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811.

Microsoft promises to make Windows 11 the best operating system for gaming — says it will focus on background workloads, power and scheduling, graphics stack, and drivers (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-10 | by Kunal Khullar | get Windows 11 → | tags: game, gaming, launch

812.

Steam is running on Windows 7 again, thanks to a fan-made backport (techspot.com)

2025-12-09 | get Steam Client → | tags: aging, aging operating, ago forcing

813.

Microsoft December 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes 3 zero-days, 57 flaws (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-12-09 | get Windows → | tags: important windows, microsoft, remote

814.

Benchmarks show Windows can still outperform SteamOS on dedicated GPUs (techspot.com)

2025-12-08 | get NVIDIA GeForce → | tags: advantage, advantage windows, appear

815.

Vast Number of Windows Users Refusing to Upgrade After Microsoft’s Embrace of AI Slop (futurism.com)

2025-12-06 | by Victor Tangermann | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: microsoft, number, software

816.

Emacs is my new window manager (2015) (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-05 | get Emacs Terminal → | tags: browser, emacs, install

817.

Emacs is my new window manager (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-05 | get Emacs Window Manager → | tags: browser, emacs, install

818.

Microsoft's Copilot+ AI PC plan fizzled, but it still served a purpose (engadget.com)

2025-12-05 | get AI PC → | tags: copilot, microsoft, percent

819.

The US polluters that are rewriting the EU's human rights and climate law (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-05 | get Carbon Capture Technology → | tags: competitiveness, csddd, new window

820.

Microsoft is quietly walking back its diversity efforts (theverge.com)

2025-12-04 | by Tom Warren | get Microsoft Surface → | tags: diversity, employees, inclusion

821.

Linux Mint vs. Zorin OS: I've tested both Windows alternatives, and here's my choice (zdnet.com)

2025-12-04 | by Jack Wallen | get Linux → | tags: desktop, linux, linux mint

822.

Ancient 3dfx Voodoo2 graphics card coaxed into working in modern AMD Ryzen 9 9900X-powered Windows 11 system — 12MB relic from 1998 successfully runs Quake 2 but crumbles in SLI configuration (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-04 | by Mark Tyson | get Voodoo2 → | tags: driver, drivers, hardware

823.

GAM takes aim at “context rot”: A dual-agent memory architecture that outperforms long-context LLMs (venturebeat.com)

2025-12-04 | get Neural Network → | tags: context, long, memory

824.

Why WinQuake exists and how it works (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-04 | get I can't provide information on a non-existent product → | tags: graphics, mode, quake

825.

I think I know what's coming in Windows 12, and you're not going to like it (zdnet.com)

2025-12-03 | by Ed Bott | get Windows 11 → | tags: apps, microsoft, store

826.

Get a Lifetime of Professional-Grade Windows Features for Just $10 (feeds.feedburner.com)

2025-12-01 | get Microsoft Surface → | tags: features, managing, security

827.

The top 2 Linux distros Windows 10 users are fleeing to right now - and why (zdnet.com)

2025-12-01 | by Jack Wallen | get Linux → | tags: distributions, downloads, linux

828.

People keep flocking to Linux, not just to escape Windows (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-11-30 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | get Linux Kernel → | tags: desktop, linux, linux desktop

829.

Windows drive letters are not limited to A-Z (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-11-30 | by Ryan Liptak | get Display Drive → | tags: const, drive, drive letters

830.

Gaming-first Linux distro delivers a petabyte of ISOs in one month as users avoid forced updates to Windows 11 — Bazzite distro is another safe haven for Win 10 refugees (tomshardware.com)

2025-11-30 | by Mark Tyson | get Bazake → | tags: bazzite, compatibility, isos

831.

How much RAM does your PC actually need in 2025? A Windows and Mac expert weighs in (zdnet.com)

2025-11-30 | by Cesar Cadenas | get Memory → | tags: computer, laptop, macbook

832.

Why people keep flocking to Linux in 2025 (and it's not just to escape Windows) (zdnet.com)

2025-11-28 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | get Linux Kernel → | tags: desktop, linux, linux desktop

833.

Replacing My Window Manager with Google Chrome (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-11-27 | get Google Chrome → | tags: browser, just, manager

834.

Alan.app – Add a Border to macOS Active Window (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-11-26 | get MacStylus → | tags: active window, alan, alan alan

835.

Wyze Launches Its First Window-Mounted Security Camera (cnet.com)

2025-11-25 | by See Full Bio | get Smart Lock → | tags: camera, cameras, security

836.

Wyze’s new security camera watches your yard from inside your home (theverge.com)

2025-11-25 | by Andrew Liszewski | get Smartwatch Camera → | tags: camera, mount, security

837.

If Google’s Aluminium OS has these 5 features, I’ll ditch Windows for good (androidauthority.com)

2025-11-25 | get Aluminium OS → | tags: aluminium, aluminium os, android

838.

Windows GUI – Good, Bad and Pretty Ugly (2023) (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-11-25 | get Windows GUI → | tags: clippys, microsoft, rating

839.

The 4 ‘Stranger Things’ Episodes the Duffers Suggest You Rewatch (gizmodo.com)

2025-11-24 | get Streaming service → | tags: dwindling, netflix, netflix window

840.

In wake of Windows 10 retirement, over 780,000 Windows users skip Win 11 for Linux, says Zorin OS developers — distro hits unprecedented 1 million downloads in five weeks (tomshardware.com)

2025-11-24 | by Zak Killian | get Zorin OS → | tags: linux, release, support