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AMD has quietly updated its recently released Adrenalin 24.8.1 driver (Driver Version 24.10.37.04 for Windows 10 and Windows 11 / Windows Driver Store Version 32.0.11037.4003). The updated package is also WHQL certified and has added new game optimizations as well as bug fixes.

There is no shortage of methods for downloading original Windows 10 or 11 images, both official and unofficial. In 2023, a new app called Oofhours Media Tool emerged, giving users a convenient utility for downloading any Windows edition or version. However, the original release from March 2023 lacked the ability to write downloaded ISO files to USB. Now, that omission is finally fixed.

After spending a few months in complete radio silence about Recall, Microsoft finally emerged with a statement that its controversial feature will make a comeback later this year, in October, to be more precise. In preparation for the release, Microsoft quietly made a big change in Windows 11 version 24H2 on Copilot+ PCs, namely, adding the ability to uninstall Recall (via Deskmodder).

Microsoft Edge 130 is currently available for testing in the Canary Channel. One of its hidden changes is a revamped appearance settings section that offers a more compact look compared with the current implementation.

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Inside Out 2' tops the chart, followed by 'Longlegs'. 'Twisters' 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.

This month's non-security update for Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 23H2 is now out under KB5041587 with build versions 22621.4112 and 22631.4112. As usual, it is an optional update (and technically a preview), so feel free to skip it unless you need a specific bug fix or a new feature from the changelog below.

New to Windows 11? Don't like the context menu in File Explorer. You can get the old menu back quite easily by following this tutorial.

By Susan Bradley
 
Secure Boot is causing — once again — side effects for Windows patchers.
 
The August updates are triggering issues for those who dual-boot into Linux. Because this is unlikely to affect very many users, and because the IPv6 bug I alerted you to ten days ago is now well understood, I feel that lowering the MS-DEFCON level to 4 is safe.

The AMD Ryzen 9000 series desktop processors opened to lukewarm reception from reviewers as well as AMD fans and enthusiasts. That is because the company's Zen 5 architecture, powering these new 9000 series SKUs, has failed to deliver on its promise of the supposed 16% IPC boost that it had claimed. This is sort of a first for AMD's Zen as typically the company has delivered excellent uplift every time so far since its launch in 2017.

About a week or so ago, Microsoft published a new support document that is meant to help users learn about the various customizing and tweaking apps that Windows natively offers in its OS.

"House of the Dragon" is one of the most watched TV series, particularly among pirates. The second season ended earlier this month after the eighth episode, though many fans had hoped for more. Pirates who downloaded the unexpected 'House of the Dragon S02E09' release got a surprise bonus, but not the one they were hoping for.

Earlier this week, we reported about a newly made third-party Windows script with a witty name: Super God Mode. The script aims to provide a much better experience than Windows' default God Mode (hence the name). Now, just a couple of days later, Windows Super God Mode is even more god-like, all thanks to its first update under version 1.1.

Although Microsoft recently hinted at killing the Control Panel at some point in the future, this old part of the operating system is still with us, providing wider access to various settings in the operating system.
 
Sadly, the Control Panel > Settings app migration saga has been going on for over a decade (it started in 2012 with the release of Windows 8), and it is still far from over. Therefore, less experienced users might get confused when looking for a certain option or feature, not knowing if they should look in the Settings app or the legacy Control Panel. The so-called "Super God Mode" aims to fix that by offering the ultimate way to access all Windows settings, special folders, links, and more.

It's very rare, but lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles can catch fire.

Windows 95 introduced the iconic Start menu to the revolutionary taskbar, and Microsoft's OS influence is still felt 29 years later.

Earlier this week, Microsoft acknowledged the problem with its August 2024 Patch Tuesday update, which caused headaches for customers running Windows and Linux side-by-side on a single machine. Basically, the update was not supposed to target dual-boot systems. Still, the detection mechanism failed to recognize certain systems, resulting in the update incorrectly applying a Secure Boot Advanced Targeting setting to the wrong systems and breaking Linux installations.

JayzTwoCents (4.09M subscribers)
 
August 24, 2024
 
Video length: 18m 38s
 

Threat actors started to use progressive web applications to impersonate banking apps and steal credentials from Android and iOS users.
 
Progressive web apps (PWA) are cross-platform applications that can be installed directly from the browser and offer a native-like experience through features like push notifications, access to device hardware, and background data syncing.

The Document Foundation (TDF) has released a new major version of LibreOffice, version 24.8. For those who are a bit confused as to why a point-8 release is considered major and not minor, it's because the project switched to a new version numbering system. 24.8 signifies that this version was released in the eighth month - August - in 2024.

Our basic assumptions about photos capturing reality are about to go up in smoke.

The controversial Recall feature for Windows 11 devices labeled as Copilot+ PCs was supposed to launch alongside those laptops in June. However, at the last minute, the Recall feature, which was supposed to track everything you did on your PC so you could literally recall almost anything, first got changed to an "opt-in" experience and then was removed completely from the first wave of Copilot+ PCs.

Microsoft is back with its annual Windows 11 feature update, this time focusing on the underlying platform and surface-level quality-of-life improvements and updates. Version 24H2 (also known as the 2024 Update) includes everything from better performance to UX changes designed to make Windows 11 easier to use.

Bypass Paywalls Clean, a popular browser extension that allows users to view subscription websites without a subscription, has been shut down along with 3,879 forks. In a takedown notice filed at GitHub, News Media Alliance, which represents 2,200 news, magazine, and digital media publishers, explains that BPC violates its members rights under the DMCA's anti-circumvention provisions.

Whether you like it or not, Microsoft has a new Outlook app, and this guide will help you get started.

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Twisters' tops the chart, followed by 'Jackpot!'. 'Fly Me To The Moon' 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.