Recent content by FrancoDT

8942 was a typo in the blog post. I guess they can't or won't fix the title.

Sure enough with the old Run dialog. The new Run box works fine but it only works on one of my PC's. MS blocks it even with vivetool on the other PC.

[Account Control] The Windows 11 Account Control flyout has a refreshed, modern design and a clear subscription badge to make account status instantly visible. This helps users identify their plan, discover benefits, and explore upgrades. I would just be happy if they removed the Microsoft 365...

Don't know what's prompting the sporadic RestoreHealth 0x800f0915 errors on recent builds lately for a lot of people. I had one a while back out of the blue on a previous beta build and hadn't done or touched anything to cause it. The only way I got rid of it was doing an ISO repair install...

Installed on two PC's with three reboots for each but smooth install, clean DISM and SFC scans, although the initial desktops took a long time to load.

Only two reboots for this one. The install went smooth and the initial desktop took a long time to load. Clean DISM and SFC scans.

Added the option to choose between a small and large Start menu, in addition to the Automatic (default) option that is already available. Added the option to hide your name and profile picture in Start. Already had these two with vivetool but glad to see they're making their way down the build...

Three reboots is the norm now for my three machines. This is how it was explained: The firmware push: Windows pushes the certificate data into your system firmware. The bootloader load: The system restarts to load the newly signed bootloader. The final application: A third restart allows the...

Not firmware, still 04/13/26

I'll pass on Grok, heard enough bad things about it: Grok (the AI chatbot on X/Twitter) has frequently spread misinformation. Because it is designed to learn from real-time, often unverified social media posts and has a "rebellious" persona, it has been documented spreading conspiracy theories...

I've only used Point in Time Restore one time just recently from the WinRE menu on my girlfriends machine and it worked flawlessly and saved me a lot of work so I would say yes it's useful as an added safety measure. Especially if you don't have a backup app like Macrium or Hasleo Backup (my...

Did you check to make sure the recovery menu is enabled in a CMD prompt? reagentc /info Verify it's not set to disabled

Waiting to get it on my S26+

Yup

You should have got this. Mine was unaffected by the update.