After clash over Rust in Linux, now Asahi lead quits distro, slams Linus' kernel leadership
I fought the Torv and ... the Torv won
OSes13 Feb 2025 | 148
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Murena boss says customers about to wake up from its cloud storage nightmare
Interview Four months since cloud drive kicked the bucket, but resolution comes today... hopefully
Storage12 Feb 2025 | 14
'Key kernel maintainers' still back Rust in the Linux kernel, despite the doubters
Rustaceans could just wait for unwelcoming C coders to slowly SIGQUIT...
OSes11 Feb 2025 | 43
CentOS Connect conference announces return of Firefox
FOSDEM 2025 OKD project also has its own immutable CentOS image, which could be fun
OSes10 Feb 2025 | 12
Microsoft makes sweet, sweet music with Windows MIDI Services
Preview arrives in Canary Channel, release planned for Windows 10 and 11
OSes06 Feb 2025 | 34
Agent P waxes lyrical about 14 years of systemd
FOSDEM 2025 Lennart Poettering gave packed-out keynote talk. Jack Dorsey … didn't
OSes06 Feb 2025 | 121
Remember it'll cost ya to keep the lights on for Windows 10
At $61 per device, doubling each year, security updates from November are going to add up quickly
OSes05 Feb 2025 | 44
Microsoft quietly erases Windows 11 TPM 2.0 bypass workaround from help page
updated You'll upgrade that aging piece of kit and you'll like it
OSes05 Feb 2025 | 47
Why users still couldn't care less about Windows 11
Comment No reason to upgrade other than the looming end of Windows 10
OSes04 Feb 2025 | 268
Google patches odd Android kernel security bug amid signs of targeted exploitation
Also, Netgear fixes critical router, access point vulnerabilities
Patches04 Feb 2025 | 5
Windows 11 stages a comeback – still miles behind older sibling
Microsoft's latest OS claws back market share from Windows 10, but the finish line is a long way off
OSes01 Feb 2025 | 64
You're going to do what to the feature? Microsoft defines what it means by 'deprecation'
Self-deprecation much less fun if you're not joking... or if nobody knows what the heck you mean
OSes31 Jan 2025 | 71
Tiny Linux kernel tweak could cut datacenter power use by 30%, boffins say
Not bad for 30 lines of code
Systems29 Jan 2025 | 66
Ubuntu upgrade had our old Nvidia GPU begging for a downgrade
If you need legacy drivers, you might want to keep your older OS version – possibly indefinitely
Personal Tech29 Jan 2025 | 41
Microsoft admits January's Windows Update broke USB Digital to Audio Convertor
In Redmond, no one can hear the audiophiles scream
OSes28 Jan 2025 | 27
Meta blocked Distrowatch links on Facebook while running Linux servers
Popular community site became unmentionable – the irony is thick enough to compile
Personal Tech28 Jan 2025 | 54
Windows 10's demise nears, but Linux is forever
Opinion If you want a desktop that's secure and reliable, forget about Microsoft
OSes28 Jan 2025 | 346
Linux rolls out the welcome mat for Microsoft's Copilot key
But what the heck should it do?
OSes24 Jan 2025 | 146
Don't want your Kubernetes Windows nodes hijacked? Patch this hole now
SYSTEM-level command injection via API parameter *chef's kiss*
Patches24 Jan 2025 | 4
WINE 10 is still not an emulator, but Windows apps won't know the difference
New double-digit vintage goes well with all sorts of things
OSes24 Jan 2025 | 72
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LibreOffice still kicking at 40, now with browser tricks and real-time collab
FOSDEM 2025 Standard FOSS office suite continues to evolve in interesting new directions
Feds want devs to stop coding 'unforgivable' buffer overflow vulnerabilities
FBI, CISA harrumph at Microsoft and VMware in call for coders to quit baking avoidable defects into stuff
Larry Ellison wants to put all America's data, including DNA, in one big Oracle system for AI to study
From the billionaire who said real-time surveillance is good for keeping us in check
After clash over Rust in Linux, now Asahi lead quits distro, slams Linus' kernel leadership
I fought the Torv and ... the Torv won
Microsoft open sources PostgreSQL extensions to muscle in on NoSQL
Analysis But will it set a real standard for MongoDB alternatives?
The biggest microcode attack in our history is underway
Opinion When your state machines are vulnerable, all bets are off
Why do younger coders struggle to break through the FOSS graybeard barrier?
FOSDEM 2025 The hurdles are higher than you might imagine
IBM return-to-office order hits finance, ops teams amid push to dump staff for AI
Demand described as a 'soft layoff'
I'm a security expert, and I almost fell for a North Korea-style deepfake job applicant …Twice
Remote position, webcam not working, then glitchy AI face ... Red alert!
Critical PostgreSQL bug tied to zero-day attack on US Treasury
High-complexity bug unearthed by infoseccers, as Rapid7 probes exploit further
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Better power management, security, and scheduling in Linux kernel 6.13
But no changes to bcachefs
OSes22 Jan 2025 | 6
Linux Mint 22.1 Xia arrives fashionably late
Both the Ubuntu and Debian-based editions get Cinnamon 6.4 and other goodies
OSes20 Jan 2025 | 59
Microsoft to force Windows 11 24H2 on Home and Pro users
Ready or not, here I come
OSes20 Jan 2025 | 118
Windows Insiders can now turn on Administrator Protection from settings
Security feature widens out to more Windows 11 users, including those at home
OSes18 Jan 2025 | 24
How Windows got to version 3 – an illustrated history
Opinion With added manga and snark. What's not to like?
OSes18 Jan 2025 | 122
Copilot invades Microsoft 365 Personal and Family for an extra three bucks a month
Updated For those of you tearing your hair out, we have a way to disable AI assistant in Word
AI + ML17 Jan 2025 | 80
Apple solves broken news alerts by turning off the AI
Summaries will return when Apple Intelligence has 'improved'
AI + ML17 Jan 2025 | 48
Debian 12.9 arrives, quickly followed by MX Linux 23.5
The eighth point-release of Bookworm – yes, you read that right – and the latest MX with new Xfce
OSes16 Jan 2025 | 37
Parallels brings back the magic that was waiting seven minutes for Windows to boot
In a preview of x86_64 VMs running on Apple silicon, so it’s excusable for now
Virtualization16 Jan 2025 | 32
Windows Patch Tuesday hits snag with Citrix software, workarounds published
Microsoft starts 2025 as it hopefully doesn't mean to go on
Patches15 Jan 2025 | 8
Microsoft fixes under-attack privilege-escalation holes in Hyper-V
Patch Tuesday Plus: Excel hell, angst for Adobe fans, and life's too Snort for Cisco
Patches15 Jan 2025 | 7
Intel, AMD engineers rush to save Linux 