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I rebuilt Windows 11 with speed in mind and it shows.

Microsoft released an out-of-band update to fix the March 2026 non-security preview update, which was pulled over the weekend due to installation issues. The optional cumulative update (KB5079391) was ...

Another Windows update has tripped over its own feet, and users are once again left staring at error screens instead of progress bars. Microsoft has rolled back a ...

Microsoft pulled Windows 11 update KB5079391 shortly after release due to widespread installation failures, with users reporting error 0x80073712 indicating missing ...

If your Windows install is feeling creaky and you want to freshen up, or if you don't have Windows at all, the fastest way to fix things up is to simply do a clean install. Back up your important ...

Note: This is an early peek at a chapter from my next book, De-Enshittify Windows 11. This book will be available for purchase soon, hopefully by the end of February. –Paul When you buy a new PC or ...

Microsoft has announced the Store CLI, a command-line interface for managing and installing Windows apps from the Microsoft Store. It's similar to WinGet, except the Store CLI only works for apps that ...

It's officially time to let go. Windows 10 has been over as we know it for some time now, only for Windows 11 to have taken over. To finalize things even further, Microsoft ended support for the ...

Windows 11’s latest cumulative update is not a routine housekeeping patch, it closes critical security holes and stabilizes the operating system at a moment when attackers are actively probing for ...

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Microsoft has released the KB5072753 out-of-band cumulative update to fix a known issue causing the November 2025 KB5068966 hotpatch update to reinstall on Windows 11 systems repeatedly. As the ...