A new, updated Installation Assistant covers 26H2 and provides surprising functionality above and beyond its usual restrictions.

A serious mismatch mars Surface Laptop Ultra offerings, as Microsoft's top-of-the-line laptop includes a 20-core CPU, 128 GB RAM and 1 TB SSD.

OK then, I’ve been away from home since October 1. Sorry to report it was to attend a memorial service for my brother-in-law, Mike Carey, who succumbed to lung cancer on September 19. Now that I’m bac...

Install Windows 11 26H2 via Windows Update, Installation Assistant, ISO, Media Creation Tool or Rufus, and see what works on unsupported PCs.

This morning started with a simple task. I needed to RDP into TSP3Ultra2, one of my local Windows machines. The connection failed. Machine name resolution was broken. My first instinct was to check th...

As of September 29, Microsoft WU offers Win11 26H2 to eligible PCs. A quick experiment shows it works on other 25H2 PCs as well.

As a new generation of Google and NVIDIA based platforms bang up against ARM64 and x64 architecturs, it's time to say "Bye-bye Copilot+ PCs"

With all the new PC architectures proliferating, I’m thinking about the future role of the USB-C port. I see interesting stuff in NVIDIA RTX Spark, GoogleBook, post-Copilot+ PCs (especially Snapdragon...

On my primary desktop, I get bitten by a somewhat common Sandbox network access bug. Vexing, but fixable (and works on other PCs).

Strange! I updated the driver for my Jabra 75 headset recently. But I hadn’t tried to use it since. Today, when I went off to listen to some tunes, the headset was MIA. All the Windows-side audio devi...

September 22, 2026—KB5124010 (OS Builds 26200.9550 and 26100.9550) Preview

Given today's blitz, which includes ASUS, Acer, Dell, HP and Lenovo offerings, everybody's asking "Can Googlebook occupy a real niche?"

After any Windows Update that requires a reboot, it's desirable to check your boot media. You may end up doing the Recovery Drive rebuild...

Removing stubborn Acrobat pin inside WinGet requires understand how and where this package manager accesses pinning data.

Because its YAML file sets RequireExplicitUpgrade to "True," WinGet mistakenly reports Discord as "pinned." It's not...

As it flips the network profile from Private to Public on one of my PCs, surprise OOB KB5129195 impacts LAN. Easily fixed!

September 14, 2026—KB5129195 (OS Builds 26200.9457 and 26100.9457) Out-of-band

I was doing a routine check of my WinGet pin list on Flo6 just now (ICYMI, Flo6 is my production desktop). After running winget pin list I spotted three pinned packages. Two of them I recognized immed...

An in-app update beats Remove/Replace in Winget. That goes double for MS Edge, which blocks its own uninstall anyway.

Post Patch Tuesday Secure Boot checks and, when needed, cleanup and remediation need to become part of your update routine. Make it so!

Once I realize is won't go away, fixing false Vantage update requires operating on the metadata that drives its update selection procedures.

As I was reading a Windows Latest article about a “…special Windows 11 for power users…” this morning, I found myself wondering. “Could this be a big, fancy WinGet config file at work?” Indeed, readin...

In checking for a specific documented /restorehealth issue, I observe long DISM pause at 63% range. But no pathology, thankfully!

Examining nerd font glyphs is easy, given the right tool. Here's a PowerShell script to show you what's most likely of interest.

Using WinLogo glyph in FastFetch is easy, as long as you understand how to build a custom logo file. Here, all those deets are available!

Using WinLogo glyph in FastFetch is easy, as long as you understand how to build a custom logo file. Here, all those deets are available!

Because of issues that differentiate how it handles ARM64 vs X64 packages and interfaces, WinGet misses ARM browser updates sometimes.

Based on recent Release Preview updates and official MS communications, it's safe to say Version 26H2 Coming Soon Via eKB is real.

Here’s an interesting one. I tried out the latest Garlin scripts this morning (dated 8/24). The boot media check turned up something new. It reported that a new Windows 11 facility wouldn’t run from m...

Here’s an interesting one. I tried out the latest Garlin scripts this morning (dated 8/24). The boot media check turned up something new. It reported that a new Windows 11 facility wouldn’t run from m...

When I see that OS version and WinRE version differ (25H2 vs 24H2), I perform a Flo6 recovery partition cleanup. Not much changes...

If you’re ever seen Neofetch, you’re likely to want something like it for Windows. It’s a command-line tool that displays a quick system snapshot. It shows OS version, CPU, GPU, RAM, uptime, shell, st...

Windows 11 just gained a new toggle: "Open apps maximized" is nice, but I'm still deciding if it's something I'll enable ... or not.

Functions: Basic function test, internal cable test, internal resistance test, Type-C eMarker read Display: 2.4-inch lcd screen Power supply: AAA battery or Typc C power supply (5V) Product size: 7...

Windows Update pinged me yesterday, August 18, with a firmware notification: my MSI motherboard had a BIOS update available. My reaction was less “Great, let me install that…” and more “Wait! I just d...