Microsoft Blunders and Issues
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PC World ☛ Microsoft guts Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Rewards points, and its fans are outraged
Microsoft has quietly reduced the amount of Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Rewards points users can earn, enraging users who have used the points to offset some of Microsoft’s more expensive services [..]
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Government passes law written by ChatGPT
Lunduke's Big Tech Show - Dec 4, 2023
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Tom's Hardware ☛ Windows update renames every installed printer HP LaserJet Ultra M106, changes icons, and forces install of HP Smart app
Microsoft has been quiet as HP says it's trying to get to the root of the problem. Users reported their installed printers were renamed to HP LaserJet and HP app installed after updating Windows.
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Gizmodo ☛ Microsoft Will Eventually Start Charging You for Windows 10 Security Updates
All good things must come to an end, and a decade after its first release, Windows 10 will finally be sent to a farm upstate. It had a good run, though Microsoft plans to keep dropping security updates after the OS’ demise on Oct. 14, 2025. Just be aware that the tech giant will force you to dip into your wallet to keep accessing security fixes and small bug hunts.
That date is two years in the future, but Microsoft explained more of its plans in a Tuesday blog post. The current version, 22H2, will be the last of its kind for Windows 10, though it will still get monthly security updates all the way through the OS’ planned death date.
After that, it will enter the “Extended Security Update” program that will allow both companies and individual users to purchase subscriptions to access monthly security updates. Businesses can purchase yearly ESU subscriptions, though Microsoft still has yet to detail how individual users can buy into the program. More importantly, we still don’t know how much it will cost individual users to avoid making the switch.