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Windows is rolling out the ability to handle all app updates from just your OS, but with limited support right now
By James Bentley published
News Oh! That seems like it could actually be useful.

The father of the Linux operating system, Linus Torvalds, says the reason why Windows has a rep for bugs and blue screens isn't down to bad code but bad memory
By Jeremy Laird published
News Two Linuses, one PC.

Reports of Windows 10's death appear to have been greatly exaggerated as 29% of Steam users still cling on
By Jess Kinghorn published
News In other news, Linux still perfectly content with its sliver of the pie.

Windows 11's latest update includes a free File Explorer flashbang bug for dark mode users wanting to relive their early Counter-Strike days
By Nick Evanson published
News Just remember, we're all Microsoft's QA testers now.

Proving truly nothing is sacred, Microsoft has included the Copilot AI logo on this year's ugly Windows Christmas sweater
By Wes Fenlon published
News No one wants that.

Hooray, Microsoft is making File Explorer faster, but it's still slower than Windows 10 and consumes more RAM. Boo
By Monica J. White published
News It's a little bit better, but you won't even notice.

Microsoft confirms that its new AI agent in Windows 11 hallucinates like every other chatbot and poses security risks to users
By Jeremy Laird published
News Hallucinating, hack-prone operating systems are the new normal.

Surprise surprise, people are still in no hurry to switch to Windows 11, Dell reveals
By Monica J. White published
Everyone will upgrade any day now, right?

Windows 11 is going to start quietly preloading File Explorer in the background to make it faster, which is a good reminder that you should probably try a different file manager anyway
By Wes Fenlon published
News Other than the addition of tabs, Windows' file Explorer hasn't felt meaningfully improved in a long time.
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