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Following the block on third-parties to easily switch the default browser in Windows 11, Microsoft has now publicly admitted that its implementation is actually a "fix" for "improper redirection".

Microsoft has recently revealed that a KB update in August's Patch Tuesday effectively breaks printing for some organizations by repeatedly requiring admin credentials when printing.

While Windows 10 build 19002 was released to Insiders yesterday, unfortunately it shipped with the same exact bug preventing shutdown or restart for a limited amount of testers. Here's a fix for that.

With temporary fixes for its network adapter failures found in its latest 18362.356 build for Windows 10 (1903), the company has followed suit and addressed the woes surrounding the audio in games.

Following the release of build 17110 into the Fast ring, many users reported their Store app as missing or broken. An unofficial fix has now been detailed on Microsoft's support forum for Insiders.

Amidst reports of missing apps after installation of the Fall Creators Update, Microsoft has detailed a temporary workaround to restore any such apps while it further investigates the issue.

Microsoft rolled out Windows 10 Insider Preview build 17017 to Fast ring users just a few hours ago, however, many are facing problems updating their devices. Microsoft is now working on a fix.

Although no update is available yet, Google offers three workarounds for Gboard on iOS which may solve gesture typing and typing corrections. Users are advised to follow the thread for updates.

It appears the install issues are still with us in the Creators Update. Build 15042 reportedly hangs due to a required install process that initializes but then doesn't complete, or simply times out.

Some Insiders have reported that Windows Update is getting stuck on 0% while attempting to download Windows 10 build 15031. The official workaround is to just ignore it and be patient.

If you're having trouble downloading Windows 10 build 14986 on the Fast ring, Microsoft has issued a simple workaround that does not require tweaking the operating system's registry keys.

Microsoft has now acknowledged the bug where a Lumia 550 will fail to charge or be recognized by a PC after upgrading to build 14267 and has posted a workaround to recover the device.

Last Wednesday, Insiders got a new Windows 10 Redstone preview, and although bugs are to be expected, one annoying popup has yet to be acknowledged by Microsoft. Here's a workaround for it.

After updating to Windows 10 build 10525, released yesterday to the Windows Insider program, some testers soon found that Google Chrome's response to this was "Aw, Snap!"

If you installed the leaked 10056 build, you will be prompted that the only available upgrade is to build 10066, which fails every time unless you are a Microsoft employee - but here's a workaround.

Here's a list of known issues in the first preview of Windows 10 for phones, which just came out today. As we've mentioned a bunch of times, this is preview software and has numerous bugs and quirks.

Many Surface Pro 2 owners have reported being unable to install the latest firmware update for the tablet. While Microsoft has not yet commented, there does seem to be a workaround for the issue.

Adobe Systems Inc. has confirmed that there's a critical bug in its most popular programs, but it doesn't yet have a patch that protects Windows XP users against attacks arriving as PDF files. In an...

Vonage has acknowledged it has no workaround for technology that was found to infringe Verizon Communications patents and does not know if one is feasible. Vonage has said it was developing workarounds, or other ways...

DailyTech has posted a 7-step workaround courtesy of Paul Thurrott (via Microsoft internal documents) on how to perform a clean install with a Windows Vista Upgrade DVD. Per Microsoft's new licensing requirements for Vista, users...

SOUND FIRM Creative said it is offering a software application which will help gamers get round Microsoft's decision to remove the hardware abstraction layer for Vista. The app, called Alchemy, is or will be available...

A simple mechanical way for Windows users to defeat SunnComm's MediaMaxx copy protection scheme, used widely in audio CDs produced by Sony BMG, is being offered on request via e-mail by SunnComm itself, the company's...