This open-source Windows clone just got a lot easier to install
…Phoronix , ReactOS is getting an update that makes installing it on your hardware a lot easier. First up, the OS is getting a new ATA storage driver. This lets the OS boot…
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The best yearly GPU upgrades are free, and that's a problem for gamers
…Sign in to your XDA account Summary Free driver updates now meaningfully boost GPU performance and features months or years after purchase. You're buying a software platform now — silicon just gets…
Linux 7.2 finally drops support for a 44-year-old graphics card
…Part of the commit contains cleanup for older driver hardware that is no longer in use, and unfortunately, that means the Hercules monochrome ISA graphics adapter drivers are being removed. I'm…
Windows hasn't properly shut down when you click shut down since 2012, and it explains a decade of weird bugs
…years have included driver and firmware changes that do not apply , devices and peripherals failing to initialize , and other lesser-reported glitches and errors relating to Windows updates arising as a result…
Wine 11.6 just made modding Windows games on Linux easier, and Proton could be next
…The update revives an Android driver, hinting at future Android app/game support via Wine. Wine 11.6 also adds VBScript fixes and many bug tweaks; Proton may adopt these improvements. When…
Updating my SSD's firmware fixed a chronic Windows problem that nothing else did
…Your GPU has driver updates, your OS has feature and security updates, and your motherboard has BIOS updates . Beyond that, it's easy to ignore things like SSD firmware, especially when everything…
Most "slow PC" advice you'll find online is 20 years out of date, and some of it is making things worse
…Driver updater tools deserve the same skepticism. The best approach to "update your drivers" is a targeted one; download the GPU driver from Nvidia or AMD, the chipset driver from your motherboard…
I stopped opening Event Viewer after finding this buried Windows tool that actually makes sense
…For example, knowing that your crashes started happening right after a driver update is already half the battle. From there, you can attempt the actual fix, like rolling back the driver version…
I used this utility to gain complete control over my GPU that Nvidia deliberately hides
…It makes GPU hardware and software management approachable by making driver updates seamless , per-game profiles, and neatly tucking features like recording or optimization into a neat and modern UI. It's…
It looks like the Steam Machine will likely get full HDMI 2.1 support after all
…According to Phoronix (via Ars Technica ), in a series of patch notes for an amdgpu driver update that recently dropped, Harry Wentland, SMTS Software Engineer at AMD, says the company has added…