Tag: operating systems

The latest SteamOS beta update includes a performance boost for GPUs with limited VRAM, though devices with iGPUs probably won’t see any gains

The latest SteamOS beta…

If there is one thing that is common across all devices that natively run SteamOS, it’s that the graphics…
Windows ‘really does suck for some people’: Ex Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer explains how he would fix the popular OS

Windows ‘really does suck…

“Windows Sucks” is the cold open to former Microsoft Engineer turned tech YouTuber, Dave Plummer’s latest video. As tongue-in-cheek…
Windows 10 gets yet another year of life as Microsoft extends security updates into 2027

Windows 10 gets yet…

Good news if you’re one of the die-hards still clinging to Windows 10: Microsoft has added another year to…
I spent an entire day with a fan-mod of North Korea’s homegrown operating system, and I’m sorry to say it’s not a Windows killer yet

I spent an entire…

Weird Weekend Weird Weekend is our regular Saturday column where we celebrate PC gaming oddities: peculiar games, strange bits…
Windows 10 might be a goner but there are still some ancient icon relics inside Windows 11 that date all the way back to Windows 95

Windows 10 might be…

Windows 10 may be essentially an ex-operating system, but that doesn’t mean Microsoft has relinquished its appetite for really…
Windows 11 25H2 has borked the mouse and keyboard controls in the Windows Recovery Environment, because what would a major update be without a fresh batch of bugs

Windows 11 25H2 has…

Should your Windows machine run into major difficulties, you may find yourself staring at a blue screen. No, not…
Microsoft says it’s making ‘every Windows 11 PC an AI PC’ with a dizzying array of Copilot upgrades, including voice activation

Microsoft says it’s making…

Microsoft has released a blog update detailing a raft of upcoming upgrades to Copilot, including the addition of voice…
Copilot can now help you find settings in the latest Windows Insider build, which is fine by me—as long as it doesn’t touch anything

Copilot can now help…

When I first tested Copilot many moons ago, I wasn’t particularly impressed. Chief among my complaints was its lack…
Masters of timing, Microsoft: Just one day from Windows 10 EOL and apparently the official Media Creation Tool isn’t working

Masters of timing, Microsoft:…

It’s approximately *checks watch* one day until Windows 10 ostensibly gets the chop, so it’s a good job the…
Windows 10’s greatest achievement was not being Windows 8, and I think we can all be thankful for that

Windows 10’s greatest achievement…

Windows 10 is dead. Well, nearly anyway. The much-beloved operating system reaches its EOL on October 14, meaning that…