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• Win11 Home never completely lets go

  Posted on November 15, 2021 at 02:45 CST by Fred Langa • Comment in the Forums

  ISSUE 18.44 • 2021-11-15

  LANGALIST

  

  By Fred Langa

  Even after upgrading to Pro, PCs that start with Windows Home can retain several critical Home limitations that royally foul up future from-scratch reinstalls and upgrades.

  Win11 (both Home and Pro) also continues to show other serious rough spots and omissions — with drivers, especially — that can turn a simple upgrade into a multi-day nightmare.

  Read on before you attempt an upgrade, especially if you’re using a Home edition!

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.44.0 (2021-11-15).
  This story also appears in the AskWoody Free Newsletter 18.44.F (2021-11-15).

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• Bulging batteries in Surface laptops are a growing issue

  Posted on November 15, 2021 at 02:44 CST by B. Livingston • Comment in the Forums

  PUBLIC DEFENDER

  

  By Brian Livingston

  More and more users of Microsoft Surface 2-in-1 laptop computers are reporting a bent and battered screen that’s been curved by a dangerously bulging battery that protrudes from its frame.

  This was first covered in an AskWoody post on December 5, 2019. At that time, the post linked to 10 forum threads at Microsoft Answers, Reddit, and elsewhere. The forums contained dozens of stories describing similar-sounding problems.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.44.0 (2021-11-15).

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• Freeware Spotlight – CrystalDiskInfo

  Posted on November 15, 2021 at 02:43 CST by Deanna McElveen • Comment in the Forums

  BEST UTILITIES

  

  By Deanna McElveen

  YOUR HARD DRIVE IS GOING TO DIE!

  German-born theologian Georg Hermes once said, “Death is like an arrow that is already in flight, and your life lasts only until it reaches you.” This also applies to the hard drives in our computers. But sometimes we get some subtle hints that the end is near … well, at least for our hard drives.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.44.0 (2021-11-15).

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• November cleans up October’s mess

  Posted on November 15, 2021 at 02:42 CST by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  PATCH WATCH

  

  By Susan Bradley

  Could we still see printing issues?

  Even though the 55 vulnerabilities fixed in November do not include any new Print Spooler updates, we are still to some extent in clean-up mode. Microsoft is at least acknowledging that issues remain that it is trying to fix.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.44.0 (2021-11-15).

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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).

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Profiles AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Profiles

• 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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