GoKawiil - Latest Tech News & Aggregated Headlines

Microsoft makes OpenAI’s new open model available on Windows

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-12-02 15:55:57

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. OpenAI released a new free and open GPT model yesterday that can run on a PC, and now Microsoft is making that easy to do for Windows users. The lightweight gpt-oss-20b model is now available on Windows AI Foundry, and will be coming soon to macOS, too. You’ll need a PC or laptop with at l

Topics: gpt microsoft model openai windows

Shop Amazon

ReVault flaws let hackers bypass Windows login on Dell laptops

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-03 04:58:07

ControlVault3 firmware vulnerabilities impacting over 100 Dell laptop models can allow attackers to bypass Windows login and install malware that persists across system reinstalls. Dell ControlVault is a hardware-based security solution that stores passwords, biometric data, and security codes within firmware on a dedicated daughterboard, known as the Unified Security Hub (USH). The five vulnerabilities, reported by Cisco's Talos security division and dubbed "ReVault," affect both the ControlV

Topics: cve dell firmware security windows

Shop Amazon

These $80 Windows XP Crocs just made me desperate for Android footwear

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-03 06:44:39

Techradar TL;DR Microsoft has created Windows XP Crocs as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations. The custom footwear features a sky blue design with grassy green soles that mimic the conic Bliss wallpaper from the XP era. All I want is for Google to make Android Crocs a thing! Microsoft just did the unthinkable and made Windows XP cool again after almost 25 years. The software giant has released a pair of Windows XP-inspired Crocs, and now, all I can think of is how cool it would be if G

Topics: android crocs pair windows xp

Shop Amazon

Best Cheap Laptop: Budget Computers for Every Use

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-06 06:18:00

There are a ton of models for less than $1,000 on the market at any given moment, and a large fraction of those are less than $500. As long as you manage your expectations regarding options and specs, you can still get quite a bit from a budget laptop model, including good battery life and a reasonably lightweight laptop body. (If you're replacing an old Windows laptop that's not up to running Windows anymore, consider turning it into a Chromebook.) Price If the statistics Intel and PC manufac

Topics: laptop laptops memory screen windows

Shop Amazon

Show HN: Mathpad – Physical keypad for typing math symbols

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-04 14:43:07

Back this project to help bring it into existence. Funding ends on Sep 11, 2025 at 04:59 PM PDT. Mathpad is a specialized keypad that makes typing mathematical equations as simple as typing regular text. With over 100 mathematical symbols at your fingertips, this compact and powerful device eliminates the frustration and inefficiency of typing math on a computer. What if Mathematical Symbols Were as Easy to Type as Regular Letters? After 3 years of development, Mathpad finally makes this drea

Topics: equation mathpad symbols type windows

Shop Amazon

Show HN: Mathpad – Physical keypad for typing 100+ math symbols anywhere

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-05 02:43:07

Back this project to help bring it into existence. Funding ends on Sep 11, 2025 at 04:59 PM PDT. Mathpad is a specialized keypad that makes typing mathematical equations as simple as typing regular text. With over 100 mathematical symbols at your fingertips, this compact and powerful device eliminates the frustration and inefficiency of typing math on a computer. What if Mathematical Symbols Were as Easy to Type as Regular Letters? After 3 years of development, Mathpad finally makes this drea

Topics: equation mathpad symbols type windows

Shop Amazon

Microsoft’s unreleased Surface Duo foldable with Windows is on sale, but good luck trying to buy it

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-08 15:43:24

David Imel / Android Authority TL;DR An unreleased prototype of Microsoft’s dual-screen foldable phone, Surface Duo, was recently found listed online for sale. While Surface Duo ran on Android, the leaked prototype runs an unreleased version of the Windows Phone interface. Microsoft envisoned this as an intermediate between a regular phone and a Windows PC, but never realized due to the decline in Windows Phone’s popularity. Microsoft persistently dabbled with mobile phones for almost the en

Topics: duo microsoft phone surface windows

Shop Amazon

Microsoft is killing its failed ChromeOS competitor, Windows 11 SE

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-09 03:00:50

Microsoft is ending support for its ChromeOS competitor Windows 11 SE. The company will officially stop providing "software updates, technical assistance and security fixes" in October 2026, according to an updated support document spotted by NeoWin. When it was announced in 2021, Windows 11 SE was pitched as a simplified, lightweight version of Microsoft's operating system for the classroom. Chromebooks and ChromeOS devices are widely used in schools around the world, so it made sense that Mic

Topics: 11 devices microsoft se windows

Shop Amazon

Your Windows 11 PC has a secret emergency shutdown feature - here's how to use it

