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Microsoft’s principal program manager, Ned Pyle, addressed newsecuritychanges withWindows 1124H2 via theMicrosoft blog. The changes will deny access to unsecured routers with USB ports and someNetwork Attached Storagedevices. Pyle mentions that the upcoming upgrade abandons the much earlier variants of the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol and hence the potential issue. Pyle explains that SMB1 is over forty years old, and warnings of its demise have been echoed since 2022. TheWindows 11 24H2takes one step forward, as it requires SMB signing by default, which will avoid tampering on the network....

After being unchanged for nearly 30 years,Microsoftwill soon remove the 32GB size limit in its FAT32 partitions forWindows 11, increasing it to 2TB. The announcement via itsblog postmentions it will be initially introduced via Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27686 and will be available via its Canary Channel. Windows Insider ‘XenoPanther’ was able to get this Insider Preview version and showcased this increase in format size by creating a FAT32 format with 114....

The native backup tools in Windows have a reputation of being unreliable and prone to errors, and it’s not without reason. Some users are unable to set up automatic backups, while others can’t even backup manually because of various errors. Even in many initially successful cases, the backups turn out to be useless as you may’t recover anything from them. As there are numerous such scenarios, we’ve divided this article into two sections dealing with backup and recovery errors for ease of reading....

TheGeForce RTX 5090is one of thebest graphics cards— and the hardest to find in stock, especially if you want a card at something close to MSRP. To add some salt to the wound, Zotac (viaReddit) has evidently raised the price of the brand’s custom GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards by up to 20%. The new pricing is reflected on Zotac’s U.S. online store, which is conveniently under construction at the time of writing....

Have you ever thought that your PC is taking a long time to boot compared to when you bought it for the first time? Well, any storage devices will get slower as they run out of disk space. So, your Hard Disk Drive (HDD) or Solid State Drive (SSD) performance, usually speed, will decreases eventually if you have a lot of data stored in them. Therefore, to avoid this, we are here to present you with an article on increasing disk speed....

As much as we love high-priced tech like graphics cards, monitors, orthe latest handheld PC, most of us can’t spend several hundred dollars on a gadget gift or purchase. But that doesn’t mean you can’t substantially improve your tech life while spending a comparatively small amount of money.I own most of the affordable tech gifts in this list below, nearly all of which can be had for less than $50. I can honestly say that most of these products have made my nerdy world a little nicer in their own ways....

It’s always recommended to regularly update Windows as the updates solve any existing bugs and bring about new features. Usually, users use the graphical interface on the OS to search for and install updates. However, there are some cases where you may want to run this process from the Command-line (CLI) tools such asCommand Prompt and Windows PowerShell. For instance, you may need to manage updates, especially for other users on a Windows server....

Your power supply unit is the workhorse of your computer that interacts with every powered component you install – which means you need it to work right. One way to check whether the parts you install in your computer are working as they should is to stress test them. Doing so means you’re able to rest assured that every piece can deliver the performance it promises. If you haven’t stress-tested your PSU, try it sooner rather than later....

The printer must always be in a “Ready” state before you may print anything. However, if the printer enters an error state, you will see a “Printer in an error state” message on your computer screen. The issue mostly arises when there is a communication error between your printer and computer. For instance, if you are trying to print when the printer is in sleep mode or printing without official drivers installed, you might get the error message....

Microsofttested an updated Notepadapp with integrated spellcheckingback in March. Now this enhanced version of its Notepad plain text editor has quietly rolled out to mainstream Windows 11 users. Windows Notepad first appeared back in 1983 and seemed like an app frozen in time for many years, with barely any discernable differences across generations of the OS, but we have seen some sizable advances made in recent times. Probably some of the biggest changes to Notepad in years have been delivered under the auspices of Windows 10 and 11....

Why you’re able to trust Tom’s HardwareOur expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test. HDR Performance Our HDR benchmarking usesPortrait Displays’Calman software. To learn about our HDR testing, see our breakdown ofhow we test PC monitors. The AW3225QF supports HDR10 signals with an automatic switch and six additional picture modes. It defaults to Desktop, but I found the best image and accuracy with DisplayHDR True Black option....

Apple yesterdayannouncedthe latest iteration of its own silicon with the M4-powered iPad Pros. The company claims that the CPU is 50% percent faster than the M2 on the 12.9-inch iPad Pro (6th-generation), sporting two more cores (4 performance + 6 efficiency) over the last generation’s eight cores (4 performance + 4 efficiency). Although we cannot yet confirm these claims, the M4’s Neural Engine was tested today onGeekbench, with machine learning (ML)benchmarksposted under iPad 16,3....

Puget Systems, a custom computer building company specializing in configuring workstations for professional users, has published its annual Hardware Trends statistics. As a disclaimer, this data only reflects the preferences of Puget Systems' customers, who have vastly different needs than the average consumer, requiring high-end machines for content creation and scientific research. You get the idea. Before we jump into the data, the statistics only include workstation and rackstation sales, not including servers and mobile counterparts....