Microsoft is ‘working on’ removing the online account login requirement for new Windows 11 installs and also ‘reducing unnecessary Copilot entry points’

This sounds almost too good to be true. But Microsoft has indicated that it is “working on” removing the requirement to log in to an online MS account during initial setup of a new Windows 11 installation. As if that isn’t enough, Microsoft also says it is going to reduce disruption from Windows Update and…

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The FCC says foreign routers ‘pose an unacceptable risk’ and now require special approval to be sold in the US

As part of the country’s defense-shoring strategy, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has put “all consumer-grade routers produced in foreign countries” on the Covered List. This means foreign routers are now “deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the US or the safety and security of US persons” and will…

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Banquet For Fools review

NEED TO KNOW What is it? An immersive RPG with an emphasis on personal note-taking.Release date: Mar 5, 2026Expect to pay: $20/£17Developer: Hannah and Joseph GamesPublisher: Hannah and Joseph GamesReviewed on: Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, RTX 5090 (laptop), 64GB RAMSteam Deck: PlayableLink: Official site Banquet for Fools’ opening drops me straight in at the…

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I felt like playing a janky choice-driven RPG on my Steam Deck, and this gritty AA deepcut is hitting the spot for just 99 cents

Mars War: Logs is not a brilliant or even very good RPG, but it’s definitely interesting in a way that’s more appealing to me than most blockbuster fare. French eurojank purveyors Spiders released it in 2013 and, like most Spiders RPGs, it didn’t review particularly well. Nevertheless, some players seem to enjoy it after all…

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‘A firm announcement is dependent on this final stretch of work’: Fans are spinning out over extraction shooter Sand’s lack of a specific March release date

Somehow it’s already the end of March, and as the growing stack of upcoming 2026 games climbs ever taller, we’re rubbing our hands gleefully together at all the cool stuff we’ll be playing over the next several months. But hold up. We’re not quite done with March, yet Sand: Raiders of Sophie, the cool-looking PvPvE…

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