Oho! After 8 days away WinGet finds lots to update. It fails on a couple of PCs for Teams and PC Manager. Here's why... #WindowsInsiders #MSMVP https://www.edtittel.com/blog/when-winget-balks-try-in-app-updates.html
When WinGet Balks, Try In-App Updates - Ed Tittel

When WinGet balks try In-app updates to bring reluctant items up-to-date. Hint: I've observed this happens when the app is already running...

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Hey! I'm back from 8 days off on a family trip. Why is it no surprise (to me, anyway) that I have to recover from a black screen to regain access to my production PC's desktop? Deets follow... #WindowsInsiders #MSMVP https://www.edtittel.com/blog/black-screen-says-welcome-back.html
Black Screen Says "Welcome Back!" - Ed Tittel

After 8 days off, a Black Screen says "Welcome Back!" when I sit down at my production Windows 10 PC to get back to work. Easily fixed!

Ed Tittel
Hey! I'm back from 8 days off on a family trip. Why is it no surprise (to me, anyway) that I have to recover from a black screen to regain access to my production PC's desktop? Deets follow... #WindowsInsiders #MSMVP https://www.edtittel.com/blog/black-screen-says-welcome-back.html
Black Screen Says "Welcome Back!" - Ed Tittel

After 8 days off, a Black Screen says "Welcome Back!" when I sit down at my production Windows 10 PC to get back to work. Easily fixed!

Ed Tittel
I get some interesting results when benchmarking external USB-C SSDs on the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i. Deets follow... #WindowsInsiders #Windows11 #MSMVP https://www.edtittel.com/blog/yoga-pro-9i-shows-incredible-ssd-speed-variations.html
Yoga Pro 9i Shows Incredible SSD Speed Variations - Ed Tittel

Combinations of ports, drives and enclosures for USB-C (20 and 40 Gbps) means the Yoga Pro 9i shows incredible SSD speed variations.

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Wow! I am totally impressed with the ability to create Hyper-V VMs in the latest Dev Home v0.13 release. There's just ONE THING missing... #WindowsInsiders #MSMVP @cinnamon_msft https://www.edtittel.com/blog/dev-home-environments-missing-local-iso-access.html
Dev Home Environments Missing Local ISO Access - Ed Tittel

The tool works like a dream with RDP but alas, Dev Home Environments Missing Local ISO Access limits its scope and coverage. Sigh.

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Hey! Hey! My latest #ComputerWorld story is out: it explains and explores a new backup and recovery paradigm in #Windows11. Check it out! #WindowsInsiders #MSMVP https://www.computerworld.com/article/2094661/new-windows-11-backup-and-recovery-paradigm.html
A new Windows 11 backup and recovery paradigm?

If used properly, new features built into Windows 11 offer safe, nearly complete backup, restore, repair, and recovery operations without third-party tools — but there are some caveats worth knowing.

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They're baaaaaack. The "Lucky 13" bogus reclaimables also show up in #BetaChannel build 22635.3566. I use an in-place repair install (IPRI) to clean up, but then I have to perform some minor desktop fixes. #Windows11 #WindowsInsiders #MSMVP https://www.edtittel.com/blog/ipri-spawns-desktop-oddities.html
IPRI Spawns Desktop Oddities - Ed Tittel

An (In-Place Repair Install) IPRI spawns oddities after cleaning up bogus reclaimables -- namely, no taskbar and weird icon spacing.

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