Windows 11 Support Thread

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Microsoft has given you an extra year's Windows 10 ESU reprieve until October 2027...

Microsoft quietly extends free Windows 10 ESU support to October 2027 - Bleeping Computer​

Microsoft quietly extends free Windows 10 ESU support to October 2027

Microsoft has quietly extended its free Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for consumers by an additional year, allowing enrolled devices to continue receiving security updates until October 12, 2027.

www.bleepingcomputer.com

nice theyve exteneded it

 

[Dimpie (JIGSAW)]

my windows 10 updates end soon

Pay attention !

 

[Dimpie (JIGSAW)]

New update for MS Audio Processing Object Driver & the 2026-07 update (KB5121767) are now available...

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https://www.neowin.net/news/windows-11-kb5121767-out-to-fix-system-performance-issues-caused-by-kb5101650-kb5095093/

Since this is an update specifically for devices which were affected by that Intel IPF incompatibility issue, Microsoft says that it is not necessary to install this on other systems. But as it is a cumulative update, you can install this one if you did not install the previous release. It is available for manual downloading at this link on the Microsoft Update Catalog website. Once you update, the build should be 26100.8894 on 24H2 PCs and 26200.8894 on 25H2 ones.

Mine picked it up even tho I had the previous one installed.

 

[Dimpie (JIGSAW)]

Done

 

[HAL 9000]

https://www.neowin.net/news/windows-11-kb5121767-out-to-fix-system-performance-issues-caused-by-kb5101650-kb5095093/

Mine picked it up even tho I had the previous one installed.

 

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It's happening: Windows 11 is getting a modern Properties sheet, replacing decades-old legacy code.

File Explorer’s classic Properties window, which still traces back to the Windows 95-era property sheet system, is now being rebuilt with WinUI 3.And yes, it supports dark mode.

This is not a cheap WebView2 shell either. The new Properties dialog appears to be native WinUI, with modern tabs, accent indicators, rounded checkboxes, and updated controls.

The current Properties dialog is ancient. It still comes from the old Win32 Common Controls world, and while it has been visually touched up over the years, the underlying system has barely changed.

But this is also why Windows modernization is hard.

Third-party apps like 7-Zip, Dropbox, antivirus tools, and codec packs can inject their own tabs into the Properties dialog using legacy shell extensions. Microsoft cannot just replace the old host without preserving those integrations.

Microsoft is now modernizing a 30-year-old Windows surface without breaking decades of apps.

Windows is so back!

https://twitter.com/x/status/2079861604011901281

 

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Windows 11 bloat proves too much for Microsoft's new 8GB Surface Laptop - TechSpot​

Thanks, Microsoft

Microsoft launched the more affordable Surface Pro 12 and Surface Laptop 8 last month, with prices starting at $849. The new models feature lower-end configurations than their flagship counterparts, including an older Snapdragon chipset and just 8GB of RAM instead of 16GB.

Reviews of the new devices are now in, and, as expected, 8GB of memory is simply not enough to run Windows 11 smoothly.

According to The Verge, 8GB of memory works mostly fine for basic tasks such as web browsing, text editing, and video streaming on YouTube and other streaming platforms.

However, the laptop would hang or freeze "for several seconds" whenever someone joined a video call on Microsoft Teams.

The report noted that the laptop struggled to handle the video stream even though it was not running any demanding workloads in the background. At the time, it only had about 10 Chrome tabs open, along with the Slack and Signal apps.

The laptop also froze randomly several times a day while working in Google Docs, even when no Teams calls or video streams were running in the background.

Windows Task Manager reported that the device was using around 6.7GB of its 7.6GB of available memory most of the time. Rebooting the PC with no unnecessary startup apps running in the background reduced memory usage to around 4.2GB, but opening around half a dozen Chrome tabs increased it to roughly 5.5GB.

The review suggests that Microsoft has not optimized Windows 11 well enough to make it run reliably on 8GB of RAM, despite promising to reduce the operating system's default memory footprint as part of its Windows K2 initiative.

Windows 11 technically requires a minimum of 4GB of RAM, but users have long complained that even 8GB is nowhere near enough for consistently smooth performance.

For years, Microsoft recommended 16GB of memory as the baseline for a smooth Windows 11 experience.

However, in June, the company changed its stance with the launch of new 8GB Surface devices amid a severe memory shortage that has driven hardware prices sharply higher in recent months.

The updated Surface Laptop page on the Microsoft Store describes 8GB of RAM as "great for everyday use like browsing, streaming, schoolwork, and productivity apps."

The 16GB recommendation is no longer mentioned, although the company notes that an additional 8GB of memory is required to access Copilot+ AI features.

Windows 11 bloat proves too much for Microsoft's new 8GB Surface Laptop

According to The Verge, 8GB of memory works mostly fine for basic tasks such as web browsing, text editing, and video streaming on YouTube and other streaming...

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