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Microsoft Weekly + TerraMaster F2-212 review + Look back at Word and Excel

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Steven Parker
October 01, 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!

Microsoft Weekly: Windows 11 activation and FIle Explorer changes, feature updates, and more

This week's Microsoft Weekly brings you a fresh news recap about Windows 11 activation changes, questionable File Explorer downgrades, new Windows 11 preview builds, big feature updates, and more.

A quick look back at the launch of the first version of Microsoft Excel 38 years ago today

The first version of Microsoft Excel shipped on September 30, 1985. It was made originally for the Macintosh. Excel went on to become the dominant spreadsheet program for the PC and other platforms.

How to turn off or remove Windows Copilot on Windows 11

Copilot promises to make everyone a power user but if you are one of those who doesn't want additional services from Microsoft then you can easily disable Windows Copilot on your Windows 11 device.

Software updates

TerraMaster F2-212 review: Home media AV1 streaming and cloud backup on the cheap

TerraMaster reached out to Neowin and asked if we were willing to give their latest Home Network Storage device a look. It is the cheapest NAS on offer that promises storage and media streaming.

Amazon's Project Kuiper internet satellites launching this week - TWIRL #132

We have a number of satellite launches coming up this week but the most notable is the launch of two prototype Project Kuiper satellites from Amazon. Like Starlink, they will beam internet to Earth.

You can no longer activate new Windows 11 builds with Windows 7 or 8 keys

Bad news for those planning to activate Windows 11 with a Windows 7 or 8/8.1 key: users noticed that the latest Windows 11 preview builds no longer allow activation with old license keys.

From the Forums

Weekend PC Game Deals: Indie bundles, shoot 'em up festivals, and more

This weekend's PC game deals include a bundle full of indies, a single free event for extreme sports fans, double freebies from Epic, a festival for shoot 'em up titles, and more to grab.

Realms Deep 2023 recap: Lots of 3D Realms release dates and a new Duke Nukem game (sort of)

The nearly four-hour Realms Deep 2023 streaming gaming event saw a bunch of new trailers and release dates for forthcoming 3D Realms games and a new Duke Nukem table for Pinball M.

Mojang confirms that Minecraft Dungeons will not receive any further updates

Minecraft Dungeons, Mojang's action-adventure game set in the Minecraft universe, will not be receiving any future updates beyond version 1.17, which was released back in November 2022.

This week's deals

Get the WD_Black 2TB SN770 internal SSD for its lowest price ever on Amazon at $87

The WD_Black 2TB SN770 PCIe Gen4 internal SSD supports fast read and write speeds of up to 5,150 MB/s. It's also discounted down to an all-time low of just $87.24 at Amazon right now.

Tech deals we posted this week

Reminder: Support for Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 will end on October 10

Microsoft will officially end support for both Windows Server 2012 and its 2012 R2 update on October 10, 2012. Businesses can purchase Extended Security Updates for an additional three years.

A quick look back at Microsoft Word on its 40th anniversary and its conflicting launch dates

In 1983, Microsoft shipped the first version of what would become known as Microsoft Word, although there is some confusion as to the exact date the word processor program was launched.

Apple acknowledges iPhone 15 Pro overheating issue and says it will release update

iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max users have reported overheating issues, particularly in some apps. Apple has acknowledged the problem and promised to release a software update to resolve it.

Logging off

Have a good one!

Cheers, Steve.