Microsoft recently announced an interesting WIndows 11 24H2 feature that's both cool and controversial. Called Recall it is currently only officially supported on Qualcomm Snapdragon X.
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Microsoft published a quick workaround for customers not getting the recently released Windows 11 version 24H2 in the Release Preview Channel. You can speed things up by updating with an ISO.
Microsoft has published a reminder that the upcoming Windows 11 24H2 may break connections to third-party NAS with errors like 0xc000a000, 0x80070035, 0x800704f8, and others. Here is what to do.
Windows 11 version 24H2's best feature, Recall, requires new hardware, namely a Copilot+ PC. However, to no one's surprise, enthusiasts have already backported it to existing, even low-end hardware.
It looks like Windows 11 is getting a new stock app, at least in some regions. Microsoft is now publicly testing a Windows 11 build where the PC Manager app comes bundled with the OS.
Version 24H2, the next big update for the operating system, is now available for its final round of testing before public release. Bringing plenty of new features and upgrades for all users.
As is always the case with an upcoming Windows feature update, Microsoft begins ensuring that the system requirements are maintained by compatible hardware with the help of appropriate certification.
Microsoft is releasing Windows 11 24H2, with the build number 26100.712, to members of the Windows Insider Program in the Release Preview Channel, with ISO builds coming later today.
Microsoft has posted some partial timeline plans for the depreciation of the VBScript language. It will start by making the language one of the features on demand (FODs) for Windows 11 24H2.
The upcoming Windows 11 version 24H2 will bring quite a few improvements and new features for all sorts of users. Developers, for one, will be getting significant file system performance upgrades.
There are several third-party apps and utilities out there that promise to make the Windows experience better. One such tiny app will help you hide the Windows 11 Search bar if you hate it.
Linux is about to get a huge performance boost in AES-XTS or AES encryption performance thanks to new improvements. This could tip people over to make the switch from Windows 11 24H2 over to Linux.
Microsoft made a few changes under Windows 11's hood, which means the operating system now encrypts all your disks during installation by default. Not happy with that? Here is how to turn it off.
If you have a Snapdragon 835-powered Windows on ARM PC, which unofficially runs Windows 11, here is some bad news for you: the upcoming Windows 11 version 24H2 will not work on your computer.
A new report suggests Microsoft may be enabling BitLocker encryption by default on Windows 11 24H2 PCs. What's interesting is that the report suggests that this may happen on Home editions too.
Recently, users discovered a simple one-click method to bypass the system requirements for Windows 11 on unsupported PCs. Another such way has been uncovered and it works on Windows 8.
Windows 11 24H2 lets you create TAR and 7Z archives without third-party apps. However, you don't have to wait for version 24H2 to get that feature. Microsoft will soon bring it to 22H2 and 23H2.
ExplorerPatcher has been updated to a new version with one important change: it no longer allows enabling the legacy Windows 10 taskbar on systems with Windows 11 version 24H2 (build 26002 and newer).
Microsoft is looking to display a system requirements cautionary message on Windows 11 24H2 PCs for when such a PC fails to meet the requirements for the upcoming AI-powered File Explorer.
Microsoft recently added a compatibility block wherein very old unsupported CPUs like Intel's Core 2 Duo, are no longer able to bypass Windows 11 system requirements during version 24H2 setup.
Less than a month ago, a one-click trick to bypass the Windows 11 system requirements was discovered. While it was thought to work only on LTSC editions, it turned out to work on other versions too.
Microsoft is rumored to introduce AI File Explorer in the upcoming Windows 11 version 24H2. While details about the thing are scarce, Windows enthusiasts already dug out alleged system requirements.
Windows 11 is getting a big update later this year. While it is too early to discuss a complete list of changes, here are five cool features that are coming soon to the operating system.
Stardock has released a new update for Start11 v2 with better animations and other changes. In addition, it improves compatibility with Windows 11 24H2 as the latter breaks other UI customization apps
There are multiple ways to bypass the system requirements check (those for CPU, TPM, Secure Boot), on Windows 11. Now, a trick has been uncovered to do the same on Windows 11 LTSC too.
A closer look into the system files in Windows 11 version 24H2 (build 26100) revealed a list of apps that could theoretically block your system from getting to the upcoming update.
Following leaked images of a build yesterday, Microsoft has now officially confirmed that the upcoming Windows 11 24H2 LTSC version will formally be known as "Windows 11 LTSC 2024."
Microsoft appears to be blocking even more apps for customizing the user interface in Windows 11 24H2. Users noticed that ExplorerPatcher joined the recently blocked StartAllBack app.
Microsoft is preparing to release the next major Windows 11 feature update, version 24H2, later this year. Reports suggest the RTM is almost here and it's off to a rocky start with broken support.
Windows 11 is scheduled to receive its first LTSC release later this year. However, someone on the internet has just leaked images of Windows 11 version 24H2 LTSC with build number 26100.1.
Windows 11 24H2 is coming later this year as earlier confirmed by Microsoft itself. A new report has added more purported details, including the RTM schedule, and general availability time frame.
Microsoft will soon delete WordPad from Windows 11. The company published a new support page detailing the upcoming removal of the old text editor in Windows 11 version 24H2, which is coming soon.
The list of deprecated features in client versions of Windows 10 and 11 has received a new entry. This time, Microsoft deprecated NPLogonNotify and NPPasswordChangeNotify APIs to improve security.
Microsoft is gearing up for the process that should ensure driver and hardware compatibility on Windows 11 24H2. That's because the company has released a new HLK Insider Preview build.
Windows has many cool shortcuts and hotkeys that many are probably not even aware of. Interestingly, the OOBE, that helps set up Windows, also comes with a few, including a secret one.
The upcoming Windows 11 "2024 Update" will reportedly include a so-called "AI Explorer," a supercharged version of File Explorer with advanced search and timeline capabilities on AI PCs.
The latest Windows 11 preview build added a new entry to the list of compatibility blocks. It now includes the SSE4.2 instruction set, preventing very old CPUs from running Windows 11 version 24H2.
Although we are months away from the release of Windows 11 24H2, Microsoft is already adding the release to its docs. Flight Hub has been updated with a new section for Windows 11 "2024 Update."
There has been an interesting trick, a single command, that allows unsupported CPUs to bypass Windows 11's system requirements check during setup. That has seemingly stopped working on very old chips.
The first Windows 11 24H2 Insider build was eventful as it brought many new features and improvements while also confirming a shift in CPU ISA support. The next one builds on top of it.