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manufacturing version of the major upcoming 2 for H2 update for Windows 11 but the supposed security issues must not concern Microsoft too much since the problem has an easy workaround simply uninstall start all back upgrade Windows then rename start all back's exe file to literally anything that doesn't contain start all back before reinstalling it right click enter hacking mode in fact fellow UI customization app Explorer Patcher is having the same issue with the exact same workaround as for why Microsoft is doing this Windows development MVP Raphael Rivera tweeted that the company is probably blocking unreliable High crash rate software that is extremely sensitive to OS changes person personally I would be more open-minded to Rivera's point if Windows wasn't being fooled by the world's laziest fake ID didn't even have to print it out or anything to be fair it's not like these are the only apps that may block the upgrade according to multiple sources a list of blocked apps even contains programs published by Microsoft itself these days not even Microsoft trusts Microsoft Microsoft also doesn't trust you to manually change your default browser by modifying the registry in Windows 10 and 11 this was first noticed by it consultant Kristoff kbit after two of his programs that let Windows admins alter file associations to change default apps stopped working turns out Windows February update added a driver ironically called user Choice protection driver that prevents the editing of registry keys for HTTP and https URL associations as well as the key for PDF file Association we're trying to protect you from your own choices some of you may recognize those as the three things Edge likes to open the most now it's important to note that you can still change your default browser in the plain old Windows settings which may explain why colit thinks this is a response by Microsoft to the EU digital markets act by adding this driver Windows 10 and 11 can't override default browser policies for PCS in the European economic area but the new driver is also present on Windows machines in the US presumably so we can get a little taste of what life is like over there they fancy fancy cheese lock down computers long long why their their bread is so long it must be nice Intel 13th and 14th gen chips are reportedly being returned in significant numbers in Korea this has apparently LED team blue to investigate the issues according to ZDNet Korea this all kicked off in the country when Tekken 8 launched more globally however complaints about gaming instability on 13th gen chips go back to 2022 when they first launched but complaints about both 13th and 14th gen processors have become commonplace over the past few months there are multiple reports of crashes from different users playing different games all with the same story during Shader compilation an error claims there's not enough video memory and their game crashes interestingly all of these reviews and reports claim that the crashing issues start occurring after 1 to 3 months of using Raptor Lake CPUs now some suggest the issue may be silicon degradation the 13th and 14th gen I9 CPUs are given so much power and get so hot that they basically destroy themselves over time kind of like celebrities and professional athletes it's not even a joke whatever the case is these issues are so prevalent in Korea that an official for one of the three Korean companies that distribute and support Intel chips says more than 10 Raptor Lake chips are being returned daily Intel issued a statement to ZDNet Korea saying they are aware of and investigating these problems so perhaps they'll figure out how to release a processor that is slightly more stable than Adobe Premiere Pro what did the editor get in the script speaking of stability today's episode is brought to you by SE Sonic their Prime tx1000 watt power supply is a great choice if you're building a high performance system it features an 80 plus 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iOS and this is why everyone hates group projects is that like Josie and the Pussycats Google is also testing lookup a new feature on Pixel phones which will allow users to look up unknown numbers straight from their call log rather than copying the number and pasting it into an external phone number search tool this might seem like just a handy quality of life measure for the average person but it's potentially an extremely useful safety tool for Less techsavvy users who will be able to get more information with the click of a button before they continue talking to their new friend spam likely NVIDIA is expected to launch at least one RTX 50 Series GPU by the end of this year according to graphics card manufacturers who spoke to Taiwanese news Outlet United Daily News in a reassuring sign that team green has not in fact forgotten that people once used their products to play games apparently Gamers can anticipate that NVIDIA will save just enough Blackwell chips from the AI accelerator Factory to give us an RTX 590 and maybe even an RTX 580 complete with GDDR 7 memory and a heavy survivorship bias Microsoft has reportedly claimed in internal documents that upcoming Windows AIP PCS with qualcomm's ARM powerered Snapdragon X Elite processors will have faster app emulation than Rosetta 2 the x86 to ARM translation layer that helped Apple's Intel to M1 transition go smoother than the smoothest thing in existence a baby's bottom if Microsoft is correct though this Windows transition will go even smoother than a baby's bottom but that's impossible so logically they must be talking out of their baby's bottoms does that make sense said aips will also reportedly feature an AI Explorer tool that can search for anything you've ever done on your computer and if you get the premium subscription hold it against you it weighs your browser history on a on a scale against a feather and Spotify launched a beta version of AI playlist allowing premium users to generate personalized playlists with text prompts the tool will first be available in the UK and Australia where users will be able to generate playlists with real prompt examples like sad music for painting dying flowers and then further refine those playlists with addition prompts if you're uncomfortable with the thought of AI being everywhere might I suggest generating playlists with prompts like Indie Bops for when AI takes my job or music to be hunted by Terminators to It's A vibe and if you're hunting for more Tech news just stop okay just just come back on Wednesday and we'll have it ready for you so I don't know why you're why do we do this"}