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Windows Media Player and Silverlight are losing legacy DRM services on Windows 7 and 8
By Christopher Harper published
Microsoft deprecates legacy DRM services, crippling Windows Media Player and Silverlight.
How to resolve hotkey conflicts in Windows
By Avram Piltch published
If you want to know which program owns your Prtscr key or other keyboard combo, a free utility called Spy++ can help.
Microsoft promises major performance improvements for modern Windows 11 apps
By Anton Shilov published
Microsoft's Native Ahead-Of-Time compilation promises to reduce load times, while changes to Edge WebView2 SDK can reduce app sizes.
AMD’s Linux graphics driver is getting too big for older machines
By Mark Tyson published
Graphical boot menus are timing out before AMDGPU can load.
Linux dev swatted and handcuffed live during a development video stream — perps remain unidentified
By Christopher Harper published
René Rebe, a 25-year Free and Open Source Software developer, was swatted live in the middle of a development stream.
How to get windows 11 for free (or less than $15)
By Avram Piltch published
Need an OS for your PC build? Microsoft charges a whopping $139 for Windows 11 Home. Here's how to get Windows free or at least cheap.
Microsoft confirms that Windows 11 Recall AI is not optional
By Christopher Harper published
Windows 11's Recall AI feature cannot be disabled despite a toggle in the current version.
Windows 11 skips past 50% market share milestone in latest Steam survey
By Mark Tyson published
It gained an impressive 3.36% of users in August to end up with 50.81% share.
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