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Microsoft is working on a fix to downgraded GPU drivers in Windows Update — new system uses multiple IDs

… However, there is a caveat with this system — only device display drivers that target new devices can get the update. Existing drivers in the Windows Update catalog may still get forcibly applied on older systems. …

May 14, 2026 · Aaron Klotz

Dell SupportAssist update is crashing PCs with constant blue screens and reboot loops — the boot service built for system recovery is the culprit of unending instability

… SupportAssist Remediation is a background service that Dell bundles on its Windows PCs to automate system recovery and repair tasks. …

May 12, 2026 · Luke James

Valorant anti-cheat update soft-bricks $6,000 cheating hardware, company then trolls cheaters on social media — studio tweets 'congrats to the owners of a brand new $6k paperweight'

… This system connects to the primary gaming system through a standard USB connection. The DMA card provides direct access to the gaming machine's memory, allowing the second system to read real-time game data without being detected. …

May 23, 2026 · Zhiye Liu

New Linux StarFighter laptop family debuts starting at $1,878 — Star Labs Systems' laptops arrive with spacious RAM, several options

… Star Labs Systems’ production updates only went back as far as July 2025, when they apologized for the delays on the January 2025 pre-orders. …

May 6, 2026 · Jowi Morales

After a year, Firefox finally stops crashing on Intel's Raptor Lake CPUs — Mozilla releases new version patch critical flaw on Intel 13th-gen and 14th-gen CPUs

… Senior Staff Engineer Gabriele Svelto first flagged the issue last year, blaming Intel for its CPU instabilities and highlighting mass browser crash reports coming from systems powered by Intel Raptor Lake, specifically in locations suffering from heat waves. “ If you have an Intel Raptor Lake syst… …

May 22, 2026 · Kunal Khullar

CISA flags actively exploited ‘Copy Fail’ Linux kernel flaw enabling root takeover across major distros — unpatched systems may remain vulnerable to attack

… Linux vendors have begun rolling out kernel updates to address the flaw. However, with exploit code already in the wild, users running older or unpatched systems may remain vulnerable until the fixes are applied. …

May 4, 2026 · Etiido Uko

Operating System News, Analysis and Features | Tom's Hardware

… Freedman Published 20 April 26 MacOS macOS has a 49.7-day networking time bomb built in that only a reboot fixes By Bruno Ferreira Published 7 April 26 MacOS 27 years after launch, Apple's decades-old iBook lineup can still get legacy updates from the company's servers By Hassam Nasir Published 21 … …

May 10, 2026

New server-focused SPEC CPU 2026 benchmarking suite has results for a Raspberry Pi 5 — updated tools feature more tests and can run a wide range of systems

… Swipe to scroll horizontally SPECspeed 2026 Floating Point Results System Threads of CPUs Results Base Results Peak Hyper A+ Server AS -1116CS-TN AMD EPYC 9375F 32 1 9.19 9.19 ThinkSystem HR330A Ampere eMAG 8180 32 1 1 1.04 PowerEdge R770 Intel Xeon 6732P 64 2 8.73 9.22 ThinkSystem SR665 V3 AMD EPY… …

May 5, 2026 · Jake Roach

Cooler Master shows off new HAF II 500 chassis, aluminum fans, and new air coolers — New V8 Cooler, Masterfan A, and updated Silencio 600 and HAF chassis’ add to an already comprehensive product stack

… But alas, we’re here to talk about a couple of new cases in the HAF II 500, and Silencio 600, the new V8 air cooler, and the all-aluminum Masterfan A series fans debuted here.Starting with the HAF II 500, this High Airflow mid-tower chassis is purpose-built for high-end systems, including gaming, c… …

Jun 2, 2026 · Jowi Morales

Gaming PC Reviews, Analysis and Buying Guides | Tom's Hardware

… Deals We test the best gaming PCs with our typical gauntlet of real-world and synthetic benchmarks to measure overall prebuilt system performance. …

May 11, 2026

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