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Microsoft Weekly, and Top 10 Start menu features people want + TWIRL #134

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Steven Parker
October 15, 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: mergers, bugs, activations keys, TPM requirement bypass, and new builds

Here is the latest Microsoft Weekly news recap detailing the most interesting stories about Microsoft acquiring Activision, changes in Windows 11 activation, hardware requirement bypasses, and more.

Top 10 Start menu features and changes Windows 11 users want

Many consider the redesigned Start menu one of the worst aspects of Windows 11, a now two-year-old operating system. Here are the top 10 changes and features users want Microsoft to make.

A quick look back at one of the most popular games of all time, Microsoft Solitaire

First released as part of Windows 3.0 in 1990, Microsoft Solitaire has truly become one of the most popular games ever released, and a version of it is still available for many platforms.

Software updates

Weekend PC Game Deals: Call of Duty and Battlefield to try, a new demo festival, and more

This weekend's PC game deals include a double giveaway from the Epic Store, a brand-new demo festival from Valve, free events from Battlefield and Call of Duty, a Bandai Namco bundle, and more.

FTC: Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard is still "a threat to competition"

The US Federal Trade Commission is still going to go through with its court case against Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard, claiming that the $69 billion deal is "a threat to competition"

Don't use this feature if you play Counter-Strike 2 on an AMD Radeon GPU

Valve has announced that AMD has put in support for its Anti-Lag+ GPU feature in the recent Counter-Strike 2 game, but that players should not turn that feature on or they will receive a VAC ban.

From the Forums

India to launch test flight of rocket capable of carrying a crew - TWIRL #134

We have several launches coming up this week but the most interesting is India's launch of Gaganyaan. It's a spacecraft capable of carrying a crew but for now, more uncrewed tests are needed.

If the Windows 10 Patch Tuesday update (KB5031356) fails to install, here's what to do

Microsoft has said that some Windows 10 users attempting to install the latest Patch Tuesday update (KB5031356) have encountered an error. Here are some steps you can take to resolve it.

A quick look back at Minecraft which has now sold over 300 million copies

Microsoft has announced that Minecraft games have now sold over 300 million copies. It's a huge new milestone for a game that started out as a side project from one developer in May 2009.

This week's deals

Amazon Prime members can still get Eero mesh Wi-Fi 6 and 6E routers at all time low prices

You can get one Amazon Eero Mesh Wi-Fi 6 router for just $69.99 if you are a Prime member, and other versions of the Eero mesh are also heavily discounted on Amazon at the moment.

Tech deals we posted this week

Rumor: Apple to launch iPad mini 7, iPad Air 6 with M2 chip, and more this month

According to a Weibo user, Apple could be launching the iPad mini 7th generation with reduced jelly scrolling, iPad Air 6th generation with M2 chip, and new features to the Apple Pencil soon.

Best Buy will stop selling DVD and Blu-rays in early 2024, but will keep selling video games

Best Buy has confirmed that it will stop selling physical DVD and Blu-ray disks sometime in the first quarter of 2024, both in its stores and online. It will keep selling physical video game disks.

Logging off

Have a good one!

Cheers, Steve.