Tag: operating systems

If Microsoft wins this UK court case it might spell the end of second-hand Windows licenses

If Microsoft wins this…

Microsoft and the software reseller ValueLicensing have been going at each other for a while now, but the outcome…
Former MS engineer Dave Plummer admits he accidentally coded Pinball to run ‘at like, 5,000 frames per second’ on Windows NT

Former MS engineer Dave…

I’m not sure why I played so much Pinball on my Windows machine as a child. Nor am I…
Microsoft has blown the dust off the source code for a version of Bill Gates’ first-ever operating system

Microsoft has blown the…

In recent years, software giant Microsoft has been releasing the source code for some of its oldest operating systems…
A new report claims Windows 11 update is breaking SSDs and HDDs, but this could just be routine hardware failures

A new report claims…

Is a Windows 11 24H2 update nuking SSDs and HDDs? That’s the startling claim reported by Neowin. Specifically, it’s…
Microsoft’s vision for the next version of Windows is an all-seeing, voice-controlled chatbot that gives you productivity’superpowers’

Microsoft’s vision for the…

The messaging coming out of Microsoft is becoming unmistakable. The next version of Windows is going to be all…
It’s PC Gamer’s Gripes Week and you know what Windows 11 is… mostly fine

It’s PC Gamer’s Gripes…

I’ll be honest, I really thought we’d have more gripes about Microsoft’s pervasive operating system as a team. For…
Kiss goodbye to your keyboard and mouse, in Microsoft’s vision for the Windows OS in 2030 they’ll both ‘feel as alien as it does for Gen Z to use DOS’

Kiss goodbye to your…

“The world of mousing around and keyboarding around and typing will feel as alien as it does to Gen…
It’s 2025 and my PC still has no idea what audio devices are connected to it

It’s 2025 and my…

I join three standup meetings per week. On paper, these video calls are where we check in, discuss what…
Microsoft yanks the plug on Windows 11 SE, giving school and college IT techs a little over a year to find a suitable replacement

Microsoft yanks the plug…

Four years ago, Microsoft launched Windows 11 SE, a version of its latest operating system for “web-first devices” sold…
Happy birthday, Windows 10—one of Microsoft’s most popular operating systems ever reaches its 10-year milestone, just three months before it gets hoofed off to OS heaven

Happy birthday, Windows 10—one…

When you get to a certain age, birthdays stop being as meaningful as they were when you’re younger, but…