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Windows 11 August 2025 security update is causing unintended UAC prompts to appear for non-admin users
By Aaron Klotz published
Microsoft's latest Windows update for Windows 11, Windows 10 is causing unintended UAC prompts to appear in certain cases for non-admin users.

Linux Mint 22.2 ‘Zara’ released with native fingerprint support
By Mark Tyson published
Linux Mint 22.2 ‘Zara’ has been released today, offering native fingerprint biometrics, an updated Sticky Notes app, and improved update management.

Bill Gates’ 48-year-old Microsoft 6502 BASIC goes open source
By Mark Tyson published
Microsoft BASIC for 6502 Microprocessor - Version 1.1 source code is now available on Github, under the MIT license.

Linux gaming OS Kazeta promises ‘console gaming experience of the 1990s’ for PC users
By Mark Tyson published
Kazeta promises to 'bring the console gaming experience of the '90s to modern PC hardware'

Microsoft swats down reports of SSD failures in Windows
By Jowi Morales published
Microsoft says that the KB5063878 update did not cause the drive failures that have been widely reported on social media.

20-year-old ATI Radeon GPUs are still getting driver updates and extensions
By Mark Tyson published
Two-decades old ATI Radeon R300 GPUs get updated Linux driver love.

Windows 8.1 graphics get bit-crushed into working in 40-year-old EGA graphics mode
By Mark Tyson published
Tech enthusiast gets Windows 8.1 to install on a system restricted by the ancient (1984) EGA graphics standard.

How to transfer and share files over a network without a USB flash drive — and with just one line of code
By Les Pounder published
You can share your files across the network with just one line of code, handy for when you need to get lots of files out to a group or you’re missing your trusty USB flash drive.
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