Aug 13
When issues arrise on a Windows device many of us dive into the eventlogs, check when latest updates were installed, when the device was restarted, how often does a certain app crash… This can be quite a job filtering through logs, looking up info at numerous locations. Windows has a built-in tool that does a …
Aug 13
Hi all, last Wednesday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25179 to the Dev Channel. Smooth & fast upgrade on all but 1 of my devices, one needed to retry the operation (try again before the reboot) & was successful the 2nd time GSOD on intel drivers is still happening on this build for my Surface …
Aug 06
Hi all, last Wednesday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25174 to the Dev Channel. Smooth & fast upgrades here on all devices The taskbar overflow aligns to the left of the screen which is a bit strange (Feedback Hub: https://aka.ms/AAhm90w) Happy upgrading! What’s new Introducing the new Game Pass Widget PC Game Pass and Windows are …
Jul 31
Windows 11 introduced the new context menu (right-click menu) The new menu has the most used options instantly available where the less used options are ‘hidden’ behind the ‘Show more options’ extra click For me the new menu took some getting used to, but once embraced it’s very nice to use! Not everyone has gotten …
Jul 31
Disabling Short filename Creation frees up performance for other file server tasks This will stop NTFSfrom generating the 8 char filename alias for all files (only required for very old software) Example: Query the current state for the setting: To disable the function, change the following registry value & reboot the system HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation Set …
Jul 30
Hi all, last Thursday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25169 to the Dev Channel. Multi-App Kiosk Mode is here, long awaited feature in 11 The Taskbar icon overflow that in the builds since last week is a very nice feature What’s new Multi-App Kiosk Mode Multi-app kiosk mode is a lockdown feature for Windows …
Jul 25
This month’s Tech Community Live: Endpoint Manager! (July 21, 2022) Revealed something new, the MEM Insiders community. If you’re interested in more opportunities to talk about Microsoft Endpoint Manager, get the new stuff at the earliest & be able to give your feedback early, this is the place to go. I’ve already signed up & …
Jul 23
Bug Bashing on the #Windows11 Beta Channel – join me in testing & sending feedback available July 20th to 25th (PDT) #WindowsInsiders #WIMVP #WIMVPBenelux @aavdberg @JamesvandenBerg @windowsinsider @JenMsft @NorthFaceHiker @brandonleblanc @amanda_lango 🪲🔨🎉🎊😎 pic.twitter.com/dOwo6IMzal — Erik Moreau #WIMVP #MODERNDESKTOP 🇧🇪 (@ErikMoreau) July 23, 2022
Jul 23
Hi all, Last Wednesday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25163 to the Dev Channel. Upgrades went smooth a fast here, the taskbar overflow needed an extra reboot before it appeared so if you want to test it, after upgrade do an extra reboot to trigger it. Taskbar overflow is very nice, this was a missing …
Jul 16
Hi all, Last Wednesday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25158 to the Dev Channel. I installed it on my main device while on free wireless hotspot during a week off with the kids, it went surprisingly fast & smooth The new search experience in the taskbar looks nice! What’s new Notification badging for Widgets We’re …
