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Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Yahoo
Microsoft Begins Final Rollout Phase for Windows 11 24H2 to Compatible PCs
Microsoft has announced that the Windows 11 24H2 update is now ready for almost all compatible PCs. The company says this update is being made available to all eligible Windows devices that are not set up to delay feature updates. The update is rolling out automatically to Home and Pro editions of Windows 11 versions 23H2, 22H2, and 21H2, as long as these systems are not managed by IT departments. Microsoft says that some devices may not see the update right away if there are known compatibility issues, as reported by Bleeping Computer. Users can use the PC Health Check app for Windows 11 specifications and system requirements to see if their system is ready for the update. For those who want to install the update manually, going to Windows Update settings and clicking "Check for Updates" will show the download option if the device is eligible. The Windows 11 24H2 update has new AI capabilities, an improved Energy Saver, Wi-Fi 7 compatibility, and more. The update first started rolling out for enterprise testing in May 2024 and was released as a complete update for other users in October. By late January 2025, it had also been made available to all eligible Windows 10 22H2 PCs. Microsoft says the update is now in its last phase of rollout.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Yahoo
New Windows 11 Insider Preview Build Adds New Voice Typing and Pen Features
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.3941 (KB5055634) to the Beta Channel for users running Windows 11 24H2. This build brings updates, improvements, and fixes. One of the updates is a new profanity filter setting for voice typing, which lets users decide whether spoken profanity is masked with asterisks or transcribed as spoken. This setting can be accessed by opening voice typing with Win + H, selecting the settings icon, and toggling the filter. Another update is called Click to Do, which is available for Copilot+ PCs. If you use a pen with inking support, you can set up the shortcut button to open Click to Do. You can also add the app to the pen menu for easier access. Windows Search has also been improved for Copilot+ PCs. If users are signed into OneDrive with a work or school account, searches in the Windows search box on the taskbar will now only return results for keywords found within the text of cloud files, not photos. The Accessibility flyout in quick settings has also been updated. Assistive technologies are now grouped by vision, hearing, motor, and mobility. This change makes it easier for users to find the right tools. These were the major changes, but this build addresses a number of other issues, such as blank app windows, problems with Windows Hello facial recognition, and touch keyboard bugs. It also resolves issues with Quick Assist for non-admin users and fixes problems where certain apps failed to open due to missing virtual machine components.
Globe and Mail
17-04-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Nvidia Driver Update: Major Bug Fixes in Version 576.02
Nvidia (NVDA) released its Version 576.02 driver update today, and with it came a slew of bug fixes that Windows 11 users and gamers will no doubt be thankful for. Starting with those Windows 11 improvements, the company has fixed an issue that caused stability problems with Windows 11 24H2. Stay Ahead of the Market: Turning to gaming, Nvidia fixed bugs in several popular titles. Among these were random crashes in Fortnite , Ubisoft's (UBSFY) Star Wars Outlaws freezing after being left idle for too long, stutter in Microsoft's (MSFT) Overwatch 2 when using VSYNC, Sony's (SONY) The Last of Us Part 1 crashing when Smooth Motion was enabled, and more. There are also general fixes for owners of the company's latest RTX 50 Series graphics processing units (GPUs). These addressed issues such as crashes with black screens, random black screen issues, system hard hangs when using driver 572.16, higher DPC latency on some systems, a black screen when DLDSR resolution is selected, and more. Nvidia faced a setback on Wednesday when the company announced it would face a $5.5 billion charge related to export restrictions on its H20 AI chips. While analysts remained bullish on NVDA stock despite the charge, investor confidence was hit today. That saw NVDA shares drop 6.61% this morning, building on its 16.44% drop year-to-date. Turning to Wall Street, the analysts' consensus rating for Nvidia is Strong Buy based on 37 Buy and four Hold ratings over the last three months. With that comes an average price target of $171.46, representing a potential upside of 63.02% for NVDA stock. These ratings and price targets might change as analysts continue to update their coverage of the company after today's $5.5 billion charge announcement. See more NVDA stock analyst ratings Disclaimer & DisclosureReport an Issue This article contains syndicated content. We have not reviewed, approved, or endorsed the content, and may receive compensation for placement of the content on this site. For more information please view the Barchart Disclosure Policy here.
