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Shareholders sue CrowdStrike over consequences of catastrophic worldwide IT outage and I don't think an Uber Eats voucher will cut it this time
By Jacob Fox published
News The company's share price has dropped by tens of billions.
Things I've missed: Windows 11 lets you 'End Task' from the taskbar, but you have to turn it on yourself
By Andy Edser published
News Well, there's a useful little feature hiding itself away.
After crashing 8.5 million computers, CrowdStrike says sorry to its partners with a $10 Uber Eats gift card, which was also broken
By Elie Gould published
News "Your next coffee or late night snack is on us!"
It's not just Windows PCs that have gone belly up, as CrowdStrike's Falcon software has been b0rking Linux-powered computers, too
By Nick Evanson published
news It doesn't matter what operating system you use, a buggy application can seriously ruin your day.
Microsoft says 8.5 million devices were affected by the CrowdStrike bug or 'less than one percent of all Windows devices' as new details emerge on Friday's tech meltdown
By Andy Edser published
News As damage control continues, we're now learning how the CrowdStrike crisis unfolded, and why.
Smaller and faster Windows 11 updates are on the way as Microsoft switches to downloading just what you need and none of what you don't
By Andy Edser published
news The tyranny of huge Windows updates looks to be a thing of the past.
The latest Windows update means Notepad might now be my favourite word processor
By Dave James published
news Having not really been updated since 1983, Notepad is getting rich features without losing its essence.
Setting every registry value to zero in Windows 10 breaks most features—but Paint and WordPad cling on until the very last
By Andy Edser published
news The Windows registry remains a place of mystery and wonder.
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