Basically it’s an operating system that uses a Linux kernel, the WINE compatibility layer for Windows applications, and the ...

Posts from this topic Linux diary, chapter one: winging it. Linux diary, chapter one: winging it. is a senior reviews editor ...

Windows 11 version 26H1 launches this spring on Snapdragon X2 PCs only, bringing platform-level changes without new features ...

Windows 11 just came in last in a six‑way speed showdown against its own predecessors, a result that seems to confirm every ...

Zorin OS says it hit 1M downloads in just over a month, mostly from Windows PCs. I installed it to see if it’s a real Windows ...

Windows 10 wasn’t perfect; these examples of what it did right are cherry-picked. But part of the operating system’s ...

Windows is no doubt a powerful operating system, and you can tweak system settings and add power user utilities to speed up work and make it even more efficient.

Some of the hints for older, unsupported OSes apply equally to both Mac and Windows. Both come with an assortment of bundled ...

The Windows operating system is buckling under AI features that seem designed more for shareholders than users, and retired Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer says it's time to hit pause. "It's time for ...

Windows is laying the groundwork for a future where AI agents operate as first-class participants in the OS—governed, identifiable, and securely contained. We are all familiar with the basic concept ...

They’ve closed down these “windows” for the last time. As of October 14, 2025, Microsoft’s Windows 10 has reached the end of its usable life, prompting an outpouring of tributes from tech-heads ...

If you grew up during the golden age of Windows XP, there’s a good chance this string of characters looks strangely familiar: FCKGW-RHQQ2-YXRKT-8TG6W-2B7Q8. For millions of users, it wasn’t just a ...