Windows 11 updates can go wrong at any time – here's how to stay prepared

Here's my essential Windows 11 update safety checklist, along with instructions on how to recover your PC if anything goes ...

Windows 11 is adding a speed test, you can run it from the taskbar

Windows 11 is adding a built-in speed test you can launch from the taskbar area, letting you quickly check Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or cellular performance and troubleshoot slow connections without installing ...

Microsoft develops storage that lets you backup data that lasts 10,000 years

Microsoft says glass data storage can preserve data for 10,000 years, using lasers to write voxels inside silica plates. It’s built for archives, but scaling write speed and reader access remain big ...
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Microsoft team creates 'revolutionary' data storage system that lasts for millennia

Researchers use mini plasma explosions to encode the equivalent of two million books into a coaster-sized device. The method ...