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AppWizard

February 12, 2025

Facebook Messenger down and out for over an hour

On February 11, 2025, Facebook Messenger experienced a significant outage starting around 2 p.m. local time in Vietnam, affecting users' ability to send and receive messages, particularly on the desktop version. Reports of issues surged to nearly 1,000 cases within an hour, according to Downdetector. Users reported slow and unstable service, with some unable to access the desktop version at all. By 3:10 p.m., some users began to regain access, but new outage reports continued to be logged. This incident followed previous outages affecting Meta's services, including a December 12, 2024 outage lasting over four hours, a March 2024 disruption lasting about an hour, a global outage in 2021 lasting six hours due to a configuration error, and a 24-hour connectivity loss in 2019.

Winsage

October 8, 2024

Windows 11 is getting 6GHz hotspot support, here is how to try it

Microsoft has introduced support for Wi-Fi 7 in Windows 11 version 24H2, allowing users with compatible hardware to utilize enhanced network capabilities. A new feature in public preview builds enables users to share their internet connection via a 6GHz hotspot, in addition to the existing 5GHz and 2.4GHz options. This capability is available in Windows 11 build 26120.1912 and later versions, and users can enable it using the ViVeTool application. To do so, users must download ViVeTool, open Command Prompt with Administrator privileges, navigate to the ViVeTool folder, and enter the command to enable the feature. Restarting the computer is necessary to apply changes. Compatible hardware, specifically a Wi-Fi 6E-compatible network card, is required to use the 6GHz hotspot, as older network cards will only support 5GHz or 2.4GHz hotspots. Not all Wi-Fi 6E network cards support the 6GHz hotspot functionality. Users can enable 6GHz tethering through Settings > Network & Internet > Mobile Hotspot > Network Properties.

Winsage

September 30, 2024

Windows 11 Dev Build 26120.1912 is out with 6GHz hotspot support and more

Microsoft has released a new build for Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel, version 26120.1912 (KB5043168), which includes support for 6GHz Wi-Fi tethering, provided compatible hardware is available. The update features general improvements, enhancements to the Windows Mobile Hotspot for 6 GHz connections, and addresses various issues including problems with the Task Manager, Input Method Editor, and WebView2 apps. Known issues include a malfunction in the Start menu when clicking on letters in the All apps list. Users can access updates through Settings > Windows Update.