Microsoft Outlook: Here’s a fix for slow startups
If you’re a Microsoft 365 subscriber experiencing Outlook freezes at startup, there’s some good news on the way—Microsoft’s not only aware of the issue and working on a fix, but it has […]
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Windows Update will fix your broken install with minimal headache
The latest Canary build of Windows 11, the bleeding-edge developer version delivered to Windows Insider program participants, has a little surprise waiting inside. A new “Fix problems using Windows Update” option has […]
Windows 11’s July update could fix your pesky gaming stutters
There’s nothing more aggravating than a stuttering high DPI mouse, especially when you’re in the middle of an intense match where precise movements and fast response times are everything. Fortunately, Microsoft’s July […]
Windows update causes video problems: Microsoft issues emergency fix
After the recent automatic Windows Updates KB5028244 and KB5027303 caused problems for many users, Microsoft has temporarily stopped distributing them. The Windows team is now in the process of correcting the error […]
Nonstop ‘Outlook closed while you had items open’ prompt: Here’s a fix
Many users of the desktop version of Outlook are being confronted with an annoying problem: When you open Outlook, the mail program included in Microsoft 365, it repeatedly asks whether you want […]
Intel Downfall: Fix for severe CPU flaw drastically lowers performance
As expected, microcode applied to fix the Intel “Downfall” bug a Google researcher discovered this week can have a severe impact on performance, according to early tests, with the performance hit reaching […]
AMD Inception: Bug fix hurts Ryzen photo editing performance
Tests of the microcode used to patch AMD’s recent “Inception” bug don’t appear to seriously affect day-to-day performance on Ryzen processors, including gaming. Creative users who use image editing tools on Ryzen […]
Default Windows 11 feature slows SSDs up to 45%: How to fix it
Microsoft’s BitLocker software encryption of for SSDs, which is activated by default in Windows 11 Pro, causes a massive reduction in the performance of storage drives. TomsHardware conducted extensive tests of the […]
Fix Windows 11’s Start menu and search with Stardock’s Start11 v2
Stardock Software has released version 2 of its Start11 utility software, with three new Start menu styles as well as other visual features. Start11, originally released in 2022, was designed in reaction […]
Microsoft’s fix for Windows renaming printers is still pretty annoying
In one of the more bizarre bugs to come out this year, a number of users saw their printers renamed to “HP Laserjet M101-M106” with the latest Windows update…regardless of whatever brand […]
