Jul 02
Hi all, Last Wednesday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25151 to the Dev Channel. Surface Book 3 has an issue (since 25141) resuming from standby, it gets stuck on a black screen with no way out but long press the power button. (Feedback Hub: https://aka.ms/AAhdr7f) A new Quest has landed in the Feedback Hub, …
Jun 21
Did a clean install on a device & Windows did not pick up the bios activation key? no 3rd party tools required, these commands will retrieve the key for you Run this in PowerShell (Elevated) to retrieve the key Retrieve & install: (run in elevated prompt)
Jun 19
The Windows 11 release health page found here: Windows 11 Updates Has this great new feature, every month the Patch-Tuesday update changes are neatly bundled with a video explaining what’s fixed & what’s new in this month’s updates and even some tips! Making them easier to understand even for less tech savvy end-users. Here’s the …
Jun 18
Hi all, last Wednesday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25140 to the Dev Channel. A quick & smooth update on all devices here, WinRAR context menu’s that were re-enabled for Windows 11 with the build 6.10 are not working on this build, as a workaround enabling the legacy context menu option under settings / …
Jun 13
This new option in Windows 11 called ‘Get me up to date’ is located in the settings app, under Windows Update / Advanced options Once turned on, Windows Updates will get your device updated as fast as possible restart as needed even if you’re in active hours, a great option to use when going out …
Jun 13
Hi all, Today Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.160 (KB5014770) to the Beta Channel. Also possibly enabling the explorer tabs for you… if you’re one of the lucky early deploy testers What’s new File Explorer Tabs & Navigation Updates To help you work across multiple locations at the same time, the title bar of File …
Jun 13
Hi all, Last Thursday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25136 to the Dev Channel. Sorry for the delay on the blog, was visiting the Microsoft campus, invited by the WCCP team, now that the jetlag is over… The tabbed explorer looks great, however it’s rolling out gradually to insider so you might not have it …
Jun 04
Hi all, last Thursday Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25131 to the Dev Channel. The new store app pop-up experience is great! Happy Upgrades! Fixes [General] Fixed an issue causing some Insider PCs with certain AMD processors to bugcheck and roll back when attempting to upgrade to last week’s flight. This issue is also believed …
May 29
Yes it’s the all time classic answer calling Helpdesk, but things have changed since Windows has Fast Startup enabled by default. This happened with the release of Windows 8.x, before then a simple restart was equal to turning it of and on again. Users will tell you they already restarted the device & the issue …
