New Windows 11 update fixes File Explorer menu mess – and patches an exploited flaw

With the November Patch Tuesday rollout, you can finally customize your right-click menu in Windows 11. It fixes 1,094 security flaws, too.

For those who can use Python, how about this usage? — String replacement in template files

I may have given this a rather grand title, but what I am introducing this time is simply reading a text file, replacing some ...

Windows PowerToys can automate some of your more tedious PC tasks

Don't waste time rearranging windows, renaming files or taking other tedious actions manually when Windows can automate them ...

Steps to run a simple in-house automated aggregation tool using Claude for non-programmers and how to troubleshoot errors

Every month, I manually copy, paste, and aggregate scattered Excel and CSV data from various departments, which has led to ...
Hackaday

This Week in Security

Linux kernel bugs which can be triggered remotely, without any login, are rare. Most kernel vulnerabilities need an attacker to already be running code on the machine. CVE-2026-98432 is one of those: ...

Windows 11 Lets You Customize the Right-Click Menu — Here’s What Changes

Windows 11 right-click menu customization arrives with KB5127936. See which commands you can change, supported versions, and ...
kingy.ai

Weight-Space Programming: How GPT-6 Astra Raised Qwen’s MATH-500 Score Sixfold

GPT-6 Astra edited Qwen’s weights and raised MATH-500 from 7.9% to 48.1% in author-run tests. How weight-space programming works—and its limits.
How-To Geek

How to edit environment variables on Windows 11

Editing your PC's environment variables can save you time in Command Prompt and make your scripts more concise. It also lets you customize where Windows stores certain files. This is what you need to ...
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Coding Agents Expose Gaps in Security Ownership

AI coding agents can use developer credentials, run commands and try alternatives after security blocks. Their actions cross ...