A bad update breaks Outlook for many users, but there’s a fix
Microsoft is investigating a problem with Outlook that is causing the app to crash repeatedly. In a tweet, the company said it’s traced the likely problem to a recent update. In the […]
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Outlook builds in breaks to make video meetings less exhausting
Microsoft’s research team has used science to prove what we already know—too many back-to-back meetings can wear you down—and is promoting an Outlook feature to build in scheduled breaks. Microsoft used EEG […]
Windows 10 bug breaks USB printing
If you’ve been unable to print to a USB printer with Windows 10, it’s not just you: Microsoft is currently wrestling with a bug under that exact scenario. Microsoft first acknowledged the […]
Intel’s Core i9-13900KS breaks the 6GHz barrier, launches today
Intel’s long awaited Core i9-13900KS was unwrapped Thursday morning and will officially be the first x86 consumer CPU to hit the 6GHz barrier. You will pay a premium for the barrier-breaking privilege, […]
Twitter expands character limit to 4,000 (and promptly breaks)
Loquacious people, rejoice! Twitter just expanded its brief 280 character limit to an oversized 4,000… but there’s a catch. In order to use wall-o-text-length tweets, you have to be a member of […]
Latest Windows update breaks custom Start apps
Peruse the “Known issues” section of the release notes for the latest release of Windows 11 22H2, and you’ll see “Third-party UI customization apps might prevent the Start menu from opening” right […]
Intel Core i9-14900KS breaks Super Pi record after launching on Pi Day
It was hardly a secret that Intel was working on a new, suped-up version of its fastest Core i9 processor — it was leaking all over the place earlier this month. But […]
Microsoft’s newest Windows update breaks VPNs, but there’s a fix
Update: on May 14, Microsoft said that the company has issued a patch to resolve the problem, but offered no explanation of why it happened. The patch should download automatically via Windows […]
Microsoft revives broken Windows update, but now breaks taskbars
Last week, Microsoft introduced an optional Windows update that could’ve sent your PC into a reboot loop. The update rollout was stopped mid-delivery so Microsoft could fix the issue. As of now, […]
Gamer breaks world record with 444 consoles connected to one TV
Guinness World Records recently announced a new world record in the category of most gaming consoles connected to a single TV. Game collector Ibrahim Al-Nasser managed to connect all of his gaming […]
