Windows Media Player and Silverlight are losing legacy DRM services on Windows 7 and 8
Per a recent update to Microsoft‘s Deprecated Windows features page, Legacy DRM services utilized by Windows Media Player and Silverlight clients for […]
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Microsoft promises major performance improvements for modern Windows 11 apps
Microsoft has introduced major improvements to apps built with Windows App SDK, claiming up to 50% faster load times and a significant […]
Linux dev swatted and handcuffed live during a development video stream — perps remain unidentified
Two days ago, tech streamer and host of Code Therapy René Rebe was streaming one of many T2 Linux (his own custom […]
How to Get Windows 11 for Free (or Under $15)
When you’re planning a PC build — even one of the best PC builds — you’re probably working toward a budget. Perhaps […]
Microsoft confirms that Windows 11 Recall AI is not optional — a glitch made it appear so in the Windows 11 24H2 KB5041865 update
Early this morning, Microsoft confirmed in a statement to The Verge that last week’s Windows 11 24H2 update, KB5041865, had not added […]
Windows preview build teases searching your audio and video content — ‘intelligent media search’ referenced in newest build
Windows 11 Insider Canary Channel build 27695 references a new “intelligent media search” function, which may come to Windows soon. The function […]
China’s Unisoc launches ‘world’s first’ open architecture RISC-V security chip
Unisoc, formerly Spreadtrum, a well-known developer of various application processors from China, has introduced what it claims to be the world’s first […]
When and Why to Use Windows Advanced Startup
Whether you need to access your BIOS/UEFI, reset your PC, boot from an alternate drive, restore a system image or perform other […]
How to Fix Windows with a Repair Install
Whether you’re trying to fix a BSOD such as a IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL or a CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED error, serious Windows troubleshooting is like plunging down […]
How to Fix a DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE Error in Windows
In the family of Windows stop codes, DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE is intriguing. It is associated with stop code 0X9F in bugcodes.h and means some […]