Microsoft Just Patched a Major Security Vulnerability for This Popular Windows App

AI-related changes to Notepad allowed attackers to execute arbitrary code on your computer. The vulnerability was related to ...

Rufus developers have been blocked from downloading Windows ISOs, and believe there to be 'active intentional involvement from Microsoft'

Insider builds of Windows 11 are unaffected by the issue; if you're not part of the Windows Insider preview program, you ...
WinBuzzer

Microsoft Blocks Windows 11 ISO-Downloads in USB-Tool Rufus

Microsoft has blocked Rufus from downloading Windows 11 Insider Preview ISOs, marking the third time the open-source utility ...

De-Enshittify an Existing Install of Windows 11 ⭐

If you want to de-enshittify Windows 11 but find starting over from scratch to be daunting, then this is for you.

De-Enshittify Windows 11: Start Fresh with a New Install of Windows 11 ⭐

This process is called a clean install, which is ironic as there's nothing particularly clean about it: Microsoft has enshittified Windows Setup.
PC World

How to quickly compress image files in Windows 11 before sharing

Thanks to the latest Windows 11 update you can now reduce the size of image files before sharing them with one of the neat new applications offered. To do this, right-click on the image file and go to ...
TechRepublic

Leaked Windows 11 Feature Shows Copilot Moving Into File Explorer

Leaked Windows 11 Feature Shows Copilot Moving Into File Explorer Your email has been sent Microsoft appears set to deepen Copilot’s role in Windows, with File Explorer potentially the next app to ...
Neowin

Microsoft is injecting more AI into File Explorer in Windows 11

File Explorer has a fair share of issues and bugs that annoy people, and Microsoft is about to rub some extra salt into users' wounds by injecting more Copilot into Windows 11's stock file manager.
Lifehacker

This Free Script Disables Every AI Feature in Windows 11

Tired of all the Microsoft AI slop? You can remove it entirely. Some people love AI. If you're not one of them (or if you have a favorite AI tool that isn't baked into it), using Windows 11 can feel ...
ExtremeTech

Windows 11 File Explorer Will Finally Use Less RAM

Microsoft is rolling out an update to Windows 11 File Explorer that reduces RAM usage during file searches. The company announced improvements in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7523, which is ...
Digital Trends

Microsoft tests File Explorer search optimisation to reduce RAM usage in Windows 11

For now, it’s only available to those in the Insider preview program. The core of the fix is about working smarter, not harder: Microsoft wants to stop File Explorer from performing the same indexing ...
decrypt

Script to Nuke AI Features from Windows 11 Goes Viral Amid Privacy Backlash

Add Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A viral X post spotlighted RemoveWindowsAI, a GitHub script that disables Windows 11’s AI features. The tool targets Copilot, ...