BunsenLabs Carbon keeps the CrunchBang flame alive with Debian 13
Release lays the groundwork for going Wayland, if that's your sort of thing
OSes03 Mar 2026 | 14
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Bootleg Windows, Office scheme crashes, triggers 22-month lockup for Florida woman
Heidi Richards paid more than $5M for certificate of authenticity labels in five years
Software03 Mar 2026 | 58
Motorola partners with GrapheneOS for future phones
Don't expect to see compatible hardware before 2027
OSes02 Mar 2026 | 43
Stop macOS 26 nagging with one tiny policy tweak
Trick uses a simple configuration profile to convince your Mac that upgrading isn't allowed
OSes02 Mar 2026 | 39
Windows 11 tops market share as 10 faces extended farewell
More than a fifth of servers still on Windows Server 2016
OSes02 Mar 2026 | 10
Debian 14 will drop Gtk2 – unless Ardour rides to the rescue
Many dependent apps, including FreePascal and Lazarus, face the chop
OSes26 Feb 2026 | 22
Bcachefs creator insists his custom LLM is female and 'fully conscious'
It's not chatbot psychosis, it's 'math and engineering and neuroscience'
AI + ML25 Feb 2026 | 208
Gatwick shuttle screen suffers pre-flight nerves
Bork!Bork!Bork! Dude, where's my operating system?
Offbeat25 Feb 2026 | 17
Rogue devs of sideloaded Android apps beg for freedom from Google’s verification regime
37 groups urge the company to drop ID checks for apps distributed outside Play
OSes24 Feb 2026 | 46
GhostBSD to ditch Xorg for XLibre as Red Hat's Wayland crusade leaves X11 fans out in the cold
FreeBSD's friendliest desktop distro bets on the controversial fork
OSes24 Feb 2026 | 54
Microsoft gives Windows laggards the 'gift of time' wrapped in licensing fees
With Server 2016 and other OSes for the chop, security fixes can continue to flow for a price
OSes24 Feb 2026 | 51
KDE Plasma 6.6 isn't forcing systemd but the arguments rage on
BSD support improves, FreeBSD eyes a desktop option, and the init wars refuse to die
OSes24 Feb 2026 | 45
Linus Torvalds: Someone ‘more competent who isn't afraid of numbers past the teens’ will take over Linux one day
Emperor Penguin releases kernel 7.0 rc1 with some numerological musings
OSes23 Feb 2026 | 62
Windows 11 finally hits right note: MIDI 2.0 support arrives
Musical instrument digital interface protocol leaves preview for bright lights of General Availability
OSes18 Feb 2026 | 19
Windows 11 Start menu makes unscheduled stop in Saint Moritz
Bork!Bork!Bork! Passenger info display takes scenic detour via desktop and pending updates
Offbeat18 Feb 2026 | 4
Linus Torvalds and friends tell The Reg how Linux solo act became a global jam session
Ts'o, Hohndel and the man himself spill beans on how checks in the mail and GPL made it all possible
OSes18 Feb 2026 | 92
Why does the Windows 11 taskbar hurt me like that?
Former Windows manager explains design decisions behind it
OSes16 Feb 2026 | 73
Price of popularity: Linux Mint's success also means maintainer stress
Lots of donations, but lots of pressure to go with it
OSes16 Feb 2026 | 68
Contain your Windows apps inside Linux Windows
Hands-on Can't live without Adobe? Get on board WinBoat – or WinApps sails a similar course
Applications14 Feb 2026 | 76
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Bork!Bork!Bork! One destination passengers were definitely not hoping to reach
Offbeat13 Feb 2026 | 27
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Iran's cyberwar has begun
'Expect elevated activity for the foreseeable future'
AWS says drones hit two of its datacenters in UAE, urges users to move resources to different regions
UPDATED Multiple zones Middle East in UAE disrupted, with water damage complicating recovery
Motorola partners with GrapheneOS for future phones
Don't expect to see compatible hardware before 2027
Users fume over Outlook.com email 'carnage'
Email flow slowed or stopped by mysterious forces at Microsoft
Bootleg Windows, Office scheme crashes, triggers 22-month lockup for Florida woman
Heidi Richards paid more than $5M for certificate of authenticity labels in five years
Accenture down to buy Downdetector as part of $1.2 billion deal
The deal includes all Ookla assets including Speedtest, Ekahau, and RootMetrics
Gamers furious as indie studio Cloud Imperium quietly admits to data breach
Slow disclosure and odd reassurance that exposing names and contact details won't be a problem isn't going down well
US struck Iran with copies of its own drones
Iran's own technology reverse engineered and used against it.
