Writer, content creator, researcher; Windows MVP (2018-27). Creator of Exam Cram, author of 100+ tech books, regular blogger, gadfly, occasional expert witness.
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Wi-Fi profile cleanup gets fast'n'easy with a quick Copilot-generated PowerShell script. Here 'tis... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz edtittel.com/blog/quick-wlan…
Downloading and installing the first new Insider Preview releases I've seen in a while: 26320.9876 on RyzenOfc; 26340.9882 on AsusSnap). Fingers crossed! #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz
Both installs completed with no issues. Glad to see that. Onto a new generation. Wonder why Beta gets no watermark, but low-level Experimental does not. Go figure! #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz
Discord Update LIES!!! It says it's installing 1.0.9267 but 1.0.9266 keeps running, no matter what I try. Fascinating deets follow... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz edtittel.com/blog/more-disco…
New NVIDIA app (11.0.9.485); new driver (621.14). Installed the 1st; installing the 2nd. SFF workstation gets 597.30. #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz
ALT New graphics, PhysX, and HD Audio drivers. A round for the house!
When I ask Copilot for some PowerShell to check if a specific KB item is installed I learn two ways to pose that query. Only one of them works: Get-HotFix. Deets follow... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz edtittel.com/blog/checking-h…
After three tries to "fix" secure boot on P16, I investigate. It's already fixed! Deets follow... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz edtittel.com/blog/breaks-sec…
When I saw the price of a Walmart Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 5070Ti this morning, I did a double-take. Then I ran the numbers. How did they DO that? #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz edtittel.com/blog/benefits-o…
I spent an interesting if excruciating half-day getting a Macrium Rescue Disk to boot up on a modern, Secure Boot protected laptop. Deets follow... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz edtittel.com/blog/steps-to-a…
After HOURS (~4) of messing about with UFDs, I got a repaired one (using my script) to boot Windows 11 PC into the Macrium Recovery environment. It does the trick!!! #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz
ALT Screencap of Macrium Reflect's WinPE environment for image restore (source: Macrium Software https://reflect.macrium.com/help/v5/how_to/rescue/rescue_a_system_with_the_windows_pe_environment.htm)
Writing a script to repair the Macrium Reflect Rescue Disk so it works with Secure Boot has been an adventure. Most important lesson: what works on my PC, may NOT work on yours. Deets follow... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz edtittel.com/blog/scripting-…
Catch-22 of a kind: MS Store can see a self-update coming, but it doesn't appear in the Recent Updates list after the update completes. Odd! #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz edtittel.com/blog/ms-store-s…
Chuckling. When #WinGet blows up on an MS Teams update, launching same for an in-app update does the trick. Look at this... #WindowsInsiders #MVPBuzz
ALT WinGet fails to find something during its Teams update process, but it still works fine inside the app itself. That's why the second WinGet update reports "No installed package..."
Hmmmm... My habit of leaving WinTerm/PS open may be counter-productive. PS via MS Store doesn't auto-update if it's open. Who knew? #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz
ALT MS Store won't update PowerShell if it's running on a PC. Close it, and it updates right away.
Sorry to learn that MS is ending "The Garage" after a "17-year run" as GeekWire put it. It produce Mouse Without Borders, Seeing AI, Xbox adaptive controller, and the Global Hackathon. geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-…
When #WinGet starts looping on a MediaMonkey update, despite reporting update success, I know there's a problem. Here's how I fixed it... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz edtittel.com/blog/mediamonke…
AMD's latest chipset drivers (8.09.28.1124) show up and come aboard fast & easily with no complications. Just the way I like 'em! #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz edtittel.com/blog/new-amd-ch…
By accident I've learned that the F10 hotkey also toggles the front camera. With said camera back on, facial recognition once again works. Good-oh! #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz edtittel.com/blog/f10-toggle…
OK, then. My former Insider Preview test PCs are now solidly back in the 26H2 mainstream. As a welcome and unexpected bonus, they're running faster, too. Deets follow... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz edtittel.com/blog/production…
Just checked X12 and X380. Both are now unenrolled from the Insider Program, and running solid production Build 26300.9711. Proof! "Repair install" works as an escape mechanism. #WindowsInsiders #MVPBuzz
ALT Winver output from X380, showing it's running 26300.9711. A quick hop into Settings > WU > Insider program shows it's no longer enrolled.