Windows 11
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This isn't Arc
This is Zen Browser. A firefox based browser that looks beautiful, is open source and gives you amazing qol features like split tabs and much more without a heavy AI overtone.
This browser also supports Mods/Themes via the Zen Store. My current setup is created by using those mods. Details in the comments.
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Windows LTSC & Enterprise direct URLs!
gist.github.com Windows Enterprise ISO links.Windows Enterprise ISO links. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
I made a GitHub Gist that has all the Enterprise & LTSC links in one place. Hope you can download it easier!
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How do you all suggest I do a factory reset without losing all my stuff?
It's been a long time but It finally happened, I've been compromised. Like an idiot I reused passwords and they got into most of my accounts. I've changed 300 different passwords and recovered all except one account, my Facebook, which I'm being told is unlikely I'll ever get into again.
This is probably from a data breach, I'm in a few, however, I still want to do a wipe of my PC, but it's been a few years and I don't remember the best practices.
This is a long time coming though because as well as simply possibly being compromised my PC has been experiencing a myriad of errors and annoyances, such as random entire system stutters, apps crashing out of nowhere and general performance slowdown.
Luckily I've got about 7 drives all holding various things, but the entire OS is on the tiny NVME C drive, as well as program installations. IIRC I can factory reset without losing data on the other drives but this one will probably be wiped yes? Is this enough for security though? I would imagine most malicious files would be completely removed by reinstalling the OS but I want to make sure no other avenues exist.
Also what is best practices this day and age to do a clean reset? Thanks guys
- lifehacker.com 'Windhawk' Is Like an App Store for Windows Mods
Ever wish Windows worked just a little bit differently? You're not alone. Windhawk is a free and open source application offering dozens of community curated mods for Windows and Windows applications. It's the simplest tool for customizing Windows that I've come across.
Windhawk is a free, open-source app that functions like an app store for Windows mods, allowing users to customize almost anything about their Windows experience easily.
Users can browse and install a variety of mods that range from visual tweaks, like changing the taskbar style, to functional changes, such as modifying taskbar volume controls or disabling grouping of taskbar icons.
Each mod includes a caution to review its source code on GitHub, ensuring users can make informed decisions before installing any customizations.
- www.theverge.com Windows 11 is now the most popular OS for PC gaming
Windows 11 usage is heading in the right direction, finally.
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Does anyone know of any OEMs selling Windows 11 IOT devices
learn.microsoft.com Windows IoT Enterprise LicensingLearn about licensing for Windows IoT Enterprise.
According to this page Windows 11 IOT is only available to OEMs.
- www.theverge.com Microsoft’s latest security update has ruined dual-boot Windows and Linux PCs
The update wasn’t supposed to reach dual-boot PCs.
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Windows 11 2024 Update — Official Release Demo (Version 24H2) - Windows Central
YouTube Video
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We check out the new features and changes coming to Windows 11 with the 2024 Update later this year, also known as version 24H2.
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Can automatic rebooting be disabled on Windows 11 Home?
There appears to be no straightforward way to permanently stop Windows 11 Home from rebooting on its own after installing updates. I looked for workarounds but so far I have only found a script that has to run on a schedule to block the reboot by changing "working hours". (Link.)
Is that really the best that is possible?
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Cumulative Updates: August 13th, 2024
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Windows 11, version 21H2: KB5041592 (OS Build 22000.3147) - Microsoft Support. Please check the upcoming EOS note in the link.
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Windows 11, version 22H2/23H2: KB5041585 (OS Builds 22621.4037 and 22631.4037) - Microsoft Support
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Windows 11, version 24H2: KB5041571 (OS Build 26100.1457) - Microsoft Support (targeting Copilot+ PCs and devices that were previously using Windows Insider 24H2 builds.)
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- www.theverge.com Microsoft is finally removing the FAT32 partition size limit in Windows 11
The arbitrary limit is finally being removed.
The arbitrary limit is finally being removed.
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I ported over my favorite linux cursor theme to Windows!
GitHub Page of the original creator.
How I did it:
Took the png files from the github repo and used a software called RealWorld Cursor Editor to create these.
You'll have to install manually as idk how to write the install file.
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My Ulitimate Windows Utility List
Winget (Better than Ninite)
Terminal application manager for windows. If you don't want to bother too much with the terminal
- Go to winstall.app and add as many apps as you want.
- Click generate script, select powershell, copy the code.
- Open powershell and copy paste.
I have my script saved on a notepad incase I have to reset windows or set up a new PC, turns something that takes hours into something that takes minutes.
Filelight (Better than WinDirStat)
It is open source (Made by KDE Devs), faster and better looking.
!Filelight You can hover over each subsection to get more details
Flow Launcher (Better than windows search)
Open source, looks better, searches your apps, settings, control panel AND google instead of bing, gives better results and allows blacklisting and alot more.
KDE Connect (Better than Phone Link)
Well better for Non Samsung users. Gives you
- Notifications
- Air Drop
- Clipboard Sync
- Remote Shutdown/Any Command and more.
ShareX (Better Than Clipping Tool)
Has more options, has the ability to only copy to clipboard and not save. Is what I'm using to write this right now.
Playnite (Better than Steam/Gog Galaxy IMO)
- open-source,
- supports theming,
- automatic metadata serach,
- supports multiple stores,
- has emulation support out of the box
- and huge plugin library for extra functionality.
!Playnite Switch, GBA, NES, PC, DS it is all here.
Mica For Everyone (Better Than Windows)
Adds Black/White Titlebars based on your theme choice or manual choice.
Edit: Using Mica used to cause artifacts it is fixed now.
This is what KDE connect looks like without MFE :C
ModernFlyouts (Better Than Windows)
Better Volume/Key Notification. IT ALSO TELLS YOU IF YOUR NUM LOCK IS ON. Underrated.
