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Microsoft blocked every Windows 11 account bypass except the most boring link on its own page
58+ min ago (626+ words) Microsoft has spent the last year closing ways to set up Windows 11 without a Microsoft account, but there is apparently a new, remarkably simple workaround hiding in plain sight. On the latest Windows 11 Home installation media we tested, clicking the…...
Windows 11 is warning "Virus protection is off," Microsoft confirms it's false, but verify if Defender is actually enabled
2+ week, 15+ hour ago (651+ words) If Windows 11 is sending alerts that you need to turn on virus protection and your PC is unprotected, don’t worry. It’s a mistake, and Microsoft has confirmed it’s aware of the issue, but it does not have a fix yet....
"We're aware," Microsoft on Windows 11 KB5120998 breaking the mouse cursor
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (706+ words) On Thursday, Microsoft rolled out Windows 11’s biggest update of the year with a resizable Start menu, a movable Taskbar, and Windows Search without Bing/bloat. Unfortunately, Windows Latest found that it breaks the mouse cursor, resets the wallpaper, causes…...
Windows 11's August update is breaking games, and Microsoft is investigating after a studio blamed the update
3+ week, 3+ day ago (417+ words) I told you that the Windows 11 August 2026 update could break certain games, reboot your PC out of nowhere, and cause other performance issues, including lower-than-usual frame rates. A gaming studio later flagged Windows 11 KB5121003 as the root cause, and Microsoft is…...
Windows 11 is getting a major privacy upgrade, blocks apps spying on your camera and mic with new controls
3+ week, 4+ day ago (722+ words) Windows 11 is finally giving desktop apps individual privacy controls. In the latest Experimental build, you can go into Settings > Privacy & security and individually allow or deny apps like Chrome and Steam access to your microphone, camera, and location, something traditional…...
Microsoft confirms it accidentally disabled Copilot in Outlook Classic, and we wish it wasn't a mistake
4+ week, 1+ day ago (490+ words) Microsoft accidentally broke Copilot integration in Outlook Classic while trying to integrate more AI-powered features, and some users are actually happy. I don’t blame them, given how Microsoft is aggressively pushing AI in Outlook, even when it knows it doesn’t…...