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Early Windows 11 25H2 benchmarks confirm the update provides no performance improvements over 24H2
Phoronix tests Windows 11 25H2 against 24H2, Ubuntu 25.10, and Ubuntu 24.0.3 LTS. But testing shows that 25H2 has no additional optimizations under the hood, matching 24H2 in performance.
Custom Windows 11 builder axes Microsoft's AI features, whack-a-moling Copilot, Outlook, and Teams
Windows bloat hater NTDEV has released an updated version of Tiny11 Builder ready for Windows 11 25H2.
Windows 11 August 2025 security update is causing unintended UAC prompts to appear for non-admin users
Microsoft's latest Windows update for Windows 11, Windows 10 is causing unintended UAC prompts to appear in certain cases for non-admin users.
Linux Mint 22.2 ‘Zara’ released with native fingerprint support
Linux Mint 22.2 ‘Zara’ has been released today, offering native fingerprint biometrics, an updated Sticky Notes app, and improved update management.
Linux gaming OS Kazeta promises ‘console gaming experience of the 1990s’ for PC users
Kazeta promises to 'bring the console gaming experience of the '90s to modern PC hardware'
Microsoft swats down reports of SSD failures in Windows
Microsoft says that the KB5063878 update did not cause the drive failures that have been widely reported on social media.
20-year-old ATI Radeon GPUs are still getting driver updates and extensions
Two-decades old ATI Radeon R300 GPUs get updated Linux driver love.
Windows 8.1 graphics get bit-crushed into working in 40-year-old EGA graphics mode
Tech enthusiast gets Windows 8.1 to install on a system restricted by the ancient (1984) EGA graphics standard.
