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Windows at Cambridge, Ont., pharmacy and bistro smashed by rocks with anti-vaccination message

Police are investigating after two businesses in Cambridge, Ont., had their windows smashed by rocks carrying anti-vaccination messaging.A window at the Cambridge Medical Pharmacy was smashed by a rock with what appeared to be anti-vaccination messaging on it. (Nimmit Vyas/Cambridge Medical Pharmacy)Police are investigating after two businesses in Cambridge, Ont., reported having rocks with anti-vaccination messaging…

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How Windows 11 will speed up your slow PC

Windows 11 sure looks different, but under-the-hood performance improvements may make it feel different, too—specifically in how the operating system handles multiple apps, as well as how your PC resumes from sleep. Microsoft detailed the new changes in a company video, where Steve Dispensa, vice president of enterprise management at Microsoft, explained how Windows 11 will…

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Windows 11’s dark mode has its own dark sounds

Windows 11 contains an unexpected new feature: a separate set of quieter, more mellow audio cues that accompany the operating system’s Dark Mode. Microsoft confirmed the new Windows 11 dark mode sounds to BleepingComputer, which also posted samples of the audio if you haven’t discovered them yourself. Essentially, they’re the aural equivalent of the “rounded…

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Windows 11 won’t support Android apps at launch

Microsoft snuck some key news into a corner of the Windows 11 release date announcement: Android app support, one of the most anticipated new Windows 11 features, won’t be available when the operating system launches on October 5. “We look forward to continuing our journey to bring Android apps to Windows 11 and the Microsoft Store…

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Windows 11 will launch on October 5

It’s official: Windows 11 will be released on October 5. “On this day, the free upgrade to Windows 11 will begin rolling out to eligible Windows 10 PCs and PCs that come pre-loaded with Windows 11 will start to become available for purchase,” Microsoft said today. That’s an interesting twist, as Microsoft previously said that…

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The Windows 11 hardware fiasco keeps getting worse

If there was a way to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, just to reverse slam dunk victory back into the jaws of utter failure, Microsoft found it with the way it’s handled the Windows 11 hardware compatibility fiasco. Last Friday, the company passed word to several news outlets that it would indeed let…

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