Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Imagine you're using Windows 11 and you've learned that an upgrade is available. You struggle to approve the upgrade, but you know you will ...

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This process is called a clean install, which is ironic as there's nothing particularly clean about it: Microsoft has enshittified Windows Setup.

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Linux system administrators can recover broken installations using Live USB devices and command-line tools, avoiding complete ...

What if the operating system you’ve relied on for years suddenly felt like a burden instead of a benefit? That’s the reality many gamers are facing with Windows 11, as frustrations over performance ...

Linux diary, chapter one: winging it. Linux diary, chapter one: winging it. is a senior reviews editor who’s been testing tech since 2007. Previously at Wirecutter and Maximum PC. Current fixations: ...

On the 31st of December, just as the world’s time in 2025 was coming to an end, I jammed a USB stick into my PC to purge it of Windows. The time to move to Linux had come, and so, much like George did ...

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For years now, Valve has been slowly improving the capabilities of the Proton compatibility layer that lets thousands of Windows games work seamlessly on the Linux-based SteamOS. But Valve’s ...