Operating Systems – Pagina 2

8 Maggio 2026Tecnologia

Microsoft CTO confesses that 30-year-old code from the mid-90s still forms the bedrock of Windows 11 — ancient Win32 API still the backbone, but CTO says it’s ‘more relevant than ever in 2026’

A top Microsoft exec has admitted that Windows 11 still relies on a bunch of old code from the 1990s. It is […]

2 Maggio 2026Tecnologia

45 years later, earliest DOS source code transcribed from a stack of old printouts found in a garage — code was open-sourced to mark 86-DOS 1.00’s anniversary

Microsoft continues to make some of the earliest chapters of its operating system history open-source and freely available. Earlier this week, it […]

25 Aprile 2026Tecnologia

Microsoft will allow users to indefinitely pause updates in Windows 11 — first change in over a decade to the mandatory update policy

Microsoft announced in a blog post yesterday that it would allow users to pause updates in Windows 11 indefinitely. This would be […]

22 Aprile 2026Tecnologia

Linux may be ending support for older network drivers due to influx of false AI-generated bug reports — maintenance has become too burdensome for old largely-unused systems

The Linux kernel community is currently debating a significant proposal that could see countless legacy network drivers purged from the mainline source […]

11 Aprile 2026Tecnologia

Clippy, Microsoft’s hapless Office assistant, was retired 25 years ago today — its irritating spirit lives on in 100+ Copilots

Microsoft’s Clippy was put out to pasture a quarter century ago. This hapless, and some would say ‘irritating,’ productivity assistant would no […]

8 Aprile 2026Tecnologia

macOS has a 49.7-day networking time bomb built in that only a reboot fixes — comparison operation on unreliable time value stops machines dead in their tracks

Speaking from personal experience, using a Mac as a server or server-like contraption is quite an interesting proposition, as despite its Unix […]

30 Marzo 2026Tecnologia

Latest Windows 11 update is broken, refuses to install — Microsoft pulls latest update over missing files error

Microsoft‘s tenacity in imposing AI across its product stack has cornered Windows into a tough spot. Mac and Linux are catching up […]

22 Marzo 2026Tecnologia

GrapheneOS refuses to comply with new age verification laws for operating systems — group says it will never require personal information

GrapheneOS, the privacy-focused Android fork, said in a post on X on Friday that it will not comply with emerging laws requiring […]

10 Dicembre 2025Tecnologia

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

Microsoft has announced that it will continue to deliver significant updates for Windows 11 in the coming year, in an effort to […]

30 Novembre 2025Tecnologia

Windows update makes sign-in password icon invisible — Microsoft says you can still click on empty space to enter your password

Microsoft has admitted that the non-security preview update KB5064081 has an issue that will make it a bit harder to log into […]