In Beta and Canary builds, you can already see the Secure Boot info that MS plans to roll out generally on Patch Tuesday next week. Here 'tis! #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz
Checking over my ThinkPad X12 Detachable Tablet, I observe a too-familiar BEX64 error. Time to roll the fingerprint reader driver back! Deets follow... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz https://www.edtittel.com/blog/rolling-back-fingerprint-reader-driver.html
Rolling Back Fingerprint Reader Driver - Ed Tittel

I have to laugh at myself a little ruefully. In checking over my Canary test platform just now — the snazzy little ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1 hybrid tablet — I found the too-familiar BEX64 error in the mix. To those not already aware, this flags an out-of-bounds memory access, often from a driver or … Continue reading Rolling Back Fingerprint Reader Driver →

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Driver Store Explorer (RAPR.exe) finally goes production: version 1.0.26.0 is out! #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz
I just submitted my MVP (Windows) application for 2026-2027. Interesting to look over all I've done and written in the past year (April 2025-March 2026) and think about where to go from here. Windows-World remains my avocation and occasional obsession. Wish me luck! #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz
Sure, you can turn Smart App Control (SAC) back on on your PC after KB5086672 -- but ONLY if you clean installed your OS with Secure Boot turned on from the get-go. That leaves Flo6 and RyzenOfc out, alas. #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz
OK then, an unexpected login prompt on Flo6 this morning tells me an OOB update has come and gone. Deets follow... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz https://www.edtittel.com/blog/oob-kb5086672-pops-up.html
OOB KB5086672 Pops Up - Ed Tittel

An unexpected login prompt informs me as OOB KB5086673 pops up on Flo6, and tells me it's come, been applied, and is now working as it should.

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I saw it. I wanted it. I can't have it, though -- at least, not as far as I can tell. Sigh. #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz https://www.edtittel.com/blog/dude-wheres-my-icons.html
Dude, Where's My Icons? - Ed Tittel

After the announcement blog gets me trying to make it work, I find myself asking "Dude, where's my icons" after two-plus hours of effort.

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