Forbes
15-04-2025
- Forbes
Goodbye Windows Hello — Microsoft Update Kills Biometric Login
Microsoft update can kill Winodws Hello. Just when you thought Microsoft couldn't get things any worse with Windows security update failures after the 'do not delete this dodgy-sounding folder' debacle, like London buses, along comes another. This time, Microsoft has confirmed that Windows Hello has been kiboshed following the latest Patch Tuesday updates. Here's what you need to know and how to fix the problem of Microsoft's making. The following three statements are all true: Unfortunately, as some users have recently discovered, combining these three things can also lead to unexpected consequences. After installing KB5055523 as part of the April Patch Tuesday security update rollout, the same update that inserted the 'inetpub' folder onto unsuspecting users' systems without warning, causing something of a social media privacy conspiracy storm, Microsoft has confirmed that 'some users might be unable to login to their Windows services using Windows Hello facial recognition or PIN.' I feel an oops coming on, a stonking great oops, in fact. The only mitigation that I will allow Microsoft regarding this biometric-botching update is that the problem only impacts Windows 11 24H2 users and server platforms with the cumulative update applied, where a very specific set of security features has been enabled. This still doesn't excuse Microsoft for not properly testing the update against these configurations before rolling it out to a global audience, of course. That security configuration in question is where the System Guard Secure Launch or Dynamic Root of Trust for Measurement feature has been enabled after installing the update. If you fall into this user pool, then Microsoft warned: 'After installing this update and performing a Push button reset or Reset this PC from Settings > System > Recovery and selecting Keep my Files and Local install, some users might be unable to login to their Windows services using Windows Hello facial recognition or PIN.' Microsoft has advised that the following workarounds can be used while, one presumes, it works on a proper fix: In order to use a PIN to login, Windows 11 users will need to follow the 'Set my PIN' prompts from the login screen to re-enroll for the Windows Hello feature. The same re-enrollment process is required if you want to use your biometrics. Users are advised to go to Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options > Facial recognition and follow the instructions after selecting the set-up option. I have reached out to Microsoft for a statement regarding the Windows Hello security update issue.
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Intel 8th, 9th and 10th Gen processors absent from Microsoft's Windows 11 24H2 CPU support list for new OEM systems
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Edit 2/16/2024: The list of supported processors we reference in this article is for new OEM systems. However, Microsoft also references this same list on its minimum system requirements for Windows 11 page (expanding the 'Processors/CPUs' section has a link to Microsoft's "list of approved CPUs," which is the same list as referenced below.) We are following up with Microsoft for clarification but have added mention of the OEM systems below. Microsoft has published its latest Windows 11 processor support lists for new OEM systems. The latest version of the OS, Windows 11 version 24H2, now includes official support for some of the newest Intel chips such as Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake Core Ultra 200 parts. However, we are surprised to see that Intel's 8th, 9th, and 10th Gen processors are no longer officially supported on the list for new OEM systems. The decision may be related to Intel's move of 7th-10th Gen iGPUs to a legacy support model in December. Though Windows 11 24H2 has been pushed to consumers for several months already, Microsoft has just released the first official CPU support lists on its Hardware Developer site (the same as linked to the overall Windows 11 minimum requirements). When the first version of Windows 11 went official users were surprised to see many serviceable Intel CPUs, the 7th Gen Kaby Lake series and older, left unsupported. Now we appear to be seeing Intel's 8th, 9th, and 10th Gen processors meeting the same fate. Cutting support for Intel processors launched as recently as 2020 (10th Gen Comet Lake), seems rather drastic. The Core i9-10900K with 10C/20T and a boost as high as 5.3 GHz seems far too virile to be put to pasture when a Celeron 6305 2C/2T Tiger Lake chip (also launched in 2020), for example, makes the Windows 11 version 24H2 official support list. Microsoft doesn't explain its CPU support decisions on the linked page. All it really says is that, going forward, "subsequently released and future generations of processors which meet the same principles will be considered as supported, even if not explicitly listed." Moreover, it doesn't mention the dropping of support for Intel's 8th 9th, and 10th Gen processors in the preamble to the Windows 11 version 24H2 list. The absence of explanation might give some hope that all the Intel 8th, 9th, and 10th Gen processors missing from the support list could be some kind of clerical error. However, the dropping of support of these particular Intel CPUs tallies with Intel's moving of "7th - 10th Gen Intel Processor Graphics and related Intel Atom, Pentium, and Celeron processor graphics to a legacy software support model." Intel announced this change quite recently, in December 2024. If this is the reason for omitting these chips from the CPU support list, we have to wonder whether an 8th Gen chip, for example, with a modern discrete GPU will sail past any 'unsupported hardware' OS upgrade barriers. Meanwhile, folk rocking PC systems running AMD processors will see that Ryzen 8000 chips have been added to the official Windows 11 support list (for 24H2) for the first time. We noticed that some mobile chips were misnamed, like the Ryzen 7 Pro 8945HS, which should be the Ryzen 9 Pro 8945HS. Also, the non-Pro SKU seems to be missing from the list, but these are likely oversights. Microsoft seems slow to add explicit Ryzen 9000 and Ryzen AI mobile chip support, too. There are no signs of any Ryzen 9000 CPUs, nor popular chips like the Ryzen AI 9 370 HX on the new list. Remember though, Microsoft says that new and upcoming processors built upon previous chips "will be considered as supported, even if not explicitly listed." Lastly, Microsoft's processor support axe has been known to sway, and even systems using CPUs outside of the official support lists can and do get Windows updates.
