Tag: operating systems

As support for Windows 10 counts down, End of 10 asks ‘why not Linux?’

As support for Windows…

The days are very much numbered; official support for Windows 10 will end on October 14, 2025. After a…
Microsoft unleashes an AI agent on your unsuspecting Windows settings, but initially only if you have a Snapdragon X-powered PC

Microsoft unleashes an AI…

Microsoft has been upping Window’s AI ante of late. Its latest salvo is a new raft of autonomous features…
Microsoft says it wants to completely ditch passwords as it makes passwordless login the default for all new accounts

Microsoft says it wants…

“Ten years ago, Microsoft had a bold idea. Instead of signing in using clumsy and insecure passwords, what if…
Turns out that the earliest versions of Windows 7 took longer to load depending on your choice of desktop wallpaper

Turns out that the…

There used to be a time when you’d log in to your Windows 7 machine, and have enough time…
Microsoft Recall finally launches for AI PC users, along with some other new features, almost one year after Copilot+ was announced

Microsoft Recall finally launches…

At the end of May, it will be exactly one year since Microsoft announced its Copilot+ AI PC initiative,…
Linux kernel drops AI-contribution disclosure rule, as Linus Torvalds says banning the tech would be ‘utterly stupid’

Linux kernel drops AI-contribution…

The Linux kernel has dropped a rule, implemented in January this year, that required contributors submitting code to the…
Windows Settings might become more useful and get quicker updates if this new hidden app is anything to go by

Windows Settings might become…

Microsoft has been maintaining two separate Windows options menus for generations now, but a new test project spotted and…
Don’t delete that mysterious ‘inetpub’ Windows folder, says Microsoft, as it’s supposedly important for system security

Don’t delete that mysterious…

The internet was mystified earlier this month by… okay, let me start this again. Very specific parts of the…
The Windows 95 start-up sound and the Minecraft soundtrack have been added to the US Library of Congress list of nationally significant recordings

The Windows 95 start-up…

Just listen to that short clip above. Go on, I’ll wait. That, my friends, is the sound that began…
Holy smokes, something that might actually be useful is coming to Copilot on Windows

Holy smokes, something that…

Forgive me for being surprised by this after the last two years of REM sleep-inducing AI updates and betas,…