My very first problem was one I've written about before: Linux isn't generally compatible with Arm-based machines. Alas, two of the spare machines I had hoped to use for this project are outfitted ...

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

In June 2025, Microsoft announced that, in June 2026, it would begin deprecating Secure Boot certificates of Windows systems ...

It's free and open-source.

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Windows 11 hit the milestone in the recent holiday quarter. Windows 11 hit the milestone in the recent holiday quarter. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things ...

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The Sei Development Foundation, a non-profit advancing the Sei network, is embedding its crypto wallet directly into millions of Xiaomi smartphones as part of a new global partnership aimed at ...

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