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I fixed a 'dead' Windows 11 PC with the built-in tools most people don't know exist

You mightn't think it, but the Windows 11 Recovery Environment is genuinely powerful.

These Official ChromeOS Flex USB Sticks Can Give Your Old Mac or Windows PC a Second Life

Google is partnering with Back Market to sell USB sticks that let you install ChromeOS Flex on older Windows and Intel-powered Macs collecting dust.
Windows Central

Microsoft just made a command line version of the Microsoft Store for Windows 11 — install and update your apps without a GUI

Microsoft has announced the Store CLI, a command-line interface for managing and installing Windows apps from the Microsoft Store. It's similar to WinGet, except the Store CLI only works for apps that ...
Windows Central

You can now chat with Microsoft Copilot while setting up your Windows 11 PC for the first time

A new demo experience lets users try Copilot for the first time before ever hitting the desktop, during the out of box setup experience on Windows 11. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

After 14 years, Windows Server finally gets ReFS boot support 0 0

Microsoft has officially introduced boot support for the Resilient File System (ReFS) in the latest Windows Server Insider Preview builds.
Hackaday

Linux Fu: The USB WiFi Dongle Exercise

If you’ve used Linux for a long time, you know that we are spoiled these days. Getting a new piece of hardware back in the day was often a horrible affair, requiring custom kernels and lots ...

Google and BackMarket’s ChromeOS Flex USB drive wants to keep aging PCs alive

A new ChromeOS Flex USB program from Google and Back Market aims to revive aging laptops by letting users easily install Google’s lightweight operating system.