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Microsoft releases MS-DOS 4 source code on GitHub — 45 year old code now open-source
By Mark Tyson published
MS-DOS 4.00 code, binaries, disk images, and documentation now available.
Windows 11 will reportedly display a watermark if your PC does not support AI
By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published
File Explorer, Copilot and DirectX are some of Windows 11's functions that will use AI
Windows 11 update brings advertisements to the start menu
By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published
Microsoft pushed this update two weeks after introducing it via a Windows 11 Preview Build
Microsoft updates Windows 11 24H2 requirements, CPU must support SSE4.2 or the OS will not boot
By Aaron Klotz published
This is the second system requirement added to Windows 11 since it first came out.
Tiny11 gets a major update, can now be used to trim down any Windows 11 image
By Aaron Klotz published
Tiny11 is back, recharged, and seemingly better than ever.
Adding ZIP file support to Windows 30 years ago almost got the creator of Task Manager fired
By Christopher Harper published
Former Microsoft engineer and Task Manager creator Dave Plummer added ZIP file support to Windows, but initially through his own independently-sold kernel extension, VisualZIP.
How to Get Windows 11 for Free (or Under $20)
By Scharon Harding, Avram Piltch last updated
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.
Ray Tracer ported to an x86 boot sector in only 483 bytes, run on Pentium Pro and faster CPUs
By Christopher Harper published
An x86 boot sector Ray Tracer, inspired by Ray Tracer for Atari 8-bit Basic, brings some real-time RT rendering to 90s-era hardware.
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