Category: Windows 11

A Chinese researcher, known as Love Comparison, has discovered a simple method to kill Windows 11. By manually adjusting the system date and time using the BCDEdit (boot configuration data editor) to 23:59 on December 31, 9999, and waiting until the year 10,000 is reached, the operating system experiences significant malfunctions.

Microsoft is adding a new card to the Home page in Settings. The new one will showcase a Copilot Pro subscription and its options. While it is a hidden addition as of now, it won't take the company long to make it available to the public.

A recent discovery on Microsoft's official support page suggests that the next major update to Windows 11 may be referred to as Windows 11 version 24H2. It it one more confirmation that it won't be a brand new Windows 12 release. The mention of this new version was found on a deeply buried page on the Microsoft website dedicated to changes to the EnumDeviceDrivers function. It is related to the Process Status API (PSAPI). The page was last updated on January 29, 2024.

Microsoft is currently testing the sudo command port from Linux to Windows 11 in insider builds. This command grants super user privileges for administrative tasks that a regular user cannot get done. To access the sudo command in Windows 11, users can enable it the developer options. On the Settings > System > For developers page, there is a set of options related to the tool.

Windows 11 Build 22635.3139 is now available to insiders in the Beta channel. Its new features are only available to insiders with the Settings > Windows Update > Get the latest updates as soon as they are available option enabled. Here are the changes.

With build 26040, Microsoft introduced a new setup experience that looks fresh and re-arranges some of the elements in the UI. However, users quickly discovered that traces of this new interface go as far back as pre-release Windows 10 builds.

Microsoft is following their plan to kill WordPad in Windows 11. Earlier, build 26020 excluded the app from clean installs. The newer build 26040 now removes WordPad even if you do an upgrade.

Windows setup program is part of the user interface that an average user doesn't see frequently. So it rarely gets visual updates. The current installation wizard didn't change much from what the company created in Longhorn days, and then used from Vista to Windows 11. Several dialogs with the "Windows Basic" theme borders survived over years through a variety of OS releases. Now, the Redmond firm has decided to show some love to the now-classic UI.

Microsoft has disabled by default the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMIC) command-line tool. Currently, in Windows 11, WMIC is accessible as a feature on demand (FOD) which is available out of the box, but it will be deactivated in the next update.

Microsoft today released Windows 11 Build 26040  to Insiders in the Canary channel. It comes with a huge number of new features and improvements. You will find a new UI in the setup program, a new Task Manager icon, Narrator and screen casting issues, a new compression wizard for picking the archive format, Voice Clarity for more devices, and much more!