Phish of the day: Microsoft OAuth scams abuse redirects for malware delivery
Crims hope for payday from malicious payloads rather than stealing access tokens
Dev stunned by $82K Gemini bill after unknown API key thief goes to town
Probably not an isolated incident only as researchers have already found 2,863 live API keys exposed
STORIES
The big FOSS vendors don't eat their own dogfood – they pay for proprietary groupware
Open Source Policy Summit 2026 That's not a good idea
Software12 Feb 2026 | 126
Microsoft rolls out Windows 11 26H1, but you can't have it
No known issues, no .NET Framework 3.5, but only for new Snapdragon X2 hardware right now
OSes11 Feb 2026 | 14
How Microsoft's legal eagles wrangled Happy Days for Windows 95
Has the OS also jumped the shark?
OSes11 Feb 2026 | 45
Notepad's new Markdown powers served with a side of remote code execution
Smug faces across all those who opposed the WordPad-ification of Microsoft's humble text editor
Security11 Feb 2026 | 75
Microsoft dials up the nagging in Windows, calls it security
Updated More prompts when apps and agents roam around a user's system
OSes10 Feb 2026 | 57
Azure power hiccup gives Windows admins a rare break from updates
West US datacenter incident disrupted Microsoft Store and system patching for several hours
OSes09 Feb 2026 | 10
Linus Torvalds keeps his ‘fingers and toes’ rule by decreeing next Linux will be version 7.0
But first, kernel 6.19 is upon us, with many goodies
OSes09 Feb 2026 | 59
Summer in Australia means beers, beaches, and bork
BORK!BORK!BORK! Supermarket printer error gets holiday off to a shabby start
OSes06 Feb 2026 | 11
CentOS is coming to RISC-V soon if you have the kit
FOSDEM 2026 The RHELatives are more versatile than you might realize
OSes05 Feb 2026 | 13
Microsoft actually does something useful, adds Sysmon to Windows
After years of bolting AI onto everything, Redmond remembers admins exist
OSes04 Feb 2026 | 25
Sudo maintainer, handling utility for more than 30 years, is looking for support
updated Many vital open source resources rely on the devotion of a few individuals
OSes03 Feb 2026 | 97
Patch Tuesday meets Groundhog Day as Windows hibernation bug returns
Microsoft concedes January's out-of-band fix didn't stop some PCs from rebooting instead of sleeping
OSes02 Feb 2026 | 18
Notepad++ update service hijacked in targeted state-linked attack
Breach lingered for months before stronger signature checks shut the door
Cyber-crime02 Feb 2026 | 59
Microsoft's Sinofsky saw Surface fail coming – then hit up Epstein for advice on exit
DOJ files show former Windows chief predicting a public flop before mulling next mission
Personal Tech02 Feb 2026 | 33
Microsoft's 'atypical' emergency Windows patches are becoming awfully typical
Opinion Administrators sigh: OOBs, they did it again
OSes02 Feb 2026 | 48
Systemd daddy quits Microsoft to prove Linux can be trusted
Lennart Poettering's Amutable aims to bring 'cryptographically verifiable integrity' to the other OS
OSes29 Jan 2026 | 168
Sat Nad declares Windows 11 has a billion users – just don't bother asking for details
Terrible start to 2026 offset by optimistic operating system numbers
OSes29 Jan 2026 | 41
Old Windows quirks help punch through new admin defenses
Google researcher sits on UAC bypass for ages, only for it to become valid with new security feature
Security28 Jan 2026 | 12
Succession: Linux kernel community gets continuity plan for post-Linus era
Conclave doc outlines path to eternal releases
OSes27 Jan 2026 | 29
Crossrail? More like Borkrail...
