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![Tiny 11](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lb6GrpFXoXfbcPP7V85SEJ-320-80.jpg)
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.
![High-res shot of the Windows ZIP file graphic sourced from a Microsoft Support answer on how to change it,](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/M9BXjmCKv7qCyfULJaRKU6-320-80.png)
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.
![Windows 11](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xRFEmmwyZShi9QPsGnykjL-320-80.jpg)
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.
![nanochess' Boot Sector Ray Tracer Demo](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KszGev8SzQbanZEcBd5y66-320-80.png)
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.
![Manage Linux Network Connections](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/neKwandtLpxGSSBpzqmGg5-320-80.jpg)
How to manage Linux network connections via the terminal
By Les Pounder published
Linux has a great network management GUI but sometimes we need to get our hands dirty in the terminal. In this how to we look at how to manage connections on a typical Debian Linux machine.
![MattKC's demo of a functioning click-and-drag screenshot tool in Win95 after his changes are made.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/suBZ9v7FCYsoLGpZABXAoC-320-80.png)
Thousands of apps ported back to Windows 95 twenty-eight years later — .NET Framework port enables backward compatibility for modern software
By Christopher Harper published
MattKC painstakingly ports .NET to Windows 95 from Windows 98, enabling many applications that would not otherwise work.
![Windows 11's GUI](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Aq8uBNWwVUEsnMEomPcoMM-320-80.png)
Microsoft lifts two-year-old block that prevented some users from upgrading to Windows 11 — fix finally arrives after a long wait for Rocket Lake CPUs
By Dallin Grimm published
Microsoft fixes a bug preventing PCs with specific Intel drivers from using Windows 11 without crashes and allows affected PCs to upgrade from Windows 10.
![What application is hogging my webcam?](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MNu9CmtnRdqq8vgKEyBmea-320-80.jpg)
How to identify which application is hogging your camera in Windows 11 and 10
By Les Pounder published
Lights, camera, in-action?
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