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Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Venom: The Last Dance' tops the chart, followed by 'Red One'. 'Kraven The Hunter' completes the top three.
 
 The data for our weekly download chart is estimated by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only.
 
Downloading content without permission is copyright infringement. These torrent download statistics are only meant to provide further insight into piracy trends. All data are gathered from public resources.

In this episode of Microsoft Weekly, we recap a rather quiet week ahead of the holidays. We have a bunch of new Windows 11 version 24H2 bugs, some gaming news, Office updates, an overview of everything Microsoft deprecated in Windows 10 and 11 in 2024, and more.

With 2025 less than two weeks away, it is time to recap all the features Microsoft deprecated or removed from Windows 10 and 11 in 2024. Although the list from 2024 is not as big as the one from 2023, Microsoft still deprecated quite a lot of features, so here is each one of them to give you a better look at what you can no longer use or what will soon be removed.

After upgrading to Windows 11 2024 Update, use this guide to learn and start using Windows Recall.

Earlier today, we covered a scary Microsoft 365 bug wherein Office apps like Word are displaying that the Microsoft 365 license will be "deactivated soon". Thankfully Microsoft has provided a workaround for it as well as how users can help the engineers investigate the issue better. You can find all the details in this dedicated coverage.

Our picks for this year's greatest games.

2024 is a wrap, and 2025 is upon us. It's time to recap another year of amazing games across Xbox and PC.

Need to crop a picture? Windows 11 has you covered with these three built-in options.

The list of known bugs in Windows 11 version 24H2 has expanded with two new issues: one affects gamers who use the Auto HDR feature, and another one might break the sound output on your PC.

Earlier this year, in May, VMware Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro were made free, and thus, a license to download and install them was no longer necessary for personal users. A guide was also released by Broadcom, which walked through installation and switching.

If your computer has an Intel wireless network card, you can download the latest Wi-Fi and Bluetooth drivers, which include several optimizations and improvements.

An investigation by Tom's Hardware has shown up some troubling performance decreases by running the latest NVIDIA app while you game.

Acronis True Image, formerly Cyber Protect Home Office, is a popular backup, cloning, and imaging software, in case you want something other than the default Microsoft recommended backup app. The application has finally received support for Windows 11 version 24H2 and BitLocker, which is the 2024 feature update for Windows 11.

Windows 11 offers multiple ways to update the audio drivers on your PC, and here's how.

On Windows 11, you can make sure that the audio device drivers are up-to-date in more than one way, and in this guide, I will outline the steps to complete this configuration.

Since its inception, the Borderlands franchise has been well-known for its use of dark and absurd humor. The mainline trilogy and spin-offs have all used this style when players descend into its universe full of wacky villains and creative weaponry. However, the next game in the series may be taking a different route or at least toning the crassness down.

Multiple apps will be able to access a camera on Windows 11 soon.

"Built on NT technology"

Knowing how to turn off mouse acceleration in Windows 10 is a simple tweak that can dramatically improve your mouse navigation experience.

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Red One' tops the chart, followed by 'Venom: The Last Dance'. 'Heretic' completes the top three.
 
The data for our weekly download chart is estimated by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only.
 
Downloading content without permission is copyright infringement. These torrent download statistics are only meant to provide further insight into piracy trends. All data are gathered from public resources.

The security system that underlies the internet makes use of a curious fact: You can broadcast part of your encryption to make your information much more secure.

Paul's Hardware (1.49M subscribers)
 
December 15, 2024
 
Video length: 8m 55s
 
0:00 Welcome to Paul’s Tech News - Dec 15, 2024
1:17 Intel Arc B580 launch goes quite well actually - awesome at 1440
 
TECH BRIEFS
 
4:23 AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ PRO 395 "Strix Halo" APU Spotted in Geekbench Leak
5:30 HDMI 2.2 specs with increased bandwidth to be announced at CES 2025
6:18 GPU sales have slumped as PC gamers wait for next-gen graphics cards
6:54 Chinese businessman shows off 200 H200 NVIDIA GPUs he bought despite US ban
7:39 Google unveils Willow quantum computing chip

In this episode of Microsoft Weekly, we look at the latest Patch Tuesday updates, non-negotiable Windows 11 requirements that are not going anywhere, fresh Windows 11 preview builds, a new and slightly confusing Copilot app, gaming news, and more.

2024 is almost over. This year offered interesting gadgets, AI tools, and updates that got people talking—some for the right reasons, some, not so much. Here's a breakdown of the top 10 tech controversies of 2024, ranked from least controversial to the most.

Earlier this month, Neowin was on the prowl for some tasty news when we stumbled upon an updated webpage on Microsoft's site. The page, a support article regarding installation of Windows 11 on unsupported hardware was recently updated to include some new things.

If you have to track time, the Clock app has you covered, and in this guide, I'll show you how.

I’ve been testing the controversial Recall feature and I’m still not sure if I love it or hate it.

I honestly thought I’d hate Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature and immediately disable it, but after using it for the past couple of weeks, I’ve been both creeped out and impressed with what it’s capable of.