ISSUE 22.40.1 • 2025-10-09 By Susan Bradley Social media is replete with complaints about how Microsoft shoves feature releases and updates, and reboots computers, at will. It makes me shake my head. It’s as if everyone were thinking they had no control over the process at all. That’s not true. You have ample time to […]

From Windows Update on X: Availability of version 25H2 begins today via a controlled feature rollout for eligible devices running Windows 11, version 24H2 for users who have already turned on the “Get the latest updates as soon as they’re available” toggle. If we detect that your device may have an issue, such as an […]

Honestly? I’m not.  I just helped someone today install Windows 11 24H2 on a machine we thought couldn’t be upgraded from Windows 10. Turns out it was missing a Dell firmware and had kept trying to install Windows 11 23H2 and failing. Updated the firmware that was in the “other updates” section of Windows update […]

WINDOWS 11 By Ed Tittel As the sun sets on Windows 10 support in mid-October 2025, many users face a pivotal decision: upgrade in place or start anew. Although upgrading seems simpler, it often drags along outdated baggage — Registry remnants, legacy drivers, and misconfigured services — that can hinder performance and block new features. […]

ISSUE 22.29.1 • 2025-07-22 By Susan Bradley July has been a cooler weather month than usual for my little corner of California. But I’m still getting the heat — from updates. I’ve been blistered by the number of vulnerabilities that were patched this month, along with some unique bugs that were seen only in the […]