Will My PC Burn Keeping So Many Things in the Background?
I can't close Firefox or I'll lose my post sorry :(. Also ShareX for SS (Takes about 1%)
Disclaimer: I have 16 GB DDR4 Memory and I have only closed the utilities mentioned in this post.
!On Everything On
!Off Everything Off
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Microsoft is killing Windows | ft. @GamersNexus
When they talked re Teams and Discord, I thought of a meme. Windows will just be Edge in 100 years. All the apps will be web apps. Someone may have made that meme already.
Thankfully Windows didn't force Onedrive on me. I've preferred saving files locally. For my cloud files, I've mainly used Dropbox and Google drive.
I hope Windows will focus on user experience.
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Waking up from sleep involuntarily
Ok, so maybe a weird question: I've got two windows PCs on the same network. One of them is, when not in use, almost always in sleep mode. The other PC is only turned on every now and then.
I've narrowed down the issue to the fact that when this second PC is started, the first PC seems to always wake up from sleep. I've not enabled any wake on LAN features on either computer, and as such I'm a bit lost on where to go next. Any ideas?
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Consequences of Removing Edge?
If I remove Edge, Will there be any consequences?
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Flashback:
I removed edge and onedrive using Chris Titus Tech's Winutils. In the tool itself they mentioned that removing edge is not recommended. But I did it anyway.
Now for some reason, my library folders (music, videos, etc) reset to their original location. ( I changed it to a custom location).
All I have to do is change it back to custom location. ( No data loss happened).
But what I want to know is that, Are there anymore consequences that I am not aware of?
- www.windowscentral.com Microsoft toys with new Windows 11 Start menu layout inspired by the iOS App Library
The "All Apps" menu in Start may soon get a couple of new layout options.
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Cumulative Updates: July 9th, 2024
- Windows 11, version 21H2: KB5040431 (OS Build 22000.3079) - Microsoft Support
- Windows 11, version 22H2/23H2: KB5040442 (OS Builds 22621.3880 and 22631.3880)
- Windows 11, version 24H2: KB5040435 (OS Build 26100.1150) - Microsoft Support (targeting Copilot+ PCs and devices that were previously using Windows Insider 24H2 builds.)
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June 2024 non-security preview release for Windows 11 - June 25, 2024—KB5039302 (OS Builds 22621.3810 and 22631.3810) Preview
Highlights for Windows 11, versions 22H2 and 23H2 (normal rollout):
- This update addresses an issue that affects Group Policy. It fails to detect when a network’s speed is slow. Instead, it assumes that a fast link is present.
- This update addresses an issue that affects Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) and Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA).
Highlights for Windows 11, versions 22H2 and 23H2 (gradual rollout):
- This update affects OneDrive. You can use it as a RemoteApp in Azure Virtual Desktop.
- This update changes the units for DDR speed from MHz to MT/s.
- This update adds a new Game Pass recommendation card on the Settings home page.
- This update puts the show desktop button on the taskbar again by default.
- www.neowin.net Windows 11 is now automatically enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission
Microsoft quietly changed how folder backup works in the OneDrive app on Windows 11. Now, the OS enables it by default during the initial setup without asking the user for permission.
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Cumulative Updates: June 11th, 2024
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Windows 11, version 21H2: KB5039213 (OS Build 22000.3019) - Microsoft Support
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Windows 11, version 22H2/23H2: KB5039212 (OS Builds 22621.3737 and 22631.3737) - Microsoft Support
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- www.theverge.com Windows won’t take screenshots of everything you do after all — unless you opt in
Microsoft promises changes to Recall after security concerns.
- www.wired.com This Hacker Tool Extracts All the Data Collected by Windows’ New Recall AI
Windows Recall takes a screenshot every five seconds. Cybersecurity researchers say the system is simple to abuse—and one ethical hacker has already built a tool to show how easy it really is.
- www.pcworld.com Microsoft blocks Windows 11 workaround that enabled local accounts
Many users use an e-mail trick to avoid creating a Microsoft account. This has now apparently been stopped by Microsoft.
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Bluetooth audio codecs
We know that Windows 11 supports SBC and AAC. Is there a way to get LHDC on Windows?
- www.thurrott.com Build 2024: Microsoft to Update the Windows 11 Developer Experience
During its Build 2024 keynote, Microsoft revealed several updates to the Windows 11 developer experience spanning Dev Home and more.
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What do you use Copilot / ChatGPT / etc. for?
I am trying to stay open-minded here.
As it is, I don’t see a usage that justify install a privacy nightmare on the system level, an app, or even a browser extension.
The only time I have been using any AI stuff lately is when Brave_Search/Copilot_on_Bing do a quick summary of the search results, and give me the link to the website. It don’t need to constantly see what I am doing for that.
- arstechnica.com New Windows AI feature records everything you’ve done on your PC
Recall uses AI features "to take images of your active screen every few seconds."
- www.windowscentral.com The Windows PC is about to get GOOD, and you can thank Windows on Arm for that
Microsoft's secret CADMUS project will finally be unveiled on Monday as the company outlines its vision for the future of Windows PCs, with Arm at the forefront.
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Cumulative updates: May 14th, 2024
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Windows 11, version 21H2: KB5037770 (OS Build 22000.2960)
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Windows 11, version 22H2/23H2: KB5037771 (OS Builds 22621.3593 and 22631.3593)
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- www.bleepingcomputer.com Microsoft says April Windows updates break VPN connections
Microsoft says the April 2024 Windows security updates break VPN connections on Windows 11, Windows 10, and Windows Server systems.
- www.neowin.net Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2 will soon let you create TAR and 7Z archives
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.