windows 10
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Why Did My Wifi Disappear After a Windows Update?
I can’t resist a good wireless mystery, and this week’s question-writer for Lifehacker’s Tech 911 has a good one — an issue that you don’t even think about until it happens, and then it consumes your mind as you try every trick in the book to get your wifi back.
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Why Your Gaming PC Got Worse After the Latest Windows 10 Update
According to numerous reports, Windows 10 updates KB5000842 and KB5001330 cause annoying performance bugs for games running in windowed modes. Per Microsoft’s patch notes, “a small subset of users have reported lower than expected performance in games after installing KB5000842 or later updates. Most users affected by this issue are running games full screen or…
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Our Favourite Ways to Back Up a Windows PC
One of the digital tasks I love doing on a regular basis — yes, regular — is to wipe my PC and reinstall Windows 10 from scratch. It’s worth spending an hour or two restoring my system to its maximum potential performance, and it couldn’t be any easier to do. Yes, that means you’ll have…
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How to Fix the Controller Disconnection Bug on Your Xbox Series X/S
Microsoft is finally fixing the annoying controller disconnection bug that plagued the Xbox Series X/S since launch, and the patch is included in the March 2021 firmware update rolling out this week. Microsoft doesn’t directly mention the bug fixes in its announcement post, but Xbox’s Director of Program Management, Jason Ronald, confirmed via Twitter that…