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Microsoft launches Cloud‑Initiated Driver Recovery for remote rollback of faulty updates
By Mark Tyson published
Microsoft introduces Cloud-Initiated Driver Recovery, an important Windows reliability change designed to minimize buggy driver mayhem.

Homebrew PlayStation DualSense controller adapter for PC can be built for just $20 with a Raspberry Pi Pico
By Mark Tyson published
A PC gaming enthusiast has shared a video demo of the new DS5Dongle which unlocks the full gamut of Sony DualSense controller features for Windows users who prefer wireless.

Original Task Manager creator explains why it lies to you about CPU usage
By Jowi Morales published
Dave Plummer pops the hood on Task Manager and explains how it gets your PC's CPU usage (and why it feels off sometimes).

Veteran Windows dev shows off AI running on 47-year-old PDP11 with 6 MHz CPU and 64KB of RAM
By Mark Tyson published
Ancient 6 MHz ‘PDP11 can train a neural network’ says veteran dev.

Veteran Microsoft engineer says original Task Manager was only 80KB so it could run smoothly on 90s computers
By Jowi Morales published
Dave Plummer used several clever techniques to ensure that Windows Task Manager will always run while cutting the performance hit on your hardware when when it's opened.

French government says it's ditching Windows for Linux
By Mark Tyson published
2026 is set to be l’année de Linux.

At least 80 different Microsoft Copilot products have been mapped out by expert, but there may be more than 100
By Mark Tyson published
An AI aficionado has put together a chart of all the Copilot products they could find. At the latest count there are 80.

Microsoft to force updates to Windows 11 25H2 for PCs with older OS versions
By Kunal Khullar published
Windows 11 24H2 systems are being upgraded to 25H2 automatically, as Microsoft aims to streamline updates before support ends.
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