* sometimes opens up windows, happens randomly. while watching youtube, while surfing, just suddenly you have a window of C:\ or something else you have open.
* can't resize taskbar, just one row.
* can no longer switch sound device from right clicking the speaker icon in the taskbar, you must right click, go into sound devices, switch sound device. very annoying.
* can no longer drop .txt files onto notepad in the taskbar to have various .txt files always directly accessible from the taskbar (i loved having this in Windows 10, super handy).
they didn't seem to have any interest in really improving anything, just removing stuff.
also the search function is bugging out sometimes, just like with Windows 10, maybe in another 10 years there's a Search that will always function
* when overwriting files they are no longer selected afterwards.
lets say you mod a binaries directory with 17 files and you easily want to get rid of them to "unmod" the game, you can't just drop the mod files into the folder again and hit delete, you must manually find every file and delete them by hand. this totally sucks.
it haven't opened up some window or folder randomly for a while, so at least its something.
Just trying the update now. Seems like the taskbar buttons are not a standard width like in the past, but rather scale to the length of the window title.
So if you have File Explorer open, going from a folder called 'Downloads' to one called 'Apps' for example, causes the taskbar button to shrink to fit the new folder title. Then if you go back to 'Downloads', the button doesn't get any bigger, it just shows 'Dow'.
Seems like a bug but I hope they just fix the width so the taskbar buttons aren't constantly dancing around whenever the title of one changes.
just recently bought a new pc. thinking about switching to win 11. how is win 11 nowadays for gaming?
any cons if i dont get annoyed easily by different design choices etc.?
is the gaming performance/compatibility for games the same?
Windows 11 is first windows that has been pain in the ass with bluetooth and hdmi audio devices, this is like 3rd time in couple months where suddenly some device just wont work, its also very hard to get it back to connect or even detect in windows.
* i can no longer sort by Last Modified in folders it recognizes as an image folder. In Windows 10 you could at least go into sorting and select all kinds of sorting methods of your liking, this seems to be gone.
I really, REALLY dislike how Windows decides a folder is an audio folder or a image folder and then it believes "oh, you want to sort by X and Y!" NO i fucking don't! The default selections for audio and images when it comes to sorting i have zero interest in.
Windows 11 is by FAR their worst OS so far. If you're doing any kind of work in Windows, then stick to Windows 10, it's miles ahead of this. Windows 11 simplified down to retardation level, it's impossible to use professionally.
My main machine my PC is window 10. But my laptop for work that I run VM's servers on is 11.
Everytime I use it, I like it less and less.
It seems good for average people, that "if its not on my desktop, start menu or in my browser and clickable, it's gone" type people. As it tries to cater to them.
But MAN it seems that catering is designed to make its use counter productive to other people.
At a Build conference event on Monday, Microsoft revealed a new AI-powered feature called "Recall" for Copilot+ PCs that will allow Windows 11 users to search and retrieve their past activities on their PC. To make it work, Recall records everything users do on their PC, including activities in apps, communications in live meetings, and websites visited for research. Despite encryption and local storage, the new feature raises privacy concerns for certain Windows users.
"Recall uses Copilot+ PC advanced processing capabilities to take images of your active screen every few seconds," Microsoft says on its website. "The snapshots are encrypted and saved on your PCâs hard drive. You can use Recall to locate the content you have viewed on your PC using search or on a timeline bar that allows you to scroll through your snapshots."
By performing a Recall action, users can access a snapshot from a specific time period, providing context for the event or moment they are searching for. It also allows users to search through teleconference meetings they've participated in and videos watched using an AI-powered feature that transcribes and translates speech.
At first glance, the Recall feature seems like it may set the stage for potential gross violations of user privacy. Despite reassurances from Microsoft, that impression persists for second and third glances as well. For example, someone with access to your Windows account could potentially use Recall to see everything you've been doing recently on your PC, which might extend beyond the embarrassing implications of pornography viewing and actually threaten the lives of journalists or perceived enemies of the state.
Despite the privacy concerns, Microsoft says that the Recall index remains local and private on-device, encrypted in a way that is linked to a particular user's account. "Recall screenshots are only linked to a specific user profile and Recall does not share them with other users, make them available for Microsoft to view, or use them for targeting advertisements. Screenshots are only available to the person whose profile was used to sign in to the device," Microsoft says.
Users can pause, stop, or delete captured content and can exclude specific apps or websites. Recall won't take snapshots of InPrivate web browsing sessions in Microsoft Edge or DRM-protected content. However, Recall won't actively hide sensitive information like passwords and financial account numbers that appear on-screen.
