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Microsoft blocked every Windows 11 account bypass except the most boring link on its own page
22+ hour, 26+ 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's last Secure Boot deadline is weeks away, here's what you must do
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (779+ words) When Microsoft rolled out the September 2026 Patch Tuesday update, it once again reminded us that the Secure Boot certificate update is still being rolled out. The company says it’ll continue to release Secure Boot updates, even though the first certificate…...
Excel keeps people on Windows, and a Linux distro creator wants Microsoft to end that
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (900+ words) If you were in search of a practical Linux distro, Omarchy might’ve come onto your radar. And if you liked that it strips out the usual endless terminal setup, in favour of a pre-tuned, Arch Linux-based opinionated desktop, you might…...
"We're aware," Microsoft on Windows 11 KB5120998 breaking the mouse cursor
2+ week, 1+ day 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 new hidden setting opens every app maximized by default, rolling out to Insiders
3+ week, 4+ day ago (655+ words) There’s a new hidden setting in Windows 11 Experimental build 26340.9212 called Open apps maximized. It does exactly what it says. If you turn it on, the next time you open an app, it launches maximized instead of remembering whatever window size…...
Windows 11's August update is breaking games, and Microsoft is investigating after a studio blamed the update
3+ week, 4+ 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 KB5121003 is triggering game crashes and other issues on some PCs
4+ week, 1+ day ago (685+ words) Windows 11 KB5121003 is August 2026’s big security update that fixes over 400 security issues, but it’s causing major issues for some games. Gamers told Windows Latest that ARC Raiders and The Finals are among the games that crash after installing the mandatory…...