Microsoft explains why you'll need a TPM for Windows 11
Microsoft unveiled the hardware specifications for Windows 11 on Thursday, to some confusion. On Friday, the company explained how TPMs will secure the PC.
View ArticleWindows 11 upgrades for Windows 10 PCs won't happen until 2022
Microsoft confirmed late on Friday that Windows 10 users will have to wait until 2022 to receive Windows 11. New Windows 11 PCs will get first crack.
View ArticleWindows 11 removes these Windows 10 features, including Cortana
Windows 11 eliminates several familiar Windows 10 features, changing the way you'll use your PC. We've listed several of the most significant changes.
View ArticleWindows 11: Microsoft pulls PC Health Check, eyes broader CPU support
Microsoft is pulling the PC Health Check app to determine Windows 11 security, and plans to open up Windows 11 to earlier Intel and AMD CPUs.
View ArticleHands on with Windows 11 (and this time it's official)
Thought you'd seen everything within Windows 11? Think again. We've gone hands-on with the OS.
View ArticleWindows 11 will give users 10 days to roll back to Windows 10
Windows 11 will give users 10 days to go back to Windows 10 if they don't want to stay on the new operating system, according to Microsoft.
View ArticleWindows 11 Build 22000.65 adds search to Start, brings back performance booster
Windows 11 Build 22000.65, has added a search function to the Start menu and added back the missing power/performance slider, referred to as power mode.
View ArticleWhich PCs can upgrade to Windows 11?
Everyone wonders if their PC can upgrade to Windows 11. PC makers including Microsoft, Dell, and Asus, are publishing detailed information.
View ArticleWindows 10 isn't dead yet, as Microsoft reveals '21H2' feature update
Microsoft hasn't forgotten Windows 10, and Windows 10 21H2, due this fall, will be the next Windows 10 update with a few new features.
View ArticleIntel warns of impending CPU shortages, but won't raise prices
Intel executives say that the company will be unable to supply enough processors to meet PC demand in response to ongoing chip shortages.
View ArticleIntel changes its manufacturing language as it moves to angstroms
Intel is moving away from using nanometres to measure chip manufacturing progress, making angstroms the new metric. Intel 7, Intel 4, and Intel 3 will be the new lexicon.
View ArticleSurface, Windows sales hurt by chip shortages
Microsoft's second-quarter results for calendar year 2021 were limited by what appears to be chip shortages affecting PC sales, including its Surface line-up.
View ArticleAMD's chip supply will remain tight through 2021
AMD’s CEO expects the vendor's supply of chips to be “tight” throughout the remainder of the year, but are expected to ease up in 2022.
View ArticleWindows 10 will soon aggressively block dubious downloads
Windows 10 is getting tough on what it calls potentially unwanted apps (PUAs), blocking you from downloading them beginning in August. Here's what this means for your PC's security.
View ArticleFix Windows 11's Start menu with Stardock's simple new app
Stardock has announced Start11, an app that alters the look and feel of Windows 11 in the same way Start10 did for Windows 10.
View ArticleIntel Alder Lake explained: How it enables a new generation of PCs
Intel explains its "Alder Lake" Core processor, its new performance and efficiency cores, performance estimates. and a tentative ship date for what could be the 12th-gen Core chip.
View ArticleThis massive AI chip has the compute power of a human brain
Cerebras Systems says that it its Cerebras CS-2 AI system is now capable of the equivalent compute power of the human brain.
View ArticleReport: Chip prices could go up 10% or more as TSMC imposes hikes
A report by the Wall Street Journal says that TSMC plans to significantly raise prices for chips it manufactures, which could have a ripple effect on prices.
View ArticleThe gotcha: Installing Windows 11 on an unsupported PC disables updates
Users who try and upgrade their "unsupported" PC to Windows 11 without meeting the necessary hardware requirements won't receive Windows updates.
View ArticleMicrosoft adds another Start to Windows
The personalised news feed is now called Microsoft Start, providing you with a curated collection of news from top publishers.
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