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Microsoft’s next annual update for Windows 11 is in Release Preview testing

Microsoft’s next annual update for Windows 11 is in Release Preview testing

So, will you see new UI features or more AI tweaks included on your desktop with this update? Microsoft didn’t mention many specific features or changes in the update, other than confirming it shares the same new features and enhancements as the previous version, 24H2, which flips on new features throughout the year, along with some notes for IT: Windows …

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Windows 11 25H2 update hits its last stop before release to the general public

Windows 11 25H2 update hits its last stop before release to the general public

Microsoft’s fifth major iteration of Windows 11 is nearing its release to the general public—the Windows Insider team announced today that Windows 11 25H2 was being put into its Release Preview Channel, the final stop for most updates before they become available to everyone. That’s around two months after the first Windows builds with the 25H2 label were released to …

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Phison Dismisses Reports of Windows 11 Updates Bricking SSDs, Runs Rigorous Tests Involving 4500 Hours on Drives But Unable To Reproduce Errors

Phison Dismisses Reports of Windows 11 Updates Bricking SSDs, Runs Rigorous Tests Involving 4500 Hours on Drives But Unable To Reproduce Errors

Phison has dismissed the claims of Windows 11 updates bricking its SSDs after conducting several hours of rigorous testing on its solutions. Reports of Windows 11 Bricking SSDs Might Be Part of A Major Hoax Drive, As Phison’s Thousands of Hours of Testing Reveals No Issues With Their Storage Solutions After issuing a statement earlier that they were investigating the …

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Phison releases test report on Windows 11 SSD corruption issue – Neowin

Phison releases test report on Windows 11 SSD corruption issue  Neowin Phison squashes reports of Windows 11 breaking SSDs — says it was unable to reproduce issues despite 4,500 hours of testing, recommends users deploy heatsinks just in case  Tom’s Hardware Phison Posts Latest Update on SSD Controller Stability  TechPowerUp KB5063878 linked to SSD failures — what Windows 11 users should know  Windows Central …

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Windows 11 now has better Bluetooth quality for game chat and voice calls

Microsoft’s next annual update for Windows 11 is in Release Preview testing

Microsoft is addressing muffled audio quality on Bluetooth headsets by introducing a new LE Audio feature for Windows 11. Built on top of the Bluetooth Low Energy radio spec, LE Audio uses a new compression algorithm that results in higher quality audio that Microsoft says will “drastically” improve the audio experience in games and calls on Windows 11. “When using …

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Critical Docker Desktop flaw lets attackers hijack Windows hosts

Critical Docker Desktop flaw lets attackers hijack Windows hosts

A critical vulnerability in Docker Desktop for Windows and macOS allows compromising the host by running a malicious container, even if the Enhanced Container Isolation (ECI) protection is active. The security issue is a server-side request forgery (SSRF) now identified as CVE-2025-9074, and it received a critical severity rating of 9.3. “A malicious container running on Docker Desktop could access the Docker Engine …

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45+ Windows keyboard shortcuts I use to instantly boost my productivity

45+ Windows keyboard shortcuts I use to instantly boost my productivity

Cesar Cadenas/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Windows has a long list of keyboard shortcuts that perform helpful actions in Windows 11. For example, hitting the CTRL and C keys together allows users to copy text or files.  Mastering these shortcuts can help boost your overall productivity, but most people only know a few.  …

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Microsoft Warning—Do Not Update Windows Until You Read This

Microsoft Warning—Do Not Update Windows Until You Read This

Read this now. Anadolu via Getty Images They say good things come in threes—but it’s the same for bad things. And so it is for Microsoft users walking onto increasingly thin ice to install this month’s mandatory security update. Before you do so, you need to read Microsoft’s new warning. We have already seen an emergency update to resolve an …

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Master these 48 Windows keyboard shortcuts and finish work early

Master these 48 Windows keyboard shortcuts and finish work early

Cesar Cadenas/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Windows has a long list of keyboard shortcuts that perform helpful actions in Windows 11. For example, hitting the CTRL and C keys together allows users to copy text or files.  Mastering these shortcuts can help boost your overall productivity, but most people only know a few.  …

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How to protect SSDs from Windows 11 bug

How to protect SSDs from Windows 11 bug

Microsoft released Windows 11 version 24H2 security update KB5063878 on August 12, 2025. It notably fixed delays signing into new Windows 11 devices, caused by “certain preinstalled packages,” but it also arrived with a couple of issues. Some users reported an installation error with code Ox80240069, which Microsoft says was caused by attempts to deploy the update through Windows Server …

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