Microsoft previously explored a somewhat similar functionality with the Timeline feature in Windows 10, which the company discontinued in 2021, but it didn't take continuous snapshots. Recall also shares some obvious similarities to Rewind, a third-party app for Mac we covered in 2022 that logs user activities for later playback.
As you might imagine, all this snapshot recording comes at a hardware penalty. To use Recall, users will need to purchase one of the new "Copilot Plus PCs" powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite chips, which include the necessary neural processing unit (NPU). There are also minimum storage requirements for running Recall, with a minimum of 256GB of hard drive space and 50GB of available space. The default allocation for Recall on a 256GB device is 25GB, which can store approximately three months of snapshots. Users can adjust the allocation in their PC settings, with old snapshots being deleted once the allocated storage is full.
As far as availability goes, Microsoft says that Recall is still undergoing testing. "Recall is currently in preview status," Microsoft says on its website. "During this phase, we will collect customer feedback, develop more controls for enterprise customers to manage and govern Recall data, and improve the overall experience for users."
HOWEVER:
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As you might imagine, all this snapshot recording comes at a hardware penalty. To use Recall, users will need to purchase one of the new "Copilot Plus PCs" powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite chips, which include the necessary neural processing unit (NPU). There are also minimum storage requirements for running Recall, with a minimum of 256GB of hard drive space and 50GB of available space. The default allocation for Recall on a 256GB device is 25GB, which can store approximately three months of snapshots. Users can adjust the allocation in their PC settings, with old snapshots being deleted once the allocated storage is full.
Windows Recall stores everything locally in an unencrypted SQLite database, and the screenshots are simply saved in a folder on your PC. Hereâs where you can find them:
C : Users\$USER\AppData\Local\CoreAIPlatform.00\UKP\{GUID}
The images are all stored in the following subfolder
.\ImageStore\
So what does the tool do?
TotalRecall copies the databases and screenshots and then parses the database for potentially interesting artifacts. You can define dates to limit the extraction as well as search for strings (that were extracted via Recall OCR) of interest. There is no rocket science behind all this. It's very basic SQLite parsing.
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--from_date FROM_DATE The start date in YYYY-MM-DD format.
--to_date TO_DATE The end date in YYYY-MM-DD format.
--search SEARCH Search term for text recognition data.
đ Recall folder found: C : Users\alex\AppData\Local\CoreAIPlatform.00\UKP\{D87DDB65-90BE-4399-BB1B-5BEB0B1D12CB}
đą Windows Recall feature found. Do you want to proceed with the extraction? (yes/no): yes
đ Creating extraction folder: C : Users\alex\Downloads\TotalRecall\2024-06-04-13-49_Recall_Extraction
đ Summary of the extraction is available in the file:
C : Users\alex\Downloads\TotalRecall\2024-06-04-13-49_Recall_Extraction\TotalRecall.txt
đ Full extraction folder path:
C : Users\alex\Downloads\TotalRecall\2024-06-04-13-49_Recall_Extraction
How TotalRecall Worksâ
Data Extraction:
TotalRecall copies the ukg.db database and the ImageStore folder to a specified extraction folder. This ensures the original data remains intact while you explore the extracted data.
Database Parsing:
It parses the SQLite database to extract potentially interesting artifacts, such as window titles, timestamps, and image tokens. The tool looks for entries that match the criteria you specify (e.g., date range, search terms).
Screenshot Management:
TotalRecall renames the image files in the ImageStore folder with a .jpg extension if they don't already have one. This makes it easier to view and manage the screenshots.
Search Functionality:
You can search for specific terms within the database, leveraging the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) capabilities of Windows Recall. This means you can find text that appeared on your screen, even if it was within an image.
Output Generation:
The tool generates a summary of the extracted data, including counts of captured windows and images taken. It also creates a detailed report in a text file, listing all the captured data and search results.
Key Featuresâ
Date Filtering:
Specify start and end dates to limit the extraction to a particular time frame.
Text Search:
Search for specific text within the captured data, making it easy to find relevant information.
Comprehensive Reports:
Generate detailed reports summarizing the captured windows, images, and search results, all stored in a TotalRecall.txt file for easy reference.
TotalRecall provides a straightforward way to explore the data collected by Windows Recall. It's no rocket science whatsoever.
TPM and CPU requirements have been removed from the IoT Enterprise edition so won't need a bypass to install this on old systems.
Seems like IoT Versions will not have CPU or TPM requirements, so more people will switch to Windows 11 soon. (me included)
Never did regret my switch to Windows 10 LTSC (maybe that one time in the beginning where cracked forza 3 wouldn't work for a few weeks) and im quite happy that microsoft made me wait and skip the alpha and beta phase of Windows 11 in the past years, so now for the real release im ready.