Bork!Bork!Bork! A thoroughly modern piece of public transport infrastructure deserves a thoroughly modern bork
Offbeat27 Jan 2026 | 20
KDE Plasma 6.6 beta ships a login manager that won't log in without systemd
Bad luck, BSDs – although alternatives still work
OSes26 Jan 2026 | 48
Microsoft probes Windows 11 boot failures tied to January security updates
Some machines are failing to start after security updates, prompting yet another Microsoft investigation
OSes26 Jan 2026 | 27
Microsoft rushes out another fix for cloud storage after January update
2026 is shaping up to be a bumper year for patch management
Storage26 Jan 2026 | 2
Emmabuntüs DE 6: A newbie-friendly Linux to help those in need
A distro aimed at helping people, reducing e-waste – and helping a charity, too
OSes25 Jan 2026 | 38
Surrender as a service: Microsoft unlocks BitLocker for feds
updated If you're serious about encryption, keep control of your encryption keys
Security23 Jan 2026 | 77
China’s Deepin Linux gets a slick desktop - and, yes, built-in AI
Hands On Where FOSS desktop OSes meet geopolitics
OSes23 Jan 2026 | 61
Tech support detective solved PC crime by looking in the carpark
On Call Overnight action made for a sticky situation in the candy factory
Personal Tech23 Jan 2026 | 80
PowerShell architect retires after decades at the prompt
After Microsoft, Google, and a long fight for automation, Jeffrey Snover hangs up his keyboard
OSes22 Jan 2026 | 51
Notepad will now tell you all the ways Microsoft has enshittified it
Veteran text editor gets more AI enhancements while Paint will be able to generate coloring books
OSes22 Jan 2026 | 65
Debian's FreedomBox Blend promises an easier home cloud
Hands On There are other home server, NAS, and media-streaming distros, but this aspires to much more
OSes22 Jan 2026 | 43
Microsoft admits Outlook might freeze when saving files to OneDrive
January update is the gift that keeps on giving
Storage21 Jan 2026 | 44
MX Linux 25.1 brings back switchable init systems
Dislike systemd but occasionally need it for something? MX can help
OSes21 Jan 2026 | 17
Mozilla starts offering RPMs of Firefox Nightly
More packaging options for the leading all-FOSS browser
OSes20 Jan 2026 | 11
Windows 11, not AI, kick-started the PC upgrade cycle
Corporate IT refreshed hardware to stay supported, not chase new features
Personal Tech20 Jan 2026 | 14
Microsoft veteran explains the one weird trick that made Windows 95 restart faster
Hold down Shift to make the magic happen (or not, as the case might be)
OSes20 Jan 2026 | 20
Manchester ATM ups PIN requirement to full Windows login
Bork!Bork!Bork! Definitely Maybe running Windows 7?
Offbeat20 Jan 2026 | 27
Windows 11 shutdown bug forces Microsoft into out-of-band damage control
Ships emergency update to fix a Patch Tuesday misfire that prevented systems from switching off
OSes19 Jan 2026 | 48
Sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that! PCs refuse to shut down after Microsoft patch
Microsoft claims it's a Secure Launch bug
Patches16 Jan 2026 | 113
Windows Backup adds second-chance restore at sign-in
First sign-in restore aims to cut rebuilds when users skip setup options
OSes16 Jan 2026 | 11
Ready for a newbie-friendly Linux? Mint team officially releases v 22.3, 'Zena'
Newer kernel, newer Cinnamon, new tools, and even new icons
OSes16 Jan 2026 | 76
Windows App forgets how to log in with first security update of the year
January patch trips up Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 authentication
OSes15 Jan 2026 | 26
Wine 11 runs Windows apps in Linux and macOS better than ever
Transparently runs 16, 32, and 64-bit Windows apps, but still doesn't use the Microsoft store.
OSes15 Jan 2026 | 123
Microsoft's 'From SA' scheme on trial as license resale row refuses to die
ValueLicensing case rumbles on as Windows giant appeals against copyright judgment
Software15 Jan 2026 | 2
Hasta la vista! Microsoft finally ends extended updates for ancient Windows version
Support expires for Windows Server 2008, and the codebase released to manufacturing in 2006
OSes14 Jan 2026 | 15
Windows 2000 rusts in peace by the sea
Bork!Bork!Bork! When salty coastal air meets memory errors in one of Portugal's rail ticket machines
Offbeat14 Jan 2026 | 20
Developer writes script to throw AI out of Windows
Satya Nadella's call to accept and embrace desktop brainboxes faces skepticism
OSes13 Jan 2026 | 77
Mall display crashes the vibe with Windows activation nag
Bork!Bork!Bork! Digital signage is great, until it isn't
Offbeat12 Jan 2026 | 13
Microsoft euthanizes ancient deployment toolkit
Immediate retirement for freebie automation platform
Software12 Jan 2026 | 10
Microsoft teases targeted Copilot removal for admins
Yes, you can get rid of it – assuming nobody's looked at it in 28 days
AI + ML12 Jan 2026 | 32
How CP/M-86's delay handed Microsoft the keys to the kingdom
A late operating system, a stopgap deal, and the accident that made DOS dominant
OSes12 Jan 2026 | 67
Windows 2000 still earning its keep running a rail ticket machine in Portugal
Bork!Bork!Bork! 'Unsupported' doesn't mean 'unused'
Offbeat12 Jan 2026 | 17
2026 brings a bumper crop of Microsoft tech funerals
A busy year of end-of-support dates awaits unwary admins
Software12 Jan 2026 | 9
Brussels plots open source push to pry Europe off Big Tech
Call for Evidence casts FOSS as a way to break US dependence
Software11 Jan 2026 | 82
Debian goes retro with a spatial desktop that time forgot
Trixie plus a carefully configured MATE setup, and absolutely nothing else
OSes09 Jan 2026 | 42
Microsoft Windows Media Player stops serving up CD album info
No naming that tune and no album covers
OSes09 Jan 2026 | 129
Nothing to declare at border control except a Windows 7 certificate error
Bork!Bork!Bork! The queue might move on, but the software never did
Offbeat09 Jan 2026 | 16
Linus Torvalds: Stop making an issue out of AI slop in kernel docs – you're not changing anybody's mind
'Because the AI slop people aren't going to document their patches as such'
OSes08 Jan 2026 | 129
AOSP on a diet plan as Google halves Android code drops
Two a year is for your own good, Mountain View insists
OSes08 Jan 2026 | 13
GNOME dev gives fans of Linux's middle-click paste the middle finger
Opinion Proposal targets long-standing behavior as 'an X11ism'
OSes07 Jan 2026 | 165
Recline of the machines: Terminator felled by dodgy battery
Bork!Bork!Bork! The rise will be postponed until you hit F1 to continue
Offbeat07 Jan 2026 | 26
What if Linux ran Windows… and meant it? Meet Loss32
It's crazy, a million-to-one shot, but it might just work
OSes06 Jan 2026 | 202
Fake Windows BSODs check in at Europe's hotels to con staff into running malware
Phishers posing as Booking.com use panic-inducing blue screens to bypass security controls
Research06 Jan 2026 | 15
The last supported version of HP-UX is no more
Remember when HP made its own CPUs and Unix? We wonder if it does
OSes05 Jan 2026 | 63
Banksy's Limitless limited by Windows Activation
Bork!Bork!Bork! Digital screen snafu or satirical comment on Microsoft's licensing policies?
OSes30 Dec 2025 | 29
You don't need Linux to run free and open source software
Part 2 Alternative apps to empower older versions of macOS or Windows
OSes25 Dec 2025 | 148
Keeping Windows and macOS alive past their sell-by date
Part 1 Practical steps to make an aging operating system usable into 2026
OSes24 Dec 2025 | 88
Windows is testing a new, wider Run dialog box. Here’s how to try it
You’ll need to be using a Windows Insider build to see it
OSes23 Dec 2025 | 53
Pizza restaurant signage caught serving raw Windows
Bork!Bork!Bork! Menu.exe not found
Offbeat23 Dec 2025 | 44
What the Linux desktop really needs to challenge Windows
Opinion Wasn't 2025 the year it happened? Yes. No. Answers on a Christmas card
OSes22 Dec 2025 | 304
Vultures rake our claws over COSMIC as Pop OS 24.04 LTS with 'Epoch 1' emerges
Hands On Even with the latest Gparted Live, it's not easy to dual boot – but it's worth the hassle
OSes22 Dec 2025 | 16
pearOS is a Linux that falls rather close to the Apple tree
Revived distro returns on Arch with KDE Plasma, global menus, and a familiar macOS-style sheen
OSes19 Dec 2025 | 67
Microsoft security update breaks MSMQ on older Win systems
Folder permission changes cause queue failures and misleading error messages, no real fix yet
OSes17 Dec 2025 | 16
Legacy Update expands archive of vanished Microsoft downloads
Preserving not just updates, but also lots of the now-deleted optional extras
OSes11 Dec 2025 | 28
Window Maker Live 13.2 brings 32-bit life to Debian 13
Trixie may have gone 64-bit for installs, but WMLive still ships an i686-bootable build
OSes09 Dec 2025 | 20
Windows Insiders get a glimpse of Microsoft’s agentic future
Native MCP support lands in Insider Dev and Beta builds
OSes08 Dec 2025 | 39
Classic MacOS for non-Apple PowerPC kit rediscovered
Unreleased variants that Jobs killed off found – 7.6 on a G4, anyone?
OSes08 Dec 2025 | 20
Linux 6.18 crowned LTS kernel – and Alpine 3.23 wastes no time adopting it
Umpteen other distros just put out new versions, but this one is our favorite
OSes05 Dec 2025 | 13
FreeBSD 15 trims legacy fat and revamps how OS is built
Project retires 32-bit ports, embraces pkgbase, and modernizes build process
OSes05 Dec 2025 | 84
Windows 11 still barely pulling ahead of 10 despite end-of-support push
Statcounter shows the gap narrowing as users cling to older hardware and familiar workflows
OSes03 Dec 2025 | 49
Linux 6.18 arrives as the year's final drop and likely next LTS
Bye-bye bcachefs, but hello there bhyve
OSes03 Dec 2025 | 17
Biting the hand that feeds IT
