Computer News

Sorry I’m late with this, work…

Windows Updates
15-18 vulnerabilities patched.
Win10 – December 12, 2023—KB5033372 (OS Builds 19044.3803 and 19045.3803)
Win11 – December 12, 2023—KB5033369 (OS Build 22000.2652)

Plan for Windows 10 EOS with Windows 11, Windows 365, and ESU
“While we strongly recommend moving to Windows 11, we understand there are circumstances that could prevent you from replacing Windows 10 devices before the EOS date. Therefore, Microsoft will offer Extended Security Updates.
Like the Windows 7 ESU program, your organization will be able to purchase a yearly subscription to security updates. The yearly commitment is renewable for three years. Devices enrolled in ESUs will receive monthly security updates to keep these Windows 10 PCs secure.
The ESU program for Windows 10 will include critical and/or important security updates…
Stay tuned for more ESU program updates as we approach availability, including an ESU program for individual consumers.”
Interesting…

Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 546.33 WHQL
Support for new games.
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AMD Software Adrenalin 23.12.1 WHQL Drivers
Support for new games, AMD Software UI Redesign, new power saving option, half a dozen fixes.
Download & Info

Intel Arc & Iris Xe Graphics Drivers 31.0.101.5074
Gaming improvements.
Download & Info

Intel Network Drivers
Windows 10 and Windows 11 Wi-Fi Drivers for Intel Wireless Adapters v23.10.0
Intel Wireless Bluetooth for Windows 10 and Windows 11 v23.10.0
Intel PROSet/Wireless Software and Drivers for IT Admins v23.10.0
Intel Killer Performance Suite v35.23.842

IrfanView 4.65
Freeware graphic viewer and editor. Great for batch processing images, like resizing.
New dark mode, several new features.
Download & Info | History of changes

OBS Studio 30.0.2
Free and open source software for video recording and live streaming (Windows, Linux, Mac).
30.0.1 & 2 released on the same day. .1 had a dozen fixes, .2 had one.
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PowerToys .76
“a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity.”
Couple of fixes.
Download, Info & Changes

Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 546.29 WHQL
Support for several new games.
Download & Info
See also: GeForce Hotfix Driver Version 546.31
Hotfix drivers are are only meant to address certain issues. In this case it relates to:
– [Discord] When streaming gameplay, colors may appear muted
– Intermittent stutter may be observed when V-SYNC is enabled

PowerToys .76
“a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity.”
Many fixes, “In this release, we focused on new features, stability and improvements.”
Download, Info & Changes
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Audacity 3.4.2
“the world’s most popular audio editing and recording app”
Bugfixes
Download | Changelog

HandBrake 1.7.0
Free, multi-OS, video converter.
Codec updates, fixes, some new features.
Download | Release Notes

Windows Updates
Addresses over 2 dozen vulnerabilities.
Win10 – November 14, 2023—KB5032189 (OS Builds 19044.3693 and 19045.3693)
Win11 – November 14, 2023—KB5032190 (OS Builds 22621.2715 and 22631.2715)

Wise Disk Cleaner 11.0.6
Support cleaning additional items and a few fixes.
Download (I use portable) | Release Info

Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 546.17 WHQL
Support for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III…
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Intel Arc & Iris Xe Graphics 31.0.101.4953 (WHQL Certified)
A few game related fixes.
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HWiNFO 7.66
“Comprehensive Hardware Analysis, Monitoring and Reporting for Windows and DOS.”
Fixes and new hardware support’
Download (I use portable) | Version History

AMD Software Adrenalin 23.11.1 WHQL Drivers
Support for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, The Invincible , JX3 Ultimate. Several fixes.
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Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 546.01 WHQL
Support for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, Desynced, Jusant, and RoboCop: Rogue City. A handful of fixes.
Download | Release Notes
See also: GeForce Hotfix Driver Version 546.08

Intel Arc & Iris Xe Graphics 31.0.101.4952
A whole slew of game related support, improvements, and fixes.
Download & Info

dBpoweramp Music Converter R2023-11-01
“dBpoweramp contains a multitude of audio tools in one: CD Ripper, Music Converter, Batch Converter, ID Tag Editor and Windows audio shell enhancements. Preloaded with essential codecs (mp3, wave, FLAC, m4a, Apple Lossless, AIFF), additional codecs can be installed from [Codec Central], as well as Utility Codecs which perform actions on audio files.”
Download & Info (update from within program) | Changes

Audacity 3.4
“the world’s most popular audio editing and recording app”
Several new features and fixes.
Download | Changelog, includes video on the “New Musical Features”.

A few more of my new favorite YouTube channels:
ATHLEAN-X
“This is where you can find all the latest FREE workouts, nutrition and training advice to get you on your way to a healthy, leaner, more muscular, athletic body by training like an athlete.”
Professor of Rock
“A channel celebrating the power of music – featuring stories of the greatest songs and artists of the Rock Era, as told by the artists themselves.”

We “Fall Back” Sunday
Here in the U.S.A., Daylight Saving Time ends at 0200hrs on Sunday, November 5th (except for Arizona and Hawaii). We set the clocks back 1 hour and go back to Standard Time.
NPR – Six things to know about the political debate around daylight saving time
“And pretty much everyone agrees that ending the time changes is generally a good idea. Our bodies can be very sensitive to disruptions to our circadian rhythms.
But the medical community has taken issue with how the bill proposes to make the change…”
I DGAF about how we get there but can we please just pick a time and leave it be?

EMDB 5.26
Freeware movie collection database software.2 new features and a few fixes.
Download | What’s New

PowerToys .75
“a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity.”
Many fixes
Download, Info & Changes

VLC Media Player 3.0.20
“free and open source cross-platform multimedia player”
Addresses a security issue and a couple of fixes.
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AMD Software Adrenalin 23.9.23 WHQL Drivers
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Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 537.42 WHQL
Couple of bugfixes, support for several new games.
Download | Release Notes

Mp3tag 3.22b
“fixes a security issue in one of the external libraries used by Mp3tag”
Download | Release Notes

Windows Updates
16-18 vulnerabilities addressed.
Win10 – September 12, 2023—KB5030211 (OS Builds 19044.3448 and 19045.3448)
Win11 – September 12, 2023—KB5030217 (OS Build 22000.2416)

GPU-Z 2.55.0
New hardware support, 4 fixes.
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FileZilla Server 1.7.3
“Fixed a security vulnerability introduced in 1.7.0-rc1, update urgently recommended.”
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Google Chrome has gone to weekly releases and it feels like the posts here about it sound like a broken record. Done posting about it.

AMD Software Adrenalin 23.9.1 WHQL Drivers
Support for new hardware and some new features. See: https://www.amd.com/en/technologies/software
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HWiNFO 7.62
New hardware support and a few fixes/improvements.
Download ( I use portable) | Version History

CPU-Z 2.07
Support for the latest hardware and a single fix.
Download & Info