Category: Operating Systems

August 24, 2022

Get ready, because the upcoming major update to Windows 11 is almost here, with funky new features like an improved taskbar, app folders, and the resurrection of Windows Media Player. We’re really looking forward to – wait, what’s this? What […]

August 15, 2022

Linus Torvalds has announced the latest Linux update – version 6.0 – has arrived for testing. In a public statement(opens in new tab), Torvalds explains that “there’s nothing fundamentally different about this release” despite taking on the new 6.0 number, […]

July 27, 2022

More evidence has emerged that Windows 10 will be getting a major update, known as 22H2, and that’s great news for people who would want to stick with the older operating system, rather than upgrade to Windows 11. As Windows […]

July 26, 2022

Anyone still considering whether to update to 64-bit Linux kernels(opens in new tab) now has another big motivation after it was revealed 32-bit editions won’t be getting a major security fix. Intel’s Pawan Gupta recently took to the lore.kernel.org mailing […]

July 25, 2022

It looks like Microsoft has once again shipped dodgy Windows 11 updates, with reports suggesting that the two latest cumulative updates have been causing serious issues with the Start menu. The updates in question are KB5015882 and KB5015814, and it […]

July 18, 2022

It seems some updates that came as part of this month’s Patch Tuesday(opens in new tab) broke MS Access runtime applications. Multiple users have reported having this issue to Microsoft, saying MS Access 2016(opens in new tab) and MS Access […]

July 15, 2022

According to a new report by Windows Central, Microsoft will adopt a three-year OS release cycle, with the next release marked for 2024. It’s unclear whether it will be Windows 12 or a version number of Windows 11. At the […]

July 14, 2022

Rocky Linux 9.0, the latest version of the open source enterprise OS designed to be fully bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), is now generally available. The update includes new security and networking features, and a new open […]

July 14, 2022

Google is releasing Chrome OS Flex today, a new version of Chrome OS that’s designed for businesses and schools to install and run on old PCs and Macs. Google first started testing Chrome OS Flex earlier this year in an […]

July 7, 2022

A high-level overview of Intel’s 14th Generation Core ‘Meteor Lake’ platform for mobile PCs obtained by Igor’s Lab shows massive advancements that the company plans to bring to the market next year. Intel’s 14th Generation Core “Meteor Lake” processors will […]

July 1, 2022

Windows 11 comes with more restrictive install requirements when compared to its predecessor, including restrictions on older processors as well as requiring an internet connection and Microsoft account. Luckily, there are workarounds that allow for upgrades to Windows 11 on […]

June 20, 2022

Windows 11 users are set for a newly spiced up search function with the latest round of updates. The new “Search Highlights” feature promises to “present notable and interesting moments of what’s special about each day – like holidays, anniversaries, […]

June 10, 2022

Microsoft has kicked off the rollout of a highly-anticipated new feature for Windows 11 that should make browsing through files and folders simpler. In the latest Windows 11 preview build (25136) – now available to members of the early-access program […]

June 8, 2022

A recent executive brief from data storage industry analyst firm Trendfocus reports that OEMs have disclosed that Microsoft is pushing them to drop HDDs as the primary storage device in pre-built Windows 11 PCs and use SSDs instead, with the […]

June 7, 2022

Microsoft has quietly teased an upcoming feature for Windows 11 that will give users a new way to organize the desktop. As revealed recently in a promo video presented during a Microsoft event, the company is working to bring app […]

June 6, 2022

At WWDC 2022, Apple unveiled its new macOS, named Ventura. In the grand tradition of naming its desktop operating systems after landmarks in California, the world was introduced to a city that’s perhaps best known as the HQ of Patagonia […]

June 3, 2022

Google is telling users of the Android Auto for Phone Screens app that it’ll no longer work soon via an in-app pop-up message (via 9to5Google). The app enables a simplified in-car interface of Android that is safer to use while […]

June 1, 2022

It’s official: Windows 11 version 22H2, a.k.a. Sun Valley 2, is finished. The first full feature update to Windows 11 since the release of the OS in October last year, version 22H2 is currently available to Windows Insiders for testing […]

May 26, 2022

Microsoft is testing an update for Windows 11 that should make it easier for people to view and manage their office software subscriptions. Bundled with the latest early-access Windows 11 build is a new version of the “Your Microsoft account” […]

May 24, 2022

At the BUILD developer conference, Microsoft announced that third party widgets will be enabled in Windows 11 beginning “later this year.” Widgets are a handy way to present bite-sized bits of information without hogging screen real estate. They’re easy to […]