Windows 11 and Windows 10 have a lot of annoying default settings, but none is worse than the OS’s refusal to kill unresponsive tasks when you choose to shut down or restart. By default, if a single program — even a simple background program — refuses to shut itself down or claims to have unsaved…
Microsoft today announced the rollout of its latest update package for Windows 11 2H23. Dubbed the Moment 3 update, Microsoft says it packed in a number of quality-of-life and feature improvements to several areas within Windows, including security support via Microsoft’s Pluton, networking, privacy, and audio processing. The Moment 3 build is available now, and…
After only forever, Microsoft is finally adding built-in controls for RGB lighting to Windows 11. That’s right — soon, you’ll be able to ditch Armoury Crate, Synapse 3, iCue 4, and all gaming peripheral software because you’ll be able to control the RGB lighting of your peripherals and components through Windows 11! Just kidding, I’m…
I recently bought an Nvidia RTX 4070 Founders Edition, upgrading from an RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition which was great for 1080p gaming, but started to creak at 1440p. I had to turn down the settings to play Cyberpunk 2077, The Ascent and even Forza Horizon 5. The Nvidia RTX 4070 seemed like the best…
I recently bought an Nvidia RTX 4070 Founders Edition, upgrading from an RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition which was great for 1080p gaming, but started to creak at 1440p. I had to turn down the settings to play Cyberpunk 2077, The Ascent and even Forza Horizon 5. The Nvidia RTX 4070 seemed like the best GPU for me. It…
After previewing for a few months, Microsoft is now rolling out iMessage support to Windows 11 devices thanks to its Phone Link app. The company says the application is beginning to roll out in 39 languages across 85 markets. “We know that being able to effortlessly connect to friends and family during important times is…
Windows 10’s cumulative update for April, released last week, has been throwing spanners in the works for some users, as we’re hearing reports of some serious issues with printers and more besides. The update in question is KB5025221 and as Windows Latest (opens in new tab) picked up, there are reports that this patch has…
Phoronix recently published an article covering the performance differences between Windows 11 and Linux Ubuntu with Nvidia’s best graphics cards, the GeForce RTX 4090 and RTX 4080. For gaming, both GPUs were found to be 10% slower in Linux than Windows 11 when gaming with non-native Linux gaming applications. Natively, both operating systems perform very…
According to a review by Phoronix, AMD’s new Ryzen 7 7800X3D (one of the best CPUs for gaming) is 7% faster on average in Linux Ubuntu 23.04 compared to Windows 11 Pro. The Linux OS also outperformed its Windows counterpart 72.5% of the time, in a suite of 80 applications Phoronix tested. While 7% isn’t…
What was once a feature of dedicated tablets and 2-in-1 convertibles has slowly encroached into the traditional laptop space. We’re talking about touch screens, of course, and many manufacturers include them on their devices as a value-add to help differentiate their products in an increasingly crowded market. However, while touch screen technology makes sense in…
