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Linus Torvalds slams supporters of delisted Russian driver maintainers as ‘trolls’
By Mark Tyson published
Linus Torvalds has dismissed those concerned about the recent dismissal of Russian kernel driver maintainers as trolls.

Windows 11 Version 24H2 updates are faster and require less CPU usage
By Hassam Nasir published
Microsoft's Windows 11 24H2 has many underlying optimizations that net users large performance gains when installing future Windows Updates.

Modern Ryzen 5 7600 and RTX 4060 Ti PC runs MS-DOS 6.22
By Christopher Harper published
A modern-specced PC has been tested with classic DOS 6.22 games.

Linus Torvalds is "fed up with buggy hardware and completely theoretical attacks"
By Christopher Harper published
Linus Torvalds speaks out against pre-emptive kernel code changes due to buggy or exploited CPUs.

How to update Ubuntu 24.04 to 24.10
By Les Pounder published
Running Ubuntu 24.04 but want the latest and greatest Ubuntu release? We show you how!

How To Create a Custom Linux App Menu With Zenity
By Les Pounder published
Learn how to write a Bash shell script that will have all of your favorite apps ready to go!

Tiny11 now supports Windows 11 24H2 in a compact size that will fit on a standard single-layer DVD
By Aaron Klotz published
Tiny11 has been used to shrink a Windows 11 24H2 install to just 3.5GB, making it small enough to run off of a standard DVD.

Microsoft says the undeletable 8.63GB cache in Windows 11 24H2 is “a reporting error”
By Jowi Morales published
Microsoft says that the undeletable 8.63GB cache is actually freed up already; the reason it appears on the Disk Cleanup app is a "reporting error."
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