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-12-09 08:28:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Usually, whenever a new feature comes out for Windows, Microsoft advertises it widely in a blog post to let everyone know. Or if they don't, people discover the feature soon after an update. However, a helpful feature sometimes slips through the cracks, only to be unearthed years later. Also: Hate Windows 11? Here's how you can make it work more like Windows 10 That was my reaction when I found this obscure Emergency Restart method for Windows 11 after stumbling across a post

Topics: ctrl emergency method restart windows

Shop Amazon

After just five years, Microsoft will end support for low-cost Windows 11 SE

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-10 02:31:48

Microsoft says it plans to stop providing updates for Windows 11 SE, the special Windows 11 variant intended to compete with Google's ChromeOS in schools. The change was announced quietly via this Microsoft support document (spotted by the German-language site Dr. Windows), which says that Windows 11 SE will not be getting a version of this year's Windows 11 25H2 update. Security updates for Windows 11 SE will end in October of 2026, when Windows 11 24H2 stops receiving updates. "Support for Wi

Topics: 11 microsoft se updates windows

Shop Amazon

Nvidia extends Game Ready driver support for Windows 10 users through 2026

techspot.com Daniel Sims 2025-12-10 08:01:00

In brief: Nvidia has confirmed that it will continue delivering Game Ready drivers for one year after Windows 10 reaches its end-of-life date this October, giving users more time to upgrade. Additionally, gamers who still use Maxwell, Volta, and Pascal graphics cards will receive security updates for another three years. The company explained its plans regarding Windows 10 and older GPUs in the patch notes for the 580.88 graphics driver, released July 31. Those with RTX cards can expect to rece

Topics: 10 october support windows year

Shop Amazon

Microsoft kills Windows 11 SE, another in a long line of failed ChromeOS competitors

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-10 08:31:48

Microsoft says it plans to stop providing updates for Windows 11 SE, the special Windows 11 variant intended to compete with Google's ChromeOS in schools. The change was announced quietly via this Microsoft support document (spotted by the German-language site Dr. Windows), which says that Windows 11 SE will not be getting a version of this year's Windows 11 25H2 update. Security updates for Windows 11 SE will end in October of 2026, when Windows 11 24H2 stops receiving updates. "Support for Wi

Topics: 11 microsoft se updates windows

Shop Amazon

Microsoft is killing off Windows 11 SE, its Chrome OS competitor

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-12-10 17:22:53

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft is ending support for Windows 11 SE next year, five years after it launched the operating system on low-cost laptops that were designed to compete with Google Chromebooks. Windows 11 SE was only available on devices for education customers, such as schools, and it was supposed to

Topics: 11 apps microsoft se windows

Shop Amazon

Still Using Windows 10? Here’s How to Get Another Year of Updates for Free

wired.com Andrew Cunningham 2025-12-10 20:15:00

Officially, Microsoft will stop providing new security updates for Windows 10 PCs after October 14, 2025, a little over a decade after its initial release. It's a stick that Microsoft is using to push upgrades to the newer Windows 11, whether you install it on a PC you already have or buy a brand-new PC to meet Windows 11's system requirements. But if you can't or don't want to upgrade to Windows 11, Microsoft has made it reasonably simple to get an extra year of Extended Security Updates (ESUs

Topics: enroll microsoft pc updates windows

Shop Amazon

How to clear the cache on your Windows 11 PC (and why it greatly improves performance)

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-12-12 08:35:00

Elyse Betters Picaro/ZDNET If your computer desktop looks a little chaotic and you're noticing some performance slowdown, it might be time to do a cleanup. The best way to keep things running smoothly is to ensure you're running the most updated version of Windows (you'd be surprised how many folks' devices are several updates behind). But if you're up-to-date, there are other things you can do to optimize. Also: A decade of Windows 10: Chaos, Cortana, and conspiracy theories that never panned

Topics: cache cleanup files space windows

Shop Amazon

Still Using Windows 10? Here's How to Get Another Year of Updates for Free

wired.com Andrew Cunningham 2025-12-12 08:15:00

Officially, Microsoft will stop providing new security updates for Windows 10 PCs after October 14, 2025, a little over a decade after its initial release. It's a stick that Microsoft is using to push upgrades to the newer Windows 11, whether you install it on a PC you already have or buy a brand-new PC to meet Windows 11's system requirements. But if you can't or don't want to upgrade to Windows 11, Microsoft has made it reasonably simple to get an extra year of Extended Security Updates (ESUs

Topics: enroll esu microsoft pc windows

Shop Amazon

Nvidia will support GeForce drivers on Windows 10 until October 2026

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-12-13 08:00:00

Nvidia is releasing a new GeForce Game Ready Driver today that expands support for Windows 10 devices, alongside some games and G-Sync displays. Windows 10 Game Ready Driver support will now be available for GeForce RTX GPUs until October 2026, a year beyond when Microsoft is planning to stop supporting the operating system on October 14th, 2025. The expanded support from Nvidia will ensure that users will continue receiving the latest zero-day optimisations for new games and apps, giving them

