Microsoft rolled out the NLWeb framework at Build 2025. Now, a new report shows it can be exploited to gain unauthorized file access.| Neowin
The KDE team just dropped their weekly update, with bug fixes for Plasma 6.4.2, upcoming scaling tweaks in 6.4.3, and a bunch more improvements.| Neowin
KDE Plasma on Wayland is tightening its grip on focus stealing, with developers preparing the system for stricter enforcement.| Neowin
Microsoft has not been able to resolve a new issue related to BitLocker encryption reporting on Intune on Windows 11 and Windows 10 enterprise PCs. Thankfully, the company has issued a workaround.| Neowin
Windows 11 used to come out on top but is handily beaten by Linux distro Ubuntu again in the latest set of tests. In some of these benchmarks, the performance gap is especially large.| Neowin
Microsoft has backtracked and restored the official guide which it removed from its website for some reason. The guide details how users can switch from a Microsoft account to a local account.| Neowin
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Following the major Crowdstrike fiasco, Microsoft has now confirmed a new problem Windows users are up against. After installation of the latest Patch Tuesday, they are stuck on BitLocker recovery.| Neowin
AMD has officially unveiled its next-gen desktop processor lineup, the Ryzen 9000 series, powered by Zen 5 architecture. The company is claiming an impressive 16% IPC gain compared to Zen 4.| Neowin
Earlier this year, Microsoft promised it was working on fix for "0x80070643 - ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE that was happening when trying to install Windows 10 KB5034441 update. However, that's not to be.| Neowin
Here is a closer look at Windows 11's redesigned setup experience, which is the first major update to the process since the Windows Vista era. The new variant is now available for public testing.| Neowin
Microsoft has confirmed that it had resolved the "65000" BitLocker encryption bug that was affecting almost all Windows 11 and 10 client systems. Interestingly, the fix wasn't deployed recently.| Neowin
Here's a friendly reminder that Rufus can still help you bypass Windows 11's MSA and internet requirements as the app receives its latest update with more refinements.| Neowin
Users have found an official Microsoft bypass that can work around Windows 11 installs so that you can do so without internet and a Microsoft account.| Neowin
While Microsoft is bloacking the popular BYPASSNRO method of bypassing the internet and MSA requirements, a new way to do so had already existed but flew under the radar.| Neowin
A LibreOffice developer has shared his experience of having his Microsoft account banned, and how the company has been uncooperative in helping him recover it.| Neowin
It's not every day that Apple apologizes for unlucky accidents with its products. However, there have been times when the company stepped forward to acknowledge problems and apologize to the public.| Neowin
Apple faces a class-action lawsuit for "falsely advertising" its Apple Intelligence features that failed to deliver the promised AI capabilities.| Neowin
A higher US court ruled in Apple's favor in a lawsuit claiming that it misled customers about iCloud+ storage plans.| Neowin
Ubisoft's open-world Avatar adventure just received its final piece of DLC. Secrets of the Spires adds a new mountainous region that focuses on aerial battles.| Neowin
Microsoft is set to give Europe a multifaceted boost. It's planning to expand its data center operations, boost data privacy, improve cybersecurity in the region, and boost Europe's competitiveness.| Neowin
Microsoft has expanded its sovereign cloud offerings today to give European organizations greater control over their data.| Neowin
In the sea of AI assistants and chatbots, Proton's new Lumo stands out by offering users privacy and confidentiality.| Neowin
With Windows 10 quickly approaching its end of support, Microsoft explains why your next computer should absolutely have a TPM 2.0 chip.| Neowin
Microsoft has released a new TPM verification tool that is said to help users understand TPM and related issues better.| Neowin
Microsoft added a reason why features like TPM and Secure Boot are important on the latest version of Windows 11.| Neowin
Microsoft is killing a VBS-related feature on older versions of Windows 11 as well as Server, and that could make them less secure than 24H2 and Server 2025.| Neowin
Microsoft seems to not like it anymore it you want to download Windows 10, even if you do it from an official source.| Neowin
AMD's Ryzen 9950X3D and 9800X3D were tested on Windows 10 and they handily beat Windows 11 on Microsoft's recommended settings.| Neowin
Linus Torvalds has publicly released Linux 6.15 for public use. Here are some of the changes included for hardware and software from the past week.| Neowin
Grok is once again in the spotlight for the wrong reasons. The LLM chatbot has been temporarily stripped of its text capabilities on X after it praised Hitler.| Neowin
It seems that Grok's controversial responses are not limited to praising Hitler, and the chatbot has made some seriously insulting comments about Türkiye officials.| Neowin
A new report from Internet Matters has found that children are forming emotional bonds with AI, with vulnerable kids much more likely to form bonds.| Neowin
After the massive success of DeepSeek, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Nvidia have offered their official responses.| Neowin
OpenAI has likened Meta's poaching efforts of its employees to someone breaking into its home and stealing something from it. The company has asked employees to reject Meta's "ridiculous" offers.| Neowin
Google has launched a new project called OSS Rebuild to help open source developers protect their software from advanced supply chain attacks.| Neowin
OpenAI and the UK government have signed an memorandum of understanding to boost the company's involvement in the UK's AI sector. It mainly focuses on exploring possibilities at this time.| Neowin
