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A Microsoft engineer made a Linux distro that's like a comfort blanket to ex-Windows users — I finally tried it, and I'm surprised how good it is

This Linux distro is probably one of the best places to start if you're a long time Windows user, in no small part due to it being built by a Microsoft engineer.

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How to private browse in Chrome on Windows, Android and ChromeOS

Here is how you can browse in private on Chrome for Windows, Android and ChromeOS.

TechRadar

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 — Release date, price, Career Mode, Skaters, Platforms and everything you need to know

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 is an upcoming Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and PC remake of two of the most beloved skateboarding games of the PlayStation 2-era. Here's everything you need to know about this highly anticipated two-pack remake.

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Nvidia to axe Maxwell, Pascal, and Volta GPUs with end of driver support — 580 series drivers will be the last to support GTX 900 and 1000 cards

An official Nvidia Unix graphics feature deprecation schedule says that driver branch 580 will be the last to include support for the Maxwell and Pascal architectures.

Tom’s Hardware

The end is probably nigh for full Windows driver support for GTX 10, 9 and 7 Series graphics cards as Nvidia announces that its next major Linux driver fork will be its last for those GPUs

Looks like the end of the road for most GeForce GTX graphics cards later this year.

PC Gamer

Don't buy into Microsoft's "Windows 11 PCs are up to 2.3x faster than Windows 10 PCs" claim — Here's why it's stretching the truth

Microsoft markets performance boosts on Windows 11 PCs over counterparts from several previous generations running Windows 10, but some comparisons aren't fair.

Windows Central

The Xbox is an ex-box: A founding developer has just resigned the gaming console to death

A founding member of the Xbox team just shared a grim prediction for the future of Xbox consoles. Here's what she had to say, and what it means for gamers.

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Jamming Windows 95 onto a PS2, goes about as well as you might expect, but the Sisyphean struggle is still compelling viewing

Fortune favours the brave, as the saying goes. The saying doesn't cover PS2s, unfortunately.

PC Gamer

It's about time - Microsoft finally rolls out better passkey integration in Windows

Microsoft is now offering 1Password integration to boost passkey support.

TechRadar

Microsoft quietly implies Windows has LOST millions of users since Windows 11 debut — are people really abandoning ship?

A recent blog post from Microsoft gave us an up-to-date statistic on the number of Windows devices there are the world today, and that number is down by 400 million over the last number it gave.

Windows Central

Opera VPN review

Opera VPN Pro is nicely user-friendly, but sadly, there are good reasons to give this VPN service a miss.

TechRadar

I'm a hardware editor and these are my top 3 laptops if you want a MacBook Pro alternative right now

Replacing Apple with Windows but still want top-end performance? These are the laptops to use.

TechRadar

Microsoft to change Windows's infamous Blue Screen of Death to something much darker in response to last year's CloudStrike crashes

The bad news is they've ditched the smiley face. The good news is we get to keep the acronym.

PC Gamer

Microsoft says it still has 1.4 billion monthly active users (Updated)

Windows lost its crown to Android eight years ago, and it seems that it's still bleeding users.

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Windows 12 release is pushed back at least another year as Microsoft announces Windows 11 version 25H2

The next version of Windows is now confirmed to be Windows 11 25H2, and since it's built on the same codebase as its predecessors, it will install much faster on 24H2 systems.

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I reviewed the Beelink ME mini - and while it won’t serve as the dual-purpose mini PC it wants to be, it's a great alternative solid-state server

The Beelink ME mini is a tiny computer that can take six M.2 drives to act as a high-performance NAS.

PC Gamer

The first true 1:1 test we have shows Steam OS getting better performance than Windows in 10 big games, tying in 2 more, and it's got me salivating for a desktop version of Valve's OS

Liberate me from this prison.

TechRadar

Millions of Windows 10 business devices haven't been updated to Windows 11, says survey - here's what you should do to secure yours

Half of enterprise Windows devices have still not upgraded to Windows 11, says new report.

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Microsoft’s sketchy Win 10 vs Win 11 performance claims pit a 9-year-old PC against a modern machine to claim 2.3X gain

Microsoft claims that Windows 11 is 2.3 times faster than Windows 10, but fails to mention that the comparison is based entirely on new hardware versus old.

Windows Central

Microsoft confirms Windows 11 version 25H2 is coming soon — will install much faster than version 24H2

Windows 11 version 25H2 is coming this fall, and will share the same servicing and platform release as version 24H2, meaning it will be a breeze to install.

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Microsoft just killed Windows’ most dreaded feature — the nightmare is getting a dream makeover

After four decades of terrifying users, the most infamous Windows error screen gets a reboot.

Tom’s Guide

Windscribe VPN Free review

Windscribe’s free plan is one of the best on the market, and it’s a strong option for streaming, torrenting, and private browsing, but it still has some areas for improvement

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Microsoft fails to exorcise the ghost of Windows Vista with latest Insider update

The Windows Vista boot chime is still playing in some Windows 11 Insider builds, though Microsoft at least attempted to fix it.

Windows Central

The Razer Blade 14 is amazing — but should "normal" people actually buy this ultra-premium gaming laptop?

The latest Razer Blade 14 is an incredible laptop, and it's also the company's best seller. Starting at $2,300, though, who should actually buy this device?

Tom’s Hardware

Windows Blue screen of death axed after 40 years, but BSOD still remains — will be replaced by new black Windows 11 'unexpected restart screen'

After 40 years, Microsoft is replacing its iconic blue screen of death with a simpler black screen that displays the stop code and faulty driver error message.

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