Daily Archives: September 25, 2023

• Windows 11, Surface, and Windows Copilot

  Posted on September 25, 2023 at 02:45 CDT by Will Fastie • Comment in the Forums

  

  ISSUE 20.39 • 2023-09-25

  MICROSOFT NEWS

  

  By Will Fastie

  In case we didn’t realize it already, Microsoft told us where we are headed.

  Last week, Microsoft held an event in New York. The bulk of the presentation was about AI, specifically Windows Copilot. Not Copilot, but Windows Copilot.

  This is deeply significant.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (20.39.0, 2023-09-25).
  This story also appears in our public Newsletter.

  Microsoft News AI, Copilot, Microsoft, Microsoft Paint, News, Newsletter, Surface, Windows 11, Windows Explorer

• Why File Explorer keeps me on Windows

  Posted on September 25, 2023 at 02:44 CDT by Josh Hendrickson • Comment in the Forums

  WINDOWS

  

  By Josh Hendrickson

  I own both a fairly powerful Windows PC and a Mac Studio.

  Technically, the Mac Studio, with its M1 processor, far outstrips my desktop PC. And yet my PC continues to be my daily driver. Why?

  File Explorer.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (20.39.0, 2023-09-25).

  Windows File Explorer, Finder, MacOS, Newsletters, Windows, Windows Explorer

• Uninstalr — “World’s best cup of coffee”

  Posted on September 25, 2023 at 02:43 CDT by Deanna McElveen • Comment in the Forums

  FREEWARE SPOTLIGHT

  

  By Deanna McElveen

  In the movie “Elf,” Buddy discovers the world’s best cup of coffee. He may take the signage on the building a bit too literally as he bursts in to congratulate the staff of the coffee shop. Well, today I am Buddy, but I actually tasted the coffee.

  Uninstalr by Macecraft Software has the words right there on their website: “Uninstalr is the best Windows uninstaller.” Well, anyone can put that on their website. I was, of course, skeptical, because I have used all the uninstaller programs.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (20.39.0, 2023-09-25).

  Freeware Spotlight Application uninstalls, Deanna's Freeware Spotlight, Newsletters, Uninstallers

• Locked out of your refurbished computer?

  Posted on September 25, 2023 at 02:42 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  ON SECURITY

  

  By Susan Bradley

  Corporate “leftovers” may impact your new computer.

  All of us want to purchase a good deal. Often I will look for refurbished computers, many of them systems coming off corporate leases, because they are an excellent value. Many times, they are less than three years old and support Windows 11. Some even come with Windows 11.

  Most of these systems have been reset to factory defaults, so the configuration process is basically the same OOBE you would get with a new PC. You start the boot process, set it up with either a Microsoft account or a local account with the no@thankyou.com email trick, and off you go. You’re happy: you have a well-built computer that is cheaper than anything you’d purchase elsewhere.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (20.39.0, 2023-09-25).

  On Security Autopilot, Intune, Newsletters, Patch Lady Posts, Refurbished Equipment