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Microsoft Weekly + ChatGPT generates working Windows 10 and 11 keys + Restore File Explorer options

Issue #267

Author

Steven Parker
June 18, 2023

I hope you had a great week, meanwhile here's a recap of our most recent news, as well as the Microsoft Weekly, we hope you take a look! Cheers, Steve.

Microsoft says the early June outage to its services was due to a DDoS cyberattack

Microsoft has revealed that the disruption to its services in the beginning of June was caused by a sophisticated DDoS cyberattack that overloaded the systems and caused a global blackout.

ChatGPT and Google Bard used to generate working (kind of) Windows 10 and 11 keys

A Twitter user typed in an unusual text prompt to see if ChatGPT and Google's Bard chatbot could create working keys for Windows 10 and 11. That actually occurred, but with some limitations.

Microsoft Weekly: All new Windows 11 features (and IDs), all new games, and a new Xbox

Your weekly Microsoft Weekly recap is here, bringing you the most interesting stories about new Windows 11 features, gaming announcements, controversies, bugs, and other developments from Microsoft.

Software updates

SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, and China ready rockets this week - TWIRL #119

We have several launches this week from SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, and China. No manned flights are expected but among the ones we do have, there are a few interesting ones to look forward to.

Windows 11 removes several File Explorer options, here is how to restore them

Due to low usage, Microsoft is about to delete several old folder options from File Explorer settings in Windows 11. Here are the soon-to-be removed features and how to re-enable them.

A quick look back at Microsoft's IBM PC add-on cards of the 1980s

After Microsoft launched its SoftCard add-on for the Apple II PC, it released a number of similar cards for IBM PCs, but a few years later the company shut down that hardware division.

From the Forums

Here are our picks for the most anticipated upcoming Xbox Series X/S games for 2023 [Update]

We have updated our list of our most anticipated games coming to Microsoft's Xbox Series X and S consoles for the rest of 2023, including new games like Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty and Exoprimal.

Weekend PC Game Deals: Obsidian classics, doubled freebies, and bundled sports

This weekend's PC game deals include new bundles filled with regular and VR games, a double freebie featuring Guacamelee, and a whole lot of discounts for Obsidian titles, Tomb Raider, and more.

Check out the current best selling Steam game, a 254-player FPS made by a small dev team

BattleBit Remastered is a low-polygon first-person shooter with a modern-day war setting. It already has tons of content and can support up to 254 players online and it's only made by three people.

This week's deals

Fathers Day: Give your dad some great gifts via Amazon [Update]

We have updated our Father's Day gift-giving list today, with some more affordable ideas for under $100, along with some other gifts that are more expensive but will still be great things to give.

Tech deals we posted this week

Reddit claimed to have been hacked by BlackCat, and it has threatened to leak the data

Further to Reddit's recent woes since the announcement of the API pricing change, claims have surfaced that it has suffered a data breach at the hands of BlackCat , with 80GB of zipped data taken.

The new Outlook for Windows will start to replace the Mail and Calendar apps in Sept. 2024

The new alert was released via the Microsoft 365 Message Center. Businesses don't need to do anything right now, but they could get a notification on their Mail and Calendar apps in the future.