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Get rid of Microsoft's Start Menu ads with this new software tool
By Dallin Grimm published
The "Oh F*ck Go Back" software tool for Windows 11 gets rid of all of Microsoft's new start menu ads with a convenient GUI. We interviewed the sole programmer about her project.
How to change your mouse pointer and cursor in Windows 11 or 10
By Avram Piltch published
A pointer that's too small or plain white can be harder to see. Fortunately, it's easy to make a change.
Valve releases Linux Proton 9.0 with improvements for Nvidia and high core count CPU users
By Mark Tyson published
25 more Windows games, including new and classic titles, are now playable on Linux.
Enthusiast demos installing Alpine Linux with the Windows Installer
By Christopher Harper published
An enthusiast shows us how to set up the Windows Installer to install Alphine Linux, for reasons unknown to all parties involved.
Windows 11 market share declines as users seemingly shift back to Windows 10
By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published
Despite many efforts by Microsoft, many users are still sticking with Windows 10 while the new reports by Statcounter showing many users worldwide migrated from Windows 11 last year.
Newly open-sourced MS-DOS 4 installed on an IBM Personal System/2 with a 16 MHz Intel 386 CPU — took 70 minutes to build
By Christopher Harper published
MS-DOS 4's open source release gets a branch confirmed to work on the seminal IBM PS/2.
Microsoft confirms recent Windows security update breaks VPNs, no fix yet
By Dallin Grimm published
Microsoft confirmed that April Windows security updates break VPN connections across personal and enterprise releases. Not hotfix has been issued.
Museum criticizes Microsoft for 'mutilated' MS-DOS 4 open source release
By Christopher Harper published
A museum contends that MS-DOS 4 suffers from "git mutilation" due to being improperly open-sourced.
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