PowerToys 0.95.0
“PowerToys is a set of utilities for customizing Windows”
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VMware Workstation Pro 25H2
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Patch Tuesday
Windows Updates
Covering nearly 100 vulnerabilities in Win10 and well over 100 in Win11.
This is allegedly the last Patch Tuesday for Win10 machines not enrolled in ESU.
Win10 – October 14, 2025—KB5066791 (OS Builds 19044.6456 and 19045.6456)
Win11 – October 14, 2025—KB5066835 (OS Builds 26200.6899 and 26100.6899)
O&O ShutUp10++ 2.0.1009
Free, portable privacy / anti-spy tool.
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Featured in Tweaking Windows 10.
Installing or Upgrading to Windows 11
Many folks have repeatedly asked for a Windows 11 Tweak Guide. I’m not promising that will happen but toward that end I’ve been experimenting with installing and/or upgrading Windows 11 on my main PC.
Since it’s release I’ve done an upgrade with almost every version on Win11.
This go round with version 25H2 I did:
– Update via Windows update
– Update online via setup.exe from an extracted ISO.
– Update offline via setup.exe from an extracted ISO.
– Clean install booting from a USB drive via ISO.
My goal in all this was to use a local account. I do not want a Microsoft account on my PC.
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Microsoft, “Tips to improve PC performance in Windows”
Microsoft – Tips to improve PC performance in Windows
This page first appeared in 2021. If only we could have found that info sooner…
Weekend News
Latest Intel Drivers
Intel Chipset Drivers 10.1.20266.8668
Intel Arc Graphics Driver 32.0.101.8132 WHQL
Intel 11th – 14th Gen Processor Graphics Driver 32.0.101.7076
Intel Ethernet Adapter Complete Driver Pack 30.4.2
Intel Killer Performance Suite 40.25.905.1721 (Wi-Fi, Ethernet drivers)
Wise Disk Cleaner 11.2.7
Improved rules and fixes.
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OBS Studio 32.0.1
Free and open source software for video recording and live streaming for Windows, Mac or Linux.
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Enroll In Windows 10 ESU
The Windows 10 ESU enrollment notification finally showed up on my main computer. I’ll show you how the official process went for me and a way to force enrollment using only a local account.
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Am I Finally Upgrading To Windows 11?
Y’all keep asking so the answer is…
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Patch Tuesday
Windows Updates
Addresses 80+ security issues including 2 zero days (that we’re aware of.)
Win10 – September 9, 2025—KB5065429 (OS Builds 19044.6332 and 19045.6332)
“security update includes fixes and quality improvements”
Win11 – September 9, 2025—KB5065426 (OS Build 26100.6584)
“addresses security issues”
AMD Software Adrenalin 25.9.1 WHQL Drivers
WACUP 1.99.38.22626
WACUP = WinAmp Community Update Project. This is basically a modern version of the old Winamp.
Many changes, fixes, and codec updates.
Because I use several plugins I use the x86 version. “64-bit WACUP is like the classic winamp 2.9x without plug-in & modern skin support”
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HandBrake 1.10.2
Free, open-source video converter.
A few fixes.
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Linux Mint 22.2
“Linux Mint 22.2 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2029…Linux Mint 22.2 comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop experience more comfortable.”
Official announcement and download pages not up as of this writing. You can download from the mirrors.
I simply updated from the update manager, menu > Edit > Upgrade to Linux Mint 22.2.
Be sure to check out the “Known issues” section of the release notes.
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Friday News
VirtualBox 7.2.0
Freeware, open source virtualization software.
“This is a major update.” (see release notes)
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GPU-Z 2.68.0
“GPU-Z is a lightweight utility designed to give you all information about your video card and GPU.”
Couple fixes, new hardware support.
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Mp3tag 3.31
Freeware audio tag editor.
Several improvements/fixes and a new feature.
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