Notes on AI, tools, and tech.
I installed the August Windows 11 update last week. KB5121003. Didn’t think much of it. Security patch, right? Fixes some vulnerabilities, makes things safer. Then I tried to play a game. It crashed. Not a gentle crash either. The screen froze, went black, and then — blue screen. EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION. My PC restarted itself. I stared … Read more
Last week, I started seeing complaints pop up about a Windows update. People were saying their games kept crashing. Others said Windows Hello stopped working. I thought maybe it was a few unlucky folks with weird setups. Then I looked into it. Turns out, this one is a bit of a mess. I think the … Read more
I’ll be honest: my Windows 11 PC was taking forever to start up. Like, go grab a coffee and maybe come back forever. It wasn’t always like this. When I first upgraded, it felt snappy. But over time, things got sluggish. I’d press the power button, walk away, do a small chore, and still wait. … Read more
Microsoft started rolling out the unified Copilot app yesterday, August 14. If you’re using Copilot right now—either the consumer version or the Microsoft 365 one—things are about to look different. Not different in a huge way, though. Let me explain. I’ve been watching this whole Copilot thing since Microsoft first started talking about it. Back … Read more