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Microsoft confirms Family Safety blocks Google Chrome from launching
Microsoft has confirmed that its Family Safety parental control service is blocking users from launching Google Chrome and other web browsers on Windows systems. Microsoft Family Safety helps parents monitor their children’s activity across desktop and mobile devices, providing screen time management, content filtering, app controls, location tracking, communication monitoring, and activity reports. Redmond acknowledged the […]
Microsoft fixes known issue that breaks Windows 11 updates
Microsoft is rolling out a configuration update designed to address a known issue causing Windows Update to fail on some Windows 11 systems. The KB5062324 update is available for Windows 11 version 24H2 devices that have not yet applied the May Windows non-security preview update or later updates. “This Windows configuration update addresses an issue […]
Windows Snipping Tool now lets you create animated GIF recordings
Microsoft announced that the Windows screenshot and screencast Snipping Tool utility is getting support for exporting animated GIF recordings. This new capability is rolling out to Windows 11 Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels, who have updated the app to version 11.2505.21.0. “In this update, we are adding GIF export for screen recordings – […]
Windows 11 users want these five features back
When Windows 11 was first released, many long-time users felt features they loved had been taken away overnight. Three and a half years later, the same complaints still rise to the top of the Feedback Hub with tens of thousands of votes. Below are the five most wanted Windows 11 features on the Microsoft Feedback […]
Windows 11 24H2 emergency update fixes Easy Anti-Cheat BSOD issue
Microsoft has released an emergency Windows 11 24H2 update to address an incompatibility issue triggering restarts with blue screen of death (BSOD) errors on systems with Easy Anti-Cheat. The out-of-band update (KB5063060) is a revised version of the Windows 11 KB5060842 cumulative update released during this month’s Patch Tuesday after many customers reported experiencing system reboots and IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL […]
Microsoft creates separate Windows 11 24H2 update for incompatible PCs
Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday that it’s pushing a revised security update targeting some Windows 11 24H2 systems incompatible with the initial update released during this month’s Patch Tuesday. “This update is being gradually rolled out to devices running Windows 11, version 24H2. We’ve identified a compatibility issue affecting a limited set of these devices,” the […]
Windows 11 KB5060842 and KB5060999 cumulative updates released
Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5060842 and KB5060999 cumulative updates for versions 24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities and issues, including 66 flaws. Today’s updates are mandatory as they contain the June 2025 Patch Tuesday security patches for vulnerabilities discovered in previous months. You can install today’s update by going to Start > Settings > Windows Update and clicking on ‘Check for Updates.’ You can also manually download and install the […]
Microsoft shares script to restore inetpub folder you shouldn’t delete
Microsoft has released a PowerShell script to help restore an empty ‘inetpub’ folder created by the April 2025 Windows security updates if deleted. As Microsoft previously warned, this folder helps mitigate a high-severity Windows Process Activation privilege escalation vulnerability. In April, after installing the new security updates, Windows users suddenly found that an empty C:\Inetpub folder was […]
Microsoft adds quick machine recovery to Windows 11 settings
Microsoft is testing a dedicated page in Windows Settings for quick machine recovery, which will provide users with additional configuration options. This new settings page can be found under System > Recovery, and it will help toggle the feature and choose how often the device looks for solutions and restarts. “This update makes it easier […]
Microsoft ships emergency patch to fix Windows 11 startup failures
Microsoft has released an out-of-band update to address a known issue causing some Windows 11 systems to enter recovery and fail to start after installing the KB5058405 May 2025 security update. Users on the affected computers see 0xc0000098 recovery errors in ACPI.sys (the Windows Advanced Configuration and Power Interface driver, a Windows kernel-mode driver critical for […]