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• How Windows 11 changes File Explorer — for better or for worse

  Posted on November 8, 2021 at 02:45 CST by Lance Whitney • Comment in the Forums

  ISSUE 18.43 • 2021-11-08

  WINDOWS 11

  

  By Lance Whitney

  File Explorer in Windows 11 works mostly the same as in Windows 10, but there are visual and layout tweaks as well as new menus and locations for key commands.

  Those of you who upgrade to Windows 11 have to contend with a new and decidedly unimproved Start menu, a more limited Taskbar, and other changes that may leave you cold. Fortunately, File Explorer is one feature that survived the move to Windows 11 without major damage.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.43.0 (2021-11-08).
  This story also appears in the AskWoody Free Newsletter 18.43.F (2021-11-08).

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• Wait for Windows 11.1

  Posted on November 8, 2021 at 02:44 CST by Fred Langa • Comment in the Forums

  LANGALIST

  

  By Fred Langa

  Microsoft’s incremental rollout of Win11 is continuing — newer, more-compatible PCs are receiving the upgrade now, while older PCs will receive it in the weeks to come.

  You also can manually upgrade eligible PCs at any time, but note: Microsoft has changed the manual-upgrade methods, including a new Media Creation Tool and new ISO direct-download options.

  Today’s column covers that and more, including Fred’s very mixed early reactions to the final, shipping version of Win11.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.43.0 (2021-11-08).

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• Brian Livingston: A man without secrets

  Posted on November 8, 2021 at 02:43 CST by Chris Husted • Comment in the Forums

  PROFILES

  

  By Chris Husted

  The driving advancement of computers over the past few decades rolled like a juggernaut through people’s lives.

  Some people made good of the ride, others held on for dear life, and the unfortunate were cast aside or crushed underneath. Imagine a man investigating the impending damage and doom rushing onward toward the crowd, and then warning all who stood in its path. That’s Brian Livingston.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.43.0 (2021-11-08).

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• Is there a Mac in your future?

  Posted on November 8, 2021 at 02:42 CST by Silvia Eckert • Comment in the Forums

  APPLE NEWS

  

  By Silvia Eckert

  With the new MacBook Pro, Apple takes another step toward its own chip future, leaving Intel behind.

  Apple’s event on Monday, October 18, showcased its new MacBook Pro laptops — an all-new 14-inch model and an update to the 16-inch model. But the real news is the new Apple silicon inside, the M1 “Pro” for the 14-inch model and the M1 “Max” for the 16-inch.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.43.0 (2021-11-08).

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• Controlling Windows features

  Posted on November 8, 2021 at 02:41 CST by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  PATCH WATCH

  

  By Susan Bradley

  Is group policy on Windows 10 Home possible? I am enticed by the potential.

  I’ve seen several articles and posts about installing the Group Policy Editor (GPE) on a PC running Windows 10 Home edition. Cool, says I — an easier way to help control Windows updates on a Windows 10 computer. It’s always simpler and clearer to use the graphical user interface of the group policy management console rather than editing the registry, so I was excited to see whether this was possible.

  But it comes with a hitch. A tiny hitch. It’s not real.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.43.0 (2021-11-08).

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• Most corporate PCs can’t install Windows 11, study says

  Posted on November 1, 2021 at 02:45 CDT by B. Livingston • Comment in the Forums

  ISSUE 18.42 • 2021-11-01

  PUBLIC DEFENDER

  

  By Brian Livingston

  Microsoft has issued many, shall we say, evolving requirements for Windows 11 — confusing people about which devices actually qualify — but now a study of 30 million machines worldwide reveals the answer: at least 55% of PCs used by businesses don’t meet Win11’s upgrade requirements.

  Surprisingly, the incompatibility is not due mainly to Microsoft’s insistence that version 2 of a motherboard-based device called a Trusted Platform Module be installed and enabled before a machine can upgrade to Win11.

  Instead, more than 55% of PCs lack a new-enough CPU to meet the requirements, according to Esben Dochy, technical product evangelist for Lansweeper, the Belgium-based tech-management firm that conducted the study.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.42.0 (2021-11-01).
  This story also appears in the AskWoody Free Newsletter 18.42.F (2021-11-01).

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• Update fails, and WaaSMedic runs for hours …

  Posted on November 1, 2021 at 02:44 CDT by Fred Langa • Comment in the Forums

  LANGALIST

  

  By Fred Langa

  Windows 10/11’s built-in WaaSMedic agent is supposed to automatically detect and repair problems with Windows Update.

  But sometimes, it can’t fix what’s wrong; other times, WaaSMedic itself is the problem!

  Fortunately, there are a number of known solutions — including some new advice from Microsoft — to remedy this and other common Update problems.

  Plus: Edge won’t stay dead! And: A Wi-Fi dongle takes down a keyboard and mouse.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.42.0 (2021-11-01).

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• Freeware Spotlight – MyFolders

  Posted on November 1, 2021 at 02:43 CDT by Deanna McElveen • Comment in the Forums

  BEST UTILITIES

  

  By Deanna McElveen

  Sometimes you come across a free program and think to yourself, “Why is this not already a part of Windows?”

  We’ve conditioned ourselves to use our computers a certain way. Need to sort a bunch of files? Well, start opening a bunch of windows and get to dragging. Sure, multi-pane file managers such as Q-Dir (my favorite) make things easier when sorting, especially if you use large or multiple screens, but what if I told you about something entirely new?

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.42.0 (2021-11-01).

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