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Microsoft Admits Windows 11 Has a Trust Problem, Promises To Focus on Fixes in 2026
“The feedback we’re receiving from our community of passionate customers and Windows Insiders has been clear. We need to improve Windows in ways that are meaningful for people,” Pavan Davuluri, president of Windows and devices, told The Verge…”Trust is earned over time and we are committed to building it back with the Windows community,” Davuluri said.
And the perfect reply by crunchy_one in the comments:

I don’t believe Microsoft understands fully what would be “meaningful” to their customers. How about removing the Microsoft account requirement, removing the telemetry, removing the ads, removing the AI, removing the cloud integration, removing the bloat? How about giving customers real control, like being able to turn off updates. That would be meaningful.

Wise Disk Cleaner 11.3.2
Download (I use portable) | Release Info

Start11 2.6
Start11 is a Windows 10/11 start menu alternative. It is not free and is my preferred start menu replacement.
Download | Changelog

VirtualBox 7.2.6
Download | Changelog

Updated Realtek Ethernet Drivers
NDIS v10.79.50 and NetAdapterCx v11.028.50 (preferred driver) available HERE.

Linux Mint 22.3
Released and upgradable but official pages haven’t been updated yet.
For now hit the download pages > pick your edition > pick a mirror > change link from 22.2 to 22.3:
i.e. https://pub.linuxmint.io/stable/22.3/linuxmint-22.3-cinnamon-64bit.iso
Download | New Features | Release Notes
To upgrade:
Update Manager > from the menu choose Edit > click Upgrade to Linux Mint 22.3 Zena

Intel Drivers
Intel Chipset Drivers 10.1.20398.8776
Intel Network Adapter Driver for Microsoft Windows 11 v30.6
Intel Network Adapter Driver for Microsoft Windows 10 v30.6
Intel Killer Performance Suite v40.25.1125.1924

Wishing you and yours a safe and joyful Christmas.

WACUP v1.99.44.23410
WACUP = WinAmp Community Update Project
Download & Info | Changelog (x86) or (x64)

Nvidia Drivers
Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 591.59 WHQL
and
Nvidia GeForce Hotfix Display Driver version 591.67

Intel Drivers
Intel 7th-10th Gen Processor Graphics Driver v31.0.101.2140
Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Drivers for Windows 10 and Windows 11 v24.10.0
Intel Wireless Bluetooth Drivers for Windows 10 and Windows 11 v24.10.0
Intel PROSet/Wireless Software and Wi-Fi Drivers for IT Administrators v24.10.0
Intel Killer Performance Suite v40.25.1010.1818

Audacity 3.7.7
Free sound recorder and editor. Hotfix release.
Download

Winaero Tweaker 1.64.2
Download
See my post HERE for important info.

Intel Drivers
Intel 11th – 14th Gen Processor Graphics Driver v32.0.101.7082
Intel Arc Graphics Driver v32.0.101.8331 WHQL
Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Drivers for Windows 10 and Windows 11 v24.0.2
Intel Wireless Bluetooth Drivers for Windows 10 and Windows 11 v24.0.1

AMD Drivers
AMD Ryzen Chipset Driver v7.11.26.2142

AMD Software Adrenalin 25.12.1 WHQL Drivers

Notepad++ 8.8.9
Notepad on steroids.
“vulnerability-fix”
Download & Info

***Update to my article Enroll In Windows 10 ESU
Reader Andrew let me know the project has been updated and it is working again. He linked to a forum post at AskWoody where the author explains the issue and sent a link to the newest version that works:
https://gitlab.com/-/project/11037551/uploads/f8b47372a5f2f3cc37c50872930e0cb5/Consumer_ESU_Enrollment-v0.0.8.zip

GPU Drivers
Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 591.44 WHQL
Intel Arc Graphics Driver 32.0.101.8331 WHQL

Audacity 3.7.6
Free sound recorder and editor.
Download | Release Notes (when available)

AMD Software Adrenalin 25.11.1 Drivers
Windows 11 only. Download & Info.

IrfanView 4.73
Freeware graphic viewer and editor. Great for batch processing images, like resizing.
Download Windows 64-bit | All Downloads & Info | Changelog
Plugins: Windows 64-bit

FileZilla Client 3.69.5
Free, open source FTP client.
Download

This is the first week Win10 machines need to be enrolled in ESU to get security updates.
This months patches addresses nearly 3 dozen vulnerabilities.
Win10 – November 11, 2025—KB5068781 (OS Builds 19044.6575 and 19045.6575)
Win11 – November 11, 2025—KB5068861 (OS Builds 26200.7171 and 26100.7171)

Happy Veterans Day to all my Brothers and Sisters who served.

Video – Windows “SUCKS”: How I’d Fix it by a retired Microsoft Windows engineer
““Windows Sucks” is the most frequent comment I get – here’s what I really think and how I would address the most common Windows annoyances: a love letter to Windows wrapped in a rant.”
Interesting!

Wise Disk Cleaner 11.2.8
Added a few programs, a few fixes, and minor improvements.
Download (I use portable) | Release Info

Paint.NET 5.1.11
“Paint.NET is image and photo editing software for PCs that run Windows.”
Download & Info

HWiNFO 8.34
“Comprehensive Hardware Analysis, Monitoring and Reporting for Windows and DOS.”
Download (I use portable) | Release History
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