphs showing how performant their Mjesus chips supposedly are, only to find out that's not entirely true and moved back to powerful systems. 

 

I know I was falling for the fanboys claims of supreme power from the studio and macbook pro.  Only to find out my current systems are faster at doing what I do than the M1 Ultra systems.  I am sure that's where the dip and spike between the two come from. 

[epguy3]

On 10/31/2023 at 10:59 AM, raptorddd said:

microsoft released windows 11 23H2 today.... downloading it now.

weird that win11 23H2 was released to the public on Halloween, hahaha

[KING19]

On 11/28/2023 at 2:05 PM, kojack said:

Too bad his numbers are not correct. Windows as of today is sitting at 69.7 percent bumping back up from June low of 65%. I don't know where people pull their numbers from. Apple bumped up in that same timeframe when windows went down, but the inverse it true currently.  Windows went down/MacOS went up, 6 months later, MacOS is down almost the exact same percentage windows went up.  It's all give and take between MacOS and Windows.  the others are non players.  I am also guessing a bunch of people got suckered into Apple's marketing vortex of the supremely vague graphs showing how performant their Mjesus chips supposedly are, only to find out that's not entirely true and moved back to powerful systems. 

 

I know I was falling for the fanboys claims of supreme power from the studio and macbook pro.  Only to find out my current systems are faster at doing what I do than the M1 Ultra systems.  I am sure that's where the dip and spike between the two come from. 

 

His numbers are pretty accurate based on the current OS marketshare and Also Windows used to have over 70% of the marketshare last year, It dropped as low as 62% but went up because of back of school season. Macs are still very overpriced compared to Windows PCs and the lack of upgradeability with them. Personally im not surprised especially how terrible Windows 11 is, More bloated than Windows 10, the lack of customization, Advertisements, useless features that barely anyone is going to use, and etc. Also most users cant upgrade to it because of TPM 2.0 and basically forced to buy a new PC unless you can bypass it which isnt easy to do for the average user. Windows 10 still has a marketshare of 70% and Windows 11 is stuck at 26%. They shot themselves in the foot with their terrible decisions.

[Papusan]

On 11/8/2023 at 12:48 AM, Mr. Fox said:

The Redmond Reprobates are their own worst enemy. Their failures are a direct result of their inability to know, or the desire to care, what most users of their products want. 

 

Yup. They fail constantly. And they trust all too much on AI and don't bother with proper QC afterwards. 

 

NEWS

Windows update bug labels all printers as “HP LaserJet”

[epguy3]

Windows 11 KB5032288 update improves Copilot, fixes 11 bugs - BleepingComputer

[Mr. Fox]

1 hour ago, epguy3 said:

Windows 11 KB5032288 update improves Copilot, fixes 11 bugs - BleepingComputer

Better yet... Copilot functionality be disabled in the registry. 

Copy and paste in the command below in an elevated PowerShell or Teminal window and press enter:

reg add HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsCopilot /v TurnOffWindowsCopilot /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f 

 

Then sign out and back in or reboot for the change to take effect.

 

To re-enable, as if you would ever want to, you can use the command:

reg delete HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsCopilot /f

I am looking for a script to completely uninstall/delete Copilot like the one I use for Defender. That would make it permanent and irreversible, which would be ideal.

 

Anything we can do to facilitate or contribute to the failure of AI development, no matter how seemingly small, is worth doing. I'd love to see all of the "investors" lose their butt and end up scrapping the idea.

[Papusan]

 

 

Microsoft released a massive update for Windows 11 on Halloween this year. If the naming convention isn't apparent, 23H2 is a substantial annual update for the OS, replacing 22H2 from last year. 

 

Windows 11 23H2 Is Slowing Game Performance, but Microsoft Has a Workaround extremetech.com

 

The issue seems to affect folks with AMD CPUs and results in degraded CPU performance.

 

For now, the issue seems to primarily affect AMD CPUs, including both older models and newer chips, including the Ryzen 7000-series. It's unclear what the specific problem is, but it's conceivable that AMD will release a microcode update to resolve this situation soon. If you're experiencing degraded CPU performance in games or apps, apply the workaround listed above and say a silent prayer to the silicon deities. If you have an AMD CPU and have not upgraded yet, hold off until the coast is clear.

[Papusan]

Please see from 1:49:04 - Windows is getting worse and worse. @Mr. Fox @Ashtrix @Rage Set+++ 

 

 

 

[Papusan]

New/newer has to be better. Always. Isn't it? @ryan @Mr. Fox++++

 

Security patch breaks Wi-Fi on Windows 11 PCs with Qualcomm 802.11r Wi-Fi module

Just another Windows patch creating problems! 

 

A sad, familiar story for Windows users

Issues caused by Windows updates are pretty well-documented, thanks to official Windows forums. Recently, Microsoft rolled out an update for another issue which renamed all printers to HP. Microsoft has not responded to the issue related to 802.11r yet, but it's fair to say the software giant will roll out a fix eventually. It only took nearly a month for it to issue a fix to the printer issue. You can live without Wi-Fi for that long, right?

 

It took ONLY Microsoft more than a year to fix one of the most infuriating Windows 11 bugs