Throughout the last several months, Microsoft and Xbox have made a wide range of improvements to the platform on consoles and PC, including an overhaul to the Achievements system , visual updates for…
…It's nice to see the incremental updates flooding back to the Xbox platform. For a long time it felt like Xbox was grossly under-funding its hardware platforms, but new CEO…
…LG monitors forcing McAfee pop-ups, and we get a little philosophical about the "enshittification" of our hardware. On the gaming front, we dive deep into the newly discovered OG Xbox emulation…
…Hailey noted on Mastodon that WSL9X does not require hardware virtualization, so it can run on what many would call ancient hardware. WSL9X is available for download, but you have to build…
…Support for additional compatible devices, including select mice such as Logitech MX Master 4, might become available as hardware partners release updates. New! Voice typing on the touch keyboard now looks simpler…
…records, down to the second, your PC's hardware usage, temperatures, and background app activity. As AppControl notes in its release notes, this update enables a natural-language interface to give you…
…We also received new details on a potential disc-to-digital program for Xbox and gained another year of security updates for Windows 10. A leaked video even gave us a glimpse…
…shutdown and restart with updating More insight on available updates to make more informed installation decisions Print Drivers The Internet Protocol Print driver (prnms012) has new hardware IDs (HWIDs) in preparation for…
…And although Microsoft did extend support via Extended Security Updates (ESU) , it wraps up on October 13, 2026. The trial run began on March 30, 2026 , with plans to expand production if…
…in the taskbar are left-aligned. [Networking] This update includes networking improvements for virtualized environments. Confidential Virtual Machines (CVMs) now use SR-IOV hardware acceleration by default for improved network throughput, and…