Google unveils AI Ultra for Business, its new Workspace add-on with advanced AI models and new creative tools.| Neowin
Both OpenAI and Google have announced that their latest large language models achieved gold medal-level performance at the International Mathematical Olympiad.| Neowin
A big update is being readied for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, carrying features like New Game+ and third-person camera mode, but it won't be here anytime soon.| Neowin
Windows 11 is getting an easy way to transfer files from your old computer during the initial setup. Here is how that feature works.| Neowin
The end of Windows 10 support is quickly approaching. If you are still using Windows 10, here is everything you need to know about its upcoming demise.| Neowin
Microsoft has released detailed guidance regarding the SharePoint Server security vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild, including the critical "CVE‑2025‑53770".| Neowin
Microsoft is launching new AI initiatives in Europe to preserve linguistic and cultural heritage, ensuring the continent's diverse voices are better represented in the cloud-powered digital age.| Neowin
Microsoft says that it is making a "commitment to improve Windows performance" such that the upcoming version, 25H2, feels and acts faster.| Neowin
Meta has begun rolling out Status Ads and Promoted Channels to more WhatsApp beta for iOS users. These will help businesses and creators monetize in the app and increase their reach.| Neowin
Linus Torvalds has released the seventh release candidate of Linux 6.16. It's most likely going to be the last version before the stable release.| Neowin
A new critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-53770 (ToolShell), is being actively exploited to attack unpatched on-premises Microsoft SharePoint Servers.| Neowin
Scientists have been researching how to measure time even more accurately and with this new study, they are getting ready to "redefine the seconds."| Neowin
Scientists have managed to find a strange new material that is breaking one of the fundamental laws of nature.| Neowin
Elon Musk confirmed a new version of Grok for Children is down the road. It's called "Baby Grok" and dedicated to kid-friendly content.| Neowin
As it turns out, Chinese and former OpenAI staff members play a significant role in Meta's Superintelligence Labs.| Neowin
Toolkits and other useful info about the end of Windows 10 support, new Windows 11 preview builds, uBlock Origin for Chrome is not dead, and other stories in this week's Microsoft Weekly news recap.| Neowin
MIT has designed an interesting bubble wrap like device that is able to extract water out of air even in harsh places like deserts.| Neowin
Astonishing new technology is able to bend sound waves that takes them straight to your ears. Is this end of headphones and earphones?| Neowin
Scientists say they have finally figured out how to make 'living' concretes that can self repair their own cracks.| Neowin
Asus has joined Microsoft and others like Dell and AMD in order to urge you to "prepare for mandatory Windows 11." The company has explained why it's a smart move and why it's the best time to switch.| Neowin
Windows 11 has some "real costs", says The Document Foundation, developer of LibreOffice. The foundation explains why users should ditch the Windows OS and switch to Linux.| Neowin
Another day, another complaint about Microsoft from LibreOffice. This time, LibreOffice accuses Microsoft of intentionally using overly complex XML to define documents and lock in users.| Neowin
Last month, The Document Foundation launched a campaign urging Office users to try out LibreOffice. Now, it has followed up with a user guide for version 25.2 to help make the switch easier.| Neowin
The forced Microsoft Account requirement and BitLocker auto encryption can lead to catastrophic issues on Windows if you aren't careful, and especially in the case of a lockout.| Neowin
Following a recent widespread BitLocker issue that caused the "65000" error code which was mostly a reporting bug, it has been found that the default software BitLocker is causing real impact on SSDs.| Neowin
Microsoft has added new BitLocker encryption guides on its official website. These are meant to explain to users what BitLocker does and how to recover and/or back up the necessary BitLocker keys.| Neowin
A new report suggests Microsoft may be enabling BitLocker encryption by default on Windows 11 24H2 PCs. What's interesting is that the report suggests that this may happen on Home editions too.| Neowin
Microsoft recently removed one of the most popular methods for bypassing Windows 11 requirements of internet connectivity and Microsoft Account. Users are quite annoyed.| Neowin
Microsoft made a big change regarding BitLocker encryption on Windows 11 24H2 and apparently it is leading to users losing data.| Neowin
Microsoft has explained why TPM, which is a system requirement for Windows 11, is so beneficial for users and why it makes Windows 11 better.| Neowin
Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10 later this year, and that means millions of unsupported PCs will be dumped. Seagate has published a new report considering the e-waste aspect of that.| Neowin
Bluesky, the decentralized social network, is working on a new verification system, and users are not happy.| Neowin
Microsoft has released Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 (KB5050009, KB5050021) for January 2025.| Neowin
One of Windows 11's exclusive gaming features is now causing troubles for its target audience, forcing Microsoft to block the upgrade path to version 24H2 for more users.| Neowin
Microsoft has brought some improvements to Windows 11 24H2, 23H2, and 22H2, recovery with new updates.| Neowin
The latest Windows 11 build from the Beta Channel makes it easier to check PC specs with new cards in the Settings app.| Neowin
Microsoft has announced that users with Windows 11 versions 23H2 and 22H2 are now getting auto-upgraded to version 24H2 as it enters a new rollout stage.| Neowin