TPM and CPU requirements have been removed from the IoT Enterprise edition so won't need a bypass to install this on old systems.
Seems like IoT Versions will not have CPU or TPM requirements, so more people will switch to Windows 11 soon. (me included)
Never did regret my switch to Windows 10 LTSC (maybe that one time in the beginning where cracked forza 3 wouldn't work for a few weeks) and im quite happy that microsoft made me wait and skip the alpha and beta phase of Windows 11 in the past years, so now for the real release im ready.
Will keep this around for later, thanks !
R5 5600X - 3070FE - 16GB DDR4 3600 - Asus B550 TUF Gaming Plus - BeQuiet Straight Power 11 750W - Pure Base 500DX
Seems like IoT Versions will not have CPU or TPM requirements, so more people will switch to Windows 11 soon. (me included)
That isnt what made me pass on upgrading to windows 11. Windows 11 is what made me pass on upgrading to windows 11.
I still cant like it no matter how much I try. Its on my work laptop, and nearly every change in it from 10 I dislike, is harder to do windows stuff, find and change settings, every menu is that space wasting, more clicks to navigate, left sidebar having tablet friendly one with the pill toggle buttons for on/off.
Just cant get into it personally.
Is that windows recall really a thing, was it changed?
There's no "CoreAIPlatform.00" which they referred to in my windows 11, i checked all Users folders, also checked just for *core, there's nothing apart from Miniconda that uses folders that has core in its name. pretty sure i have the latest updates.
Microsoftâs latest Patch Tuesday released an advisory about CVE-2024-38063, a TCP/IP vulnerability in the Windows operating system.
What that means is the vulnerable component in Windows is actually the very fundamental Networking stack, that implements the TCP/IP protocol stack.
Microsoft MSRCâs advisory specifies that the vulnerability requires IPv6 communication with a target for it to be exploitable - or even triggerable from the first place.
Is it risky?
The first instinct is âYesâ. A vulnerability that exists in such a core component poses great risks.
As per Microsoftâs exploitability assessment - triggering the vulnerability is likely and possible, which would be why it is tagged with a very high CVSS.
Not many details about the actual vulnerability have been released - and there are no public proof of concepts as of this writing. This is a good time to review effective counter measures that can be implemented to mitigate the risk!
Is this vulnerability critical for me?
The vulnerability is within the IPv6 sub-system, which requires IPv6 communication with a target, for it to be exploitable. If your organization is running any Windows Servers and end-user devices (who isnât?), then you should quickly assess your environment for affected OS versions detailed in the advisory.
If your internet-facing Windows assets support IPv6, we would suggest disabling IPv6 first to lower the risk and impact of this vulnerability. Once thatâs been done, the next step should be applying the Microsoft supplied patch to internally-accessible Windows assets.
You can find more information about the patch on Microsoftâs page here.
How to stay safe using Dazz
There are a few effective countermeasures that can be performed to stay safe!
Dazz can help you stay safe by aggregating and correlating all machines vulnerable to CVE-2024-38063, and delivering effective remediation guidelines to help owners fix as fast as possible. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to our experts here!
The general approach to reduce the risk of CVE-2024-38063 can be taken in two steps :
Applying Microsoftâs patch: Microsoft already pushed out a patch that fixes the vulnerability. Applying the patch wherever possible will ensure youâre safe! Dazz can help verify that patches have been applied upon rescans across your entire environment.
Disabling IPv6: As the vulnerability is in the IPv6 subsystem, disabling IPv6 on Windows Machines prevents this vulnerability from being accessible.
Mitigation refers to a setting, common configuration, or general best-practice, existing in a default state, that could reduce the severity of exploitation of a vulnerability. The following mitigating factors might be helpful in your situation:
Systems are not affected if IPv6 is disabled on the target machine.
boundle (thoughts on cracking AITD) wrote:
i guess thouth if without a legit key the installation was rolling back we are all fucking then
Most annoying thing about modern Windows besides the ads and data collection bullshit is how long it takes to restart and shut down. Windows 7 used to do this damn near instantly especially after an ssd install.
I've used Windows 11 for a while out of necessity. My Win10 crashed and I tried everything to repair it but it no matter what I tried in order to repair it I couldn't boot into Windows.
All I had was a USB stick with Windows 11 and I had to install it. I've used it ever since. After many tweaks and privacy fixes I've decided to get rid of Windows 11 and install Win10 LTSC. There are just too many annoyances and issues that really mess up the experience and usage.
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