Topics: 10 nvidia ready support windows

Shop Amazon

Microsoft suddenly bans LibreOffice developer's email account, blocks appeal

techspot.com Daniel Sims 2025-12-14 02:37:00

Recap: The developers of LibreOffice, a free and open-source alternative to Microsoft Office, have repeatedly criticized Microsoft's proprietary software policies over the past few months. Although a recent incident involving Microsoft and a LibreOffice developer has no known connection to the rivalry, it could spark further criticism of the Windows provider. When LibreOffice developer Mike Kaganski attempted to send an email to the productivity suite's developer mailing list using a Hotmail ad

Topics: account kaganski libreoffice microsoft windows

Shop Amazon

Lyon Is Replacing Windows and Microsoft Office with Linux and OnlyOffice

news.ycombinator.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2025-12-14 06:52:10

Jumping Rocks/Contributor/Getty Is it something in the water? First, it was Denmark bidding Microsoft adieu. Then it was the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Now it's Lyon, France's third-largest city and a leading economic hub, sweeping Microsoft Windows and Office suite away to replace them with Linux, OnlyOffice, NextCloud, and PostgreSQL. Also: Ready to ditch Windows? 'End of 10' makes converting your PC to Linux easier than ever So, why is Lyon making this move? Well, it's not due to

Topics: digital linux lyon microsoft windows

Shop Amazon

How to get another free year of updates for your Windows 10 PC

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-15 03:13:45

If your PC meets those conditions, you'll enroll in the ESU program by opening the Settings app and clicking Windows Update. You should see a status message telling you that Windows 10 updates end in October of 2025, with an "enroll now" link you can click to enroll in the Extended Security Updates program. Windows 10 users whose PCs meet the conditions for the ESU program will start seeing this status message about the end of support, along with an enrollment link. Credit: Andrew Cunningham I

Topics: account andrew cunningham microsoft windows

Shop Amazon

Your Windows 11 PC has a secret restart method - here's how to access it

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-12-15 08:35:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Usually, whenever a new feature comes out for Windows, Microsoft advertises it widely in a blog post to let everyone know. Or if they don't, people discover the feature soon after an update. However, a helpful feature sometimes slips through the cracks, only to be unearthed years later. Also: Hate Windows 11? Here's how you can make it work more like Windows 10 That was my reaction when I found this obscure Emergency Restart method for Windows 11 after stumbling across a post

Topics: ctrl emergency method restart windows

Shop Amazon

Adobe releases Windows on Arm versions of Premiere Pro and After Effects

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-12-16 03:02:55

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Adobe is finally releasing Windows on Arm versions of Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, and Media Encoder this week. All four apps are available as public beta versions, but they do lack some features or have some known issues compared to the versions available for Intel-powered systems. The native ARM64 version of Premiere Pro won’t currently include support for third-pa

Topics: arm effects export version windows

Shop Amazon

Legion Go S powered by SteamOS review: A purpose-built OS makes all the difference

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-16 08:00:59

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Earlier this year, Lenovo released a more streamlined and potentially affordable take on its flagship gaming handheld in the Legion Go S. Unfortunately, the Windows 11 version came first, which wasn’t the one we were most excited about. Now, the Legion Go S powered by SteamOS has arriv

Topics: better handheld legion steamos windows

Shop Amazon

A decade of Windows 10: Chaos, Cortana, and conspiracy theories that never panned out

zdnet.com Ed Bott 2025-12-16 18:58:00

Andrew Burton/Getty Images Windows 10 turned 10 years old this week. It's a bittersweet birthday, as it marks the beginning of a steady march toward a forced retirement that will kick off with the official end of support on October 14, 2025. For a computer operating system, time is measured in something roughly equivalent to dog years, and by that measure, 10 years is an eternity. Windows 10, you are old. Also: Can't upgrade your Windows 10 PC? You have 5 options before EOS To mark the occas

Topics: 10 microsoft version windows years

Shop Amazon

Happy 10th birthday, Windows 10! Hoo boy, it's been a journey

zdnet.com Ed Bott 2025-12-16 20:00:24

Andrew Burton/Getty Images Windows 10 turned 10 years old this week. It's a bittersweet birthday, as it marks the beginning of a steady march toward a forced retirement that will begin with the official end of support on October 14, 2025. For a computer operating system, time is measured in something roughly equivalent to dog years, and by that measure, 10 years is an eternity. Windows 10, you are old. Also: Can't upgrade your Windows 10 PC? You have 5 options before EOS To mark the occasion

Topics: 10 microsoft version windows years

Shop Amazon

Opera is filing a complaint over Microsoft’s tricks that push you to use Edge

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-12-17 12:08:52

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft has used a variety of tricks to convince people to keep using the defaults of Bing and Microsoft Edge in Windows over the years, including modifying Chrome download sites and using malware-like popups. Now, Opera is fed up with what it calls Microsoft’s “manipulative design tactics” and is filing a competition complaint in Brazil today, alleging that Microsoft is usin

Topics: edge like microsoft opera windows

Shop Amazon

Microsoft is revamping Windows 11’s Task Manager so its numbers make more sense

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-18 08:18:03

Microsoft devotes most of its time and energy these days to promoting new AI- and Copilot-related features for Windows 11, but the company's Windows Insider builds are still full of small tweaks and changes aimed at improving longstanding Windows features for people who just want to use their PC the way they always have. New updates that began rolling out to testers in the Windows Insider program yesterday include a couple of small but meaningful changes for Windows power users. First, Microsof

Topics: cpu different microsoft usage windows

Shop Amazon

Microsoft Is Giving Windows 10 Users Free Security Updates for a Year, but There's a Catch

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-19 21:30:03

As Microsoft gets ready to sunset Windows 10, security support is scheduled to end in October. You can get a one-year extended security update for $30. But if you want to stick with Windows 10 for another year, you might be better off with Microsoft's free option -- you'll just need to use cloud backup and connect it with your OneDrive account. The ability to get free updates on Windows 10 is a pretty big deal because it is still the most widely used Windows OS, accounting for just over 53% of

Topics: 10 microsoft security updates windows

Shop Amazon

Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 11 22H2 in October

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-21 08:52:21

Microsoft has reminded customers today that the last supported editions of Windows 11 22H2 will reach their end of servicing on October 14. This announcement applies to Windows 11 22H2 Enterprise, Education, and IoT Enterprise editions, released on September 20, 2022, and follows the end of service for the Home and Pro editions, which occurred last October. "The October 2025 monthly security update will be the last update available for this version. After this date, devices running this versio

Topics: 11 devices end update windows

Shop Amazon

Android users can now remotely lock their Windows PC from their phone

techspot.com Kishalaya Kundu 2025-12-18 00:36:00

Microsoft's Link to Windows app on Android is reportedly getting a useful new feature: the ability to lock a PC remotely from a smartphone. Windows Central notes that the feature is rolling out gradually with version 1.25071.165 and isn't available to everyone just yet. Android users could already configure their Windows PCs to lock automatically when they walk away, using their phone's Bluetooth signal as a proximity trigger. However, the new update gives users a manual option as well, allowin

Topics: app pc phone users windows

Shop Amazon

Latest Tech News

Microsoft makes OpenAI’s new open model available on Windows

ReVault flaws let hackers bypass Windows login on Dell laptops

These $80 Windows XP Crocs just made me desperate for Android footwear

Best Cheap Laptop: Budget Computers for Every Use

Show HN: Mathpad – Physical keypad for typing math symbols

Show HN: Mathpad – Physical keypad for typing 100+ math symbols anywhere

Microsoft’s unreleased Surface Duo foldable with Windows is on sale, but good luck trying to buy it

Microsoft is killing its failed ChromeOS competitor, Windows 11 SE

Your Windows 11 PC has a secret emergency shutdown feature - here's how to use it

After just five years, Microsoft will end support for low-cost Windows 11 SE

Nvidia extends Game Ready driver support for Windows 10 users through 2026

Microsoft kills Windows 11 SE, another in a long line of failed ChromeOS competitors

Microsoft is killing off Windows 11 SE, its Chrome OS competitor

Still Using Windows 10? Here’s How to Get Another Year of Updates for Free

How to clear the cache on your Windows 11 PC (and why it greatly improves performance)

Still Using Windows 10? Here's How to Get Another Year of Updates for Free

Nvidia will support GeForce drivers on Windows 10 until October 2026

Microsoft suddenly bans LibreOffice developer's email account, blocks appeal

Lyon Is Replacing Windows and Microsoft Office with Linux and OnlyOffice

How to get another free year of updates for your Windows 10 PC

Your Windows 11 PC has a secret restart method - here's how to access it

Adobe releases Windows on Arm versions of Premiere Pro and After Effects

Legion Go S powered by SteamOS review: A purpose-built OS makes all the difference

A decade of Windows 10: Chaos, Cortana, and conspiracy theories that never panned out

Happy 10th birthday, Windows 10! Hoo boy, it's been a journey

Opera is filing a complaint over Microsoft’s tricks that push you to use Edge

Microsoft is revamping Windows 11’s Task Manager so its numbers make more sense

Microsoft Is Giving Windows 10 Users Free Security Updates for a Year, but There's a Catch

Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 11 22H2 in October

Android users can now remotely lock their Windows PC from their phone

About GoKawiil

Privacy

Advertising

Latest Tech News

Trending Topics

Hot Now

Popular

Emerging

About GoKawiil

Privacy

Advertising