November 2024

Microsoft released the November 2024 security updates for all supported client and server versions of its Windows operating system. Security updates are also available for other company products, including Microsoft Office.

Our overview of the November 2024 update helps system administrators and home users make sense of the releases. It offers actionable information, including what has changed and whether there are known issues.

Links provide easy access to official support pages and there is an assortment of information and more to be found below.

With last month's scheduled security update for Windows 10 and 11 came another update that Microsoft installed on select systems.

KB5001716: Update for Windows Update Service components, was installed on Windows 10 or 11 devices that are already no longer in support or about to reach end of support.

Usually, when you share a link from an Android device, you should get an option to share the actual link. If you want to share a Ghacks page, you should see https://www.ghacks.net/ in the beginning.

Some services change that. They may use their own URL shorteners or services. The main reason for that is that they get more control over the sharing. Whenever a user clicks on the link or shares it, they get information about it.

For the last few days. usage of links beginning with search.app have skyrocketed.

Microsoft has introduced an AI feature in Notepad that can help you rewrite text. Say hello to Rewrite, let's take a deep dive into it.

Microsoft has released a new build to the Windows 11 Insider channels Dev and Canary. These introduce new AI capabilities in the classic Windows apps Paint and Notepad.

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The Windows Control Panel has been an essential part of the Windows operating system. When Microsoft released Windows 10, it announced that the Control Panel would be replaced by the Settings app eventually.

While some Control Panel applets moved to the Settings in the almost ten years that followed, Microsoft never removed the Control Panel entirely from Windows.

Windows users have quite a few tools at their disposal that let them customize Windows installations or bypass the system requirements of the Windows 11 operating system.

Cybersecurity has become a priority for users of all levels. With the growing number of attacks and threats, protecting our data and devices has become a shared responsibility. That's why campaigns like Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CSAM), remind us of the importance of adopting good practices to ensure our security.

Amazon Prime Video is getting a new AI feature. The streaming service is introducing X-Ray Recaps to generate a recap of the story of TV shows.

If you have been using Windows PCs for at least a decade, you may remember a time when Microsoft started to push creativity. This culminated in the release of the Windows 10 Creators Update and also several apps designed for creators.

One of them was Microsoft Paint 3D. The app set out to do the unthinkable: replace the old grandpa of image editing apps on Windows. Microsoft Paint was a bare bones app at the time. It supported few image types and editing options.

That did not keep users from creating astonishing works of art using the editor. It also had a dedicated fanbase.