Tag: operating systems

Microsoft announces changes to the Blue Screen of Death as rumours of an ominous Black Screen of Death stalk the land

Microsoft announces changes to…

The infamous Blue Screen of Death feels like it’s always there, waiting. The scourge of PC gamers and IT…
After years of complaints about Windows Task Manager displaying CPU utilization incorrectly, a fix is finally on its way

After years of complaints…

With the latest Windows Release Preview, Microsoft is fixing a problem that has persisted for years: Its Task Manager…
You might mock Microsoft’s new emoji button in Windows 11 but as someone that’s explained how to quickly access emojis and special characters too many times, I get it

You might mock Microsoft’s…

PC Gamer’s staff recently had an intense debate about whether a solitary thumbs up emoji was passive aggressive or…
CachyOS isn’t joining new Linux gaming distro collab, says it doesn’t think a ‘collective with strings attached’ is necessary

CachyOS isn’t joining new…

Just a few days ago I reported that a bunch of different Linux gaming distros have teamed up to…
Valve’s monthly survey reveals that almost 45% of Steam users on PC are still using Windows 10 even with the sword of Damocles hanging over them

Valve’s monthly survey reveals…

You won’t hear any lectures from me, as I know how hard it is to let go of tech…
About darn time: Microsoft says it has fixed the annoying lag in Windows Explorer when working with cloud-based files

About darn time: Microsoft…

Change often happens very slowly and in the case of Windows Explorer being all sluggish and laggy when dealing…

Microsoft says the Windows…

Well, don’t I have egg on my face. After writing an article yesterday wherein I pointed out that Windows…
A whole bunch of different Linux gaming distros are teaming up to ‘improve the open source gaming ecosystem’

A whole bunch of…

Linux gaming is here to stay, baby. That feels like a good summation of the gaming OS arena of…
If you installed Windows 11 with certain security updates and a USB stick, you may not get any more security updates warns Microsoft

If you installed Windows…

With the public launch of Windows version 24H2 last year came a security issue that was only ‘resolved’ this…
Microsoft nixes details of its Windows 11 TPM 2

Microsoft nixes details of…

Sticking the latest version of Windows onto an old PC is a great way of making it feel up…