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WinFuture.de Oct 14
Windows 11: Microsoft tightens restrictions on older login technologies: The Windows computer is logged in, and the connection to the company network should ...
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Windows 11: Microsoft tightens restrictions on older login technologies
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XDA
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 Oct 10
Windows 11 quietly encrypted your entire PC, and one firmware update can lock you out of everything
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Windows 11 quietly encrypted your entire PC, and one firmware update can ...
Key FactsWindows 11 Device Encryption Can Trigger Unexpected Recovery Lockouts
Sep 14, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: xda-developers.com
  • Since October 2024, Windows 11 24H2 has enabled Device Encryption by default on many clean installs and resets.

  • For local accounts, Microsoft says the recovery key is not automatically saved when the device is encrypted.

  • BIOS or UEFI updates, TPM changes, and boot-manager modifications can reportedly trigger the 48-digit key prompt.

  • Users should save the key before changing Secure Boot or the TPM and suspend BitLocker during those changes.
    • I've argued time and again that many of the default settings and updates that Windows 11 ships with assume the best interests of the user, but in practice, they can backfire and cause them genuine harm and loss.
    — Abhinav, author of the article
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XDA
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 Oct 03
VLC was painfully slow on my Windows 11 PC until I found what was throttling it: It turns out VLC wasn't to blame at all; it was Microsoft all along
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VLC was painfully slow on my Windows 11 PC until I found what was ...
Key FactsVideoLAN Links Slow VLC Launches to Defender Bug
Sep 29, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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  • On August 12, VideoLAN highlighted the problem and said a Defender update had quarantined VLC’s plug-in cache.

  • On affected PCs, VLC sometimes took around 15 seconds to launch, according to the author.

  • When the article was published, Microsoft had not released a patch for the Defender bug.

  • Users can regenerate VLC’s cache and exclude the VideoLAN or VLC folder from Defender scans.
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 Aug 07
Permanently disable Microsoft's hidden tracker on all Windows 11 versions with this script
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Permanently disable Microsoft's hidden tracker on all Windows 11 ...
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 Jul 23
Microsoft tracks every Windows PC through a secret key, here's everything you need to know
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Microsoft tracks every Windows PC through a secret key, here's ...
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ExtremeTech
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 Jul 23
40 Tonnen Material für Licht und Klang bei der Schlössernacht: Am 25. Juli ist Dresdner Schlössernacht. Damit die Parks, das Lingnerschloss ...
extremetech.com/internet/microsoft-confirms-windows-has-a-global-device-id-you-cant-turn-off
40 Tonnen Material für Licht und Klang bei der Schlössernacht
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ghacks.net Jul 15
Microsoft Confirms Windows GDID Device Identifier That Cannot Be Disabled, Documented in FBI Case Filing
ghacks.net/2026/07/12/microsoft-confirms-windows-gdid-device-identifier-that-cannot-be-disabled-documented-in-fbi-case-filing/
Microsoft Confirms Windows GDID Device Identifier That Cannot Be Disabled ...
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 Jul 10
Windows 11: GDID cannot be disabled, but its use can be limited.: Windows 11 assigns every installation a persistent device ID called GDID, as a US indictment ...
pcgameshardware.de/Windows-Software-277633/News/GDID-Tracking-einschraenken-Global-Device-Identifier-1547900/
Windows 11: GDID cannot be disabled, but its use can be limited.
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PCWorld
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 Dec 09 24
Microsoft now allowing Windows 11 on older, incompatible PCs: Despite years of warning, it's now officially possible to install Windows 11 on PCs that ...
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Microsoft now allowing Windows 11 on older, incompatible PCs
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 May 16 24
Whatever happened to the free Windows 10 upgrade offer?: For seven years after Microsoft's free upgrade offer officially ended, people were still reporting ...
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Whatever happened to the free Windows 10 upgrade offer?
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Ziff Davis May 02 24
Windows 10 Climbs to 70% Market Share Despite Being 9 Years Old: People are switching from Windows 11 to Windows 10, somehow.
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Windows 10 Climbs to 70% Market Share Despite Being 9 Years Old
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Gizchina May 04 24
VPN Not Working on Your Windows PC? It’s Because of the Latest Update: Uncover the reasons behind VPN not working on Windows PC and explore ways to get this ...
gizchina.com/2024/05/03/vpn-not-working-on-windows-pc-youre-not-alone/
VPN Not Working on Your Windows PC? It’s Because of the Latest Update
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