How to Add Custom Shortcuts to the Windows 11 or 10 Context Menu
The Windows context menu is always right at your finger tips; it appears when you right click on files, folders, icons or […]
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Russian businesses get shut out from Microsoft cloud services at the end of this month – new EU sanctions come into effect
To comply with the EU regulations outlined in December 2023, Microsoft will cease the provision of cloud services to Russian organizations at […]
Macintosh Classic gets quadrupled memory with 4MB of onboard RAM — no daughterboard required
A retro computing enthusiast has successfully shoehorned 4MB of RAM into an Apple Macintosh Classic computer without using a daughterboard. Normally, this […]
Microsoft is killing Windows 11’s Android emulator — no one will miss it
Normally, when Microsoft kills a major Windows feature, it’s a cause for consternation. Remember the brief moment when Paint 3D was supposed […]
Microsoft is adding skills and third-party shopping plugins to Copilot — Windows and AI want to help you spend more money
Microsoft is introducing more abilities to Copilot in Windows, starting with plugins to integrate with other services, as well as a series […]
White House urges developers to avoid C and C++, use ‘memory-safe’ programming languages
The government would prefer it if you stopped programming tools in C or C++. In a new report, the White House Office […]
Your next Windows update may not require a reboot — “Hot Patching” is reportedly coming to Windows 11 shortly
Windows Central reports that Microsoft is testing a new update procedure for Windows 11 that will not require reboots when installing security […]
Preview version of Microsoft OS/2 was sold for $650 on eBay
On February 20th, The Register received word from reader Brian Ledbetter that he had purchased a prerelease copy of the IBM / […]
Windows 10 Installed in possible record 104 seconds – witness the fast and furious speedrun with Tiny10
Is it possible to install Windows 10 in just 100 seconds? That is the question Windows developer and tinkerer NTDev asked himself […]
Controversial benchmarking website goes behind paywall — Userbenchmark now requires a $10 monthly subscription
Infamous for its rants about AMD and leaking early hardware samples, Userbenchmark will now be charging users to run its benchmark tool.