Ed Tittel
@edtittel.bsky.social
Full-time freelance writer, blogger. Part-time consultant and expert witness. Microsoft Windows MVP 2018-2025: daily Windows blog at https://edtittel.com (contact info there, too).
Odd. I had little or no update action after 10 days OOO. This morning, winget drops me 8 updates in one swell foop. Go figure! #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz
December 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Odd. I had little or no update action after 10 days OOO. This morning, winget drops me 8 updates in one swell foop. Go figure! #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz
Here's a day-by-day travelogue that recounts how the ASUS A14 Zenbook (Snapdragon X based Copilot+ PC) behaved on a recent 10-day road trip. #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/asus-a1...
ASUS A14 Zenbook Travelogue - Ed Tittel
As we drive to and from Los Angeles, CA, I put my new laptop to a road test. Here's the resulting ASUS A14 Zenbook travelogue.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Here's a day-by-day travelogue that recounts how the ASUS A14 Zenbook (Snapdragon X based Copilot+ PC) behaved on a recent 10-day road trip. #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/asus-a1...
I'm jazzed to learn that Smart App Control can be toggled on and off at will in Build 26220.7070 (and later). Then I look for it on my eligible test PCs: nothing doing. Bitten by "gradual rollout" yet again! #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/sac-gai...
SAC Gains Gradual Rollout Toggle - Ed Tittel
SAC Gains Gradual Rollout Toggle. As usual, my test PCs aren't in the foremost cohorts for this change. I'm still waiting to be included...
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December 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I'm jazzed to learn that Smart App Control can be toggled on and off at will in Build 26220.7070 (and later). Then I look for it on my eligible test PCs: nothing doing. Bitten by "gradual rollout" yet again! #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/sac-gai...
Upon returning to work after a 10-day break, I notice my ThinkPad T14s is firing up and logging me in as I sit near it. Changing this default behavior is "interesting." #Windows11 #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/presenc...
Presence Sensing Pitfalls - Ed Tittel
After a hiatus, Windows 11 reveals certain Presence sensing pitfalls. Auto-login to my ThinkPad T14s is one example. Deets follow....
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December 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Upon returning to work after a 10-day break, I notice my ThinkPad T14s is firing up and logging me in as I sit near it. Changing this default behavior is "interesting." #Windows11 #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/presenc...
For those who like eyecandy, Windows Spotlight images since October 2016 are collected at the eponymous website. #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz windows10spotlight.com
Windows 10 Spotlight Images
High resolution quality lockscreen images from Windows Spotlight
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December 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
For those who like eyecandy, Windows Spotlight images since October 2016 are collected at the eponymous website. #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz windows10spotlight.com
I finally figured out -- and fixed -- Advanced IP Scanner going MIA. Turns out it doesn't adjust to switching Main display from left- to right-hand monitor at all well. Sigh. #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/screen-...
Screen Change Breaks Advanced IP Scanner - Ed Tittel
Screen change breaks Advanced IP Scanner: it won't show itself on either monitor until I switch back from 2 (right) to (1) left as primary.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I finally figured out -- and fixed -- Advanced IP Scanner going MIA. Turns out it doesn't adjust to switching Main display from left- to right-hand monitor at all well. Sigh. #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/screen-...
Here's my initial endorsement for Hasleo Backup Suite as a worthy (and free) successor to Macrium Reflect 8 (Free). Deets follow... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/hasleo-...
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December 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Here's my initial endorsement for Hasleo Backup Suite as a worthy (and free) successor to Macrium Reflect 8 (Free). Deets follow... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/hasleo-...
OK, then: initial indications are that Hasleo works with ARM PCs. Not only did it complete a backup, but I was able to boot into their rescue disk and able to restore from there. Good news! #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz
December 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
OK, then: initial indications are that Hasleo works with ARM PCs. Not only did it complete a backup, but I was able to boot into their rescue disk and able to restore from there. Good news! #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz
A recent WU update has changed driver behavior for my Asrock B550 mobo/2.5GB LAN interface so that Advanced IP Scanner quit working. None of my troublehshooting availed, so I switched to Angry IP Scanner instead. Works! #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz
December 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
A recent WU update has changed driver behavior for my Asrock B550 mobo/2.5GB LAN interface so that Advanced IP Scanner quit working. None of my troublehshooting availed, so I switched to Angry IP Scanner instead. Works! #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz
Before I try to upgrade the ThinkPad T14s ARM laptop to Dev channel, I need a workable backup solution. That too, poses some challenges. Let me explain... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/another...
Another ARM Boot Boondoggle - Ed Tittel
When I try a popular free backup/restore utility on the ARM-based ThinkPad T14s, I run smack into another ARM boot boondoggle.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Before I try to upgrade the ThinkPad T14s ARM laptop to Dev channel, I need a workable backup solution. That too, poses some challenges. Let me explain... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/another...
Backup/restore on ARM is tricky, too. I just blew up the T14Snap again, this time EaseUS ToDo Backup caused "Inaccessible boot media" black screen. Rebuilding, then switching to Reflect. I *KNOW* that works. Sigh. #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz
December 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Backup/restore on ARM is tricky, too. I just blew up the T14Snap again, this time EaseUS ToDo Backup caused "Inaccessible boot media" black screen. Rebuilding, then switching to Reflect. I *KNOW* that works. Sigh. #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz
Ha! I've just looked at making the T14Snap a Dev channel PC, and just got an MS warning 'bout that. Wonder if my recent BitLocker loop is somehow related? #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz
December 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Ha! I've just looked at making the T14Snap a Dev channel PC, and just got an MS warning 'bout that. Wonder if my recent BitLocker loop is somehow related? #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz
Because it's easier for me to see notifications on my right-hand monitor (#2), I use Display settings to make it the main display. Here's how... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/moving-...
Moving Windows 11 Main Display - Ed Tittel
OK, then: now that my vision is limited thanks to cataract surgery last year, I’m adjusting what I can see without reading glasses. One of those things is relocating the notification area. Turns out i...
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December 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Because it's easier for me to see notifications on my right-hand monitor (#2), I use Display settings to make it the main display. Here's how... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/moving-...
When the new Settings > Apps > App Updates in Build 26220.7271 fails to update the MS Store, I see something odd is up. Here's what I learned... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/setting...
Settings vs Store App Updates - Ed Tittel
If you think they might do exactly the same things, you'd be wrong about Settings vs Store App Updates (overlap is NOT 100%).
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December 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
When the new Settings > Apps > App Updates in Build 26220.7271 fails to update the MS Store, I see something odd is up. Here's what I learned... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/setting...
In bringing up Oh-My-Posh on the ASUS A14 ARM laptop, I need to iron out a wrinkle. Let me explain... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/arm-pc-...
ARM PC Throws Oh-My-Posh Curve - Ed Tittel
Because it uses a different folder structure, my new ARM PC throws Oh-My-Posh curve when calling up Windows Terminal/PS. Easily fixed!
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November 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
In bringing up Oh-My-Posh on the ASUS A14 ARM laptop, I need to iron out a wrinkle. Let me explain... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/arm-pc-...
With the ThinkPad T14s back in action, I dig a little deeper into the Lenovo DDRS that recovered this laptop. Fascinating! #Windows11 #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/digging...
Digging Into Lenovo Digital Download Recovery Service - Ed Tittel
The Lenovo Digital Download Recovery Service combines WinPE with Lenovo tools and scripts to do a bang-up job on factory fresh recovery.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
With the ThinkPad T14s back in action, I dig a little deeper into the Lenovo DDRS that recovered this laptop. Fascinating! #Windows11 #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/digging...
OK, then: I'm now the proud owner of Oprah Winfrey's favorite laptop: the nifty, ceramal clad ASUS Zenbook A14. It also allowed me to recover my other ARM laptop. Deets follow... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/asus-ze...
ASUS Zenbook A14 Intake - Ed Tittel
In hopes of bootstrapping one ARM laptop to another, I decided to acquire another Snapdragon-based machine this weekend. Thanks to an early “Black Friday” deal I picked up such a machine for under US$...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
OK, then: I'm now the proud owner of Oprah Winfrey's favorite laptop: the nifty, ceramal clad ASUS Zenbook A14. It also allowed me to recover my other ARM laptop. Deets follow... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/asus-ze...
Woo-hoo. Build 26220.7271 brings the new Point-in-time backup/restore facility to my test Beta channel PC. Works, too. #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/vss-del...
VSS Delivers New Windows 11 Point-in-Time Restore - Ed Tittel
On my X380 Yoga Beta Channel test PC, VSS Delivers New Windows 11 Point-in-Time Restore facility in Settings > Recovery. Good-oh!
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November 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Woo-hoo. Build 26220.7271 brings the new Point-in-time backup/restore facility to my test Beta channel PC. Works, too. #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/vss-del...
Here's an interesting and hefty milestone: At Ignite 2025, Pavan Davuluri reports #Windows11 hits 1B active users. Let's discuss... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/windows...
Windows 11 Hits One Billion Active Users - Ed Tittel
In his keynote at Ignite 2025, Pavan Davuluri asserts that Windows 11 hits one billion active users as reported by telemetry. Let's discuss.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Here's an interesting and hefty milestone: At Ignite 2025, Pavan Davuluri reports #Windows11 hits 1B active users. Let's discuss... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/windows...
Went down the rabbit hole yesterday: upgrade to Build 26220.7262 on the ARM64 ThinkPad T14s threw me into a "BitLocker Recovery loop." Still digging out: deets follow... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/escapin...
Escaping BitLocker Recovery Loop Poses Problems - Ed Tittel
When I can neither build nor use Windows Recovery Media on an ARM laptop, escaping BitLocker Recovery loop poses problems.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Went down the rabbit hole yesterday: upgrade to Build 26220.7262 on the ARM64 ThinkPad T14s threw me into a "BitLocker Recovery loop." Still digging out: deets follow... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/escapin...
Just upgraded my Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Snapdragon X Copilot+ PC to #WindowsInsiders Dev channel, so I can play with the new agentic AI facilities there. It's the best or only way to do that, apparently... #Windows11 #MVPbuzz
November 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Just upgraded my Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Snapdragon X Copilot+ PC to #WindowsInsiders Dev channel, so I can play with the new agentic AI facilities there. It's the best or only way to do that, apparently... #Windows11 #MVPbuzz