I replaced Windows with Linux, and there's only one feature I miss ...

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The taskbar in Windows 11 is located at the bottom of the screen. It cannot be moved or resized. It has also long been a bone of contention among many users of the operating system, who remember the ...

Want to see some performance gains? Linux may be the answer.

For years, gaming on Linux sounded like something you tried once, failed at, and never admitted again. This same sentence can be said for the OS and its multiple distros when an experienced Windows ...

Despite its (at the time) high-end Core i7 CPU and 32GB of RAM, Windows was frustratingly slow on it. The fan was constantly at full throttle even when the machine was idle, and it regularly failed to ...

Linux gaming is surging with 24,000 verified or playable games on Steam. While Steam Deck momentum tripled Linux share ...

Lots of donations, but lots of pressure to go with it Although we're in mid-February, the Linux Mint project just published its January 2026 blog. This could be seen as one sign of the pressure on the ...

Microsoft may delay its next-gen Xbox until Windows 11 is stable for gaming, as performance issues and OS reliability now ...

Windows install floppies and discs have gone the way of the dodo, but it still pays to keep a copy of the OS on a USB drive. Here's how to make your own.

The legendary shooter is back, officially sanctioned by Epic Games, and updated to run on modern machines with no drama.