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Windows 11 is getting a handy internet speed test built right into the taskbar
By Jeremy Laird published
News Plus a load of other quite welcome tweaks, fixes and enhancements.

Rufus developers have been blocked from downloading Windows ISOs, and believe there to be 'active intentional involvement from Microsoft'
By Jess Kinghorn published
News Microsoft has yet to comment on the issue.

After Microsoft couldn't keep its AI hands to itself, a notoriously complex Linux distro has started its long march away from GitHub
By Joshua Wolens published
News Gentoo's got places to be, and those places ain't GitHub.

Microsoft lawyers had to consult with representatives of The Fonz to get a Weezer music video on the Windows 95 install CD
By Jess Kinghorn published
News AYYY!

Thanks to Microsoft adding all those extra features to Notepad, it now unfortunately sports one more: An exploitation vulnerability with a high security rating
By Nick Evanson published
News At least it's easy enough to avoid, until Notepad gets patched to fix the problem.

CachyOS isn't joining new Linux gaming distro collab, says it doesn't think a 'collective with strings attached' is necessary
By Jacob Fox published
News The snappy distro will keep to itself for now.

Microsoft is apparently now going to focus on 'improving system performance, reliability, and the overall experience of Windows' which is better than more AI
By Jacob Fox published
News Could Windows actually get a good update?

Microsoft says the Windows 11 boot failure bug is linked to another buggy update: 'This issue can occur on devices that failed to install the December 2025 security update and were left in an improper state'
By Andy Edser published
News Bugs upon bugs.
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