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Why won’t Steam Machine support HDMI 2.1? Digging in on the display standard drama.

When Valve announced its upcoming Steam Machine hardware last month, some eagle-eyed gamers may have been surprised to see that […]

Microsoft fixes years old actively exploited .lnk flaw in Windows

Microsoft has addressed a security flaw in Windows that has been exploited since at least 2017. The company has not […]

Dealing with the challenge of creating a unified SQL Server data estate [Q&A]

Many organizations are running SQL Server across Windows, Linux, containers, and Kubernetes. Obviously there are advantages if that environment can […]

Even Microsoft’s retro holiday sweaters are having Copilot forced upon them

I can take or leave some of the things that Microsoft is doing with Windows 11 these days, but I […]

New project brings strong Linux compatibility to more classic Windows games

Those additional options should be welcome news for fans looking for new ways to play PC games of a certain […]

You can now install multiple apps simultaneously from the Microsoft Store

Microsoft has very quietly introduced a multi-app installer option for the Microsoft Store. Working in a similar way to third-party […]

Update PowerToys to kill the annoying theme changing bug

When Microsoft released PowerToys 0.95.0 recently there was excitement that it included a new module – Light Switch. But the […]

Microsoft is making every PC an AI PC with new Hey Copilot voice command

In what feels like something of a case of history repeating itself – Cortana, anyone? – Microsoft is furnishing Windows […]

Meta is discontinuing Windows and Mac Messenger apps

Meta has confirmed that the Windows and Mac versions of its Messenger desktop app are to be discontinued. While no […]

Your PC is spying on you and Ashampoo Privacy Inspector 3 has the evidence

Ashampoo has released Privacy Inspector 3, a new version of its Windows privacy management software. The latest release gives users […]