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).
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
MS is hosting its annual Ignite conference in San Fran right now. Yesterday, a fascinating blog post emerged with info about "new recovery tools" for #Windows11. Deets follow... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/ms-anno...
MS Announces New Recovery Tools - Ed Tittel
At Ignite 2025 in San Francisco (underway right now), MS announces new Recovery tools. Notably, a new Point-in-time restore is rolling out...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
MS is hosting its annual Ignite conference in San Fran right now. Yesterday, a fascinating blog post emerged with info about "new recovery tools" for #Windows11. Deets follow... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/ms-anno...
Mayank Parmar writes an interesting "Agentic OS" story for WindowsLatest, in re: Build 26220.7262 (Beta) for #Windows11. It ends with "...Agentic OS is the future, whether you like it or not." #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.windowslatest.com/2025/11/18/w...
Windows 11 to add an AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders, warns of security risk
Microsoft is moving forward with its plans to turn Windows 11 into a full-fledged “AI” operating system amidst Copilot backlash. The first big move in that direction is an experimental feature called ...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Mayank Parmar writes an interesting "Agentic OS" story for WindowsLatest, in re: Build 26220.7262 (Beta) for #Windows11. It ends with "...Agentic OS is the future, whether you like it or not." #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.windowslatest.com/2025/11/18/w...
I guess when Internet issues make the newscast on NPR, I shouldn't be surpised to see them on my screen, either! #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz
November 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I guess when Internet issues make the newscast on NPR, I shouldn't be surpised to see them on my screen, either! #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz
Guess what?! In Build 26220.7262, #Windows11 now opens an Edge window to inform you that your update is complete, with a list of new stuff to explore. I'm not sure how to feel about this... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/beta-26...
Beta 26220.7262 Update Gets Interesting - Ed Tittel
When an unexpected Edge window with "What's new" information pops up outta nowhere, Beta 26220.7262 update gets interesting...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Guess what?! In Build 26220.7262, #Windows11 now opens an Edge window to inform you that your update is complete, with a list of new stuff to explore. I'm not sure how to feel about this... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/beta-26...
After at least 5 months, WinGet still fails to install Adobe Acrobat updates. Deets follow... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/winget-...
WinGet Acrobat Mismatch Continues - Ed Tittel
The WinGet Acrobat mismatch continues: WinGet bombs on Acrobat updates with error 1603, but the in-app update works fine.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
After at least 5 months, WinGet still fails to install Adobe Acrobat updates. Deets follow... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/winget-...
Does this give anybody else the creeps? Don't blame me!
November 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Does this give anybody else the creeps? Don't blame me!
I guess I'm in a tiny minority for thinking that #Windows11 "evolving into an agentic OS" sounds like a good thing. MS Pavlan Dauluri's recent prognostications along those lines have set the Internet ablaze. #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/wi...
Windows president says platform is "evolving into an agentic OS," gets cooked in the replies — "Straight up, nobody wants this"
Microsoft's current Windows lead Pavan Davuluri has tweeted that the future of Windows will be one that evolves into an agentic OS, but has received significant pushback online.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I guess I'm in a tiny minority for thinking that #Windows11 "evolving into an agentic OS" sounds like a good thing. MS Pavlan Dauluri's recent prognostications along those lines have set the Internet ablaze. #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/wi...
The latest Media Creation Tool for #Windows11 is fast and convenient, with improved USB creation capability. Grab one today: here's how. #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/new-mct...
New MCT Worth Downloading - Ed Tittel
There's a New MCT worth downloading available from the Download Windows 11 page (version 26100.7019, dated 11/14/2025). Grab it!
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November 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The latest Media Creation Tool for #Windows11 is fast and convenient, with improved USB creation capability. Grab one today: here's how. #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/new-mct...
Huh! On the ThinkPad X13 Gen6 I'm too slow to beat the IR camera after I've logged in before using Hello. I found another way to log in to a different account. #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/camera-...
Camera Hello Makes Alternate Logins Interesting - Ed Tittel
A fast camera Hello makes alternate Logins interesting on the ThinkPad X13: I need CRTL-ALT-DEL and "Switch User" to access another account.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Huh! On the ThinkPad X13 Gen6 I'm too slow to beat the IR camera after I've logged in before using Hello. I found another way to log in to a different account. #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/camera-...
Same situation, different desktop. Following KB5068861, the Flo6 desktop went into serious blink mode. Here's how I fixed that... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/flo6-gp...
Flo6 GPU Driver Hiccup Easily Fixed - Ed Tittel
Flo6 GPU Driver Hiccup Easily Fixed with the installation of a new NVIDIA driver. I've been here before, but not on this desktop. Sigh.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Same situation, different desktop. Following KB5068861, the Flo6 desktop went into serious blink mode. Here's how I fixed that... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/flo6-gp...
As I dig deeper into the Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 6, I wonder why it -- and so many other new laptops -- use USB-A Gen 1 ports, not Gen 2. Deets follow... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/usb-typ...
USB Type A Gen 1 vs 2 Tradeoffs - Ed Tittel
A surprising number of recent and current Lenovo laptops make USB Type A Gen 1 vs 2 Tradeoffs in favor of the older, slower Gen 1 ports.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
As I dig deeper into the Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 6, I wonder why it -- and so many other new laptops -- use USB-A Gen 1 ports, not Gen 2. Deets follow... #WindowsInsiders #MVPbuzz www.edtittel.com/blog/usb-typ...