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First Ring Daily 1988: More Xbox
Posted on Jul 07, 2026 by Brad Sams in Podcasts, First Ring Daily with 0 CommentsOn this episode of First Ring Daily, more about Xbox as Xbox gives us more to talk about.
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“We are working very hard to rethink everything that we can about Helix”?
- Scott
- Jul 05, 2026
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Configure the Start menu via Group Policy
- Christian Gaeng
- Jul 05, 2026
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With Windows 11 25H2, Microsoft has once again fundamentally changed the Start menu and made individual sections configurable. These settings can also be managed via Group Policy, starting with Windows 11 Pro. This includes, among other things: Type “Group Policy” into the search bar and launch it, or press the Windows key + R, type…
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Brave adding support for containers
- richardbottiglieri
- Jul 03, 2026
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This one flew a little under the radar, but with Brave 1.92, containers are coming to Brave. This is one of my favorite features of Firefox, so it’s nice to see this added to the Brave browser. Note that this is a gradual rollout over a few days, so if you don’t see it now,…
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[CLOSED] Ask Paul for this Friday, July 3
- Paul Thurrott
- Jul 02, 2026
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Modern printing without installing drivers
- basic sandbox
- Jul 02, 2026
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I am late to the modern printer game, but I love it. My old Canon printer/scanner was about 10 years old, and I had to download drivers for both my Windows and Mac computers to get it to work. When I purchased a Windows 11 on Arm computer in late 2024, I could print, but…
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[CLOSED] Ask Paul for Friday, June 26
- Paul Thurrott
- Jun 25, 2026
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