How to run FreeDOS, an open-source version of DOS, on any PC
I remember using MS-DOS 6.22 on my first PC, a 486 DX 33 with a “massive” 4MB of RAM. It was quite […]
Tag: Operating Systems
Microsoft’s Windows 95 startup sound has been immortalized in the Library of Congress
When it comes to PC startup sounds, none are quite as iconic as the original Windows 95 startup tune. This class 6-second […]
Windows Update drops empty ‘intepub’ folder in system, leaves users scratching heads after April update
Computer security researchers have been left scratching their heads after applying Microsoft’s latest raft of Patch Tuesday updates. As highlighted by Will […]
FreeDOS 1.4 released with updated FreeCOM, Install program, and HTML Help
The development of FreeDOS marches onwards with the release of version 1.4 of this command-line driven operating system. Influenced, of course, by […]
HPE’s unnamed 1,152-core system pushes Turbostat to support 8,192 cores in Linux 6.15
Linux 6.15 will bring support for 8,192 cores in the Turbostat CPU monitoring utility, if you happen to have such a system […]
Microsoft Copilot is now fully integrated with Windows 11 and Windows 10
Microsoft‘s Copilot AI tool has been available for a while as a dedicated application for Windows users. However, the latest Copilot update […]
Snapdragon X exclusive Copilot+ features begin trickling through to modern x86 Windows 11 PCs
Microsoft has announced that several Windows 11 Copilot+ AI features are graduating from Snapdragon X exclusivity to AMD Ryzen AI 300 series […]
Linus Torvalds rages against ‘random turd files’ in Linux 6.15-rc1 directories
Linus Torvalds is back at his explosively scatological best in some recent comments about a Linux 6.15-rc1 pull request (h/t Phoronix). The […]
How to use the Warp AI-enabled terminal for Windows or Linux
The word “Warp” isn’t something that makes us think “AI enabled terminal emulator”. For me, I think of Captains Kirk, Picard, Sisko, […]
New Windows file system option supports up to 35 petabyte volumes — ReFS appears in latest Insider build
The newest insider builds of Windows 11 are allowing users to create and clean install onto freshly formatted NTFS (Default) or ReFS […]