#windows-11

#windows-11

Tech influencers on YouTube and TikTok were quick to jump on the reports of corrupted data and disappearing drives, laying the blame squarely at Microsoft's feet. We're not saying any company is above lying to the public, and Microsoft has a history of rocky update rollouts, but both Microsoft and Phison claim they've been unable to recreate the issue.

Microsoft is testing a new Windows 11 feature that will let you resume using your Android apps right on your PC. The capability is gradually rolling out to Windows Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels, and only supports the Spotify app for now. If you're in the test, you can try out the feature by linking your Android phone to your PC, and then opening up a song on Spotify's mobile app.

I wanted to see exactly how Microsoft manages to hide Windows beneath the Xbox interface that's debuting on these handheld devices. After a short startup, I was met with the standard Windows login prompt. But I could use the controller to input the PIN code, an immediate improvement over what's available right now. And as soon as Windows 11 loaded up, the interface immediately disappeared. The Xbox PC app took over and went full-screen - and for the most part, I didn't have to leave.

Microsoft caused a bit of a furor last year by dropping the word "deprecated" into a support document for the Control Panel. It hastily stepped back from the precipice, but the current verbiage, "the Control Panel still exists for compatibility reasons," should leave users in no doubt. Microsoft would very much like this refugee from an earlier era of Windows to be put out to pasture.

Apart from affected clients running Windows 11 v23H2 and Windows 11 v22H2, the bug affected systems running Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 2019.

Snap Layouts allow users to arrange their applications into predefined screen layouts, making it easier to organize workspaces according to personal preferences.

QMR, or Quick Machine Recovery, is an optional Windows feature enabling devices to recover from boot errors, using cloud-based remediations for known issues.

Windows 11 is designed with various distracting features, including a widget board that serves more as a headline feed and ads on the lock screen promoting games and services.

"This is really an attempt on clarity and providing better information and allowing us and customers to really get to what the core of the issue is so we can fix it faster," said David Weston.

The event appears as 'Config Read Failed' with message 'More data is available.' Although this event is logged in Event Viewer every time the device is restarted, they do not reflect an issue with Windows Firewall, and can be disregarded.

To resolve these touchpad issues, review and tweak your touchpad settings in Windows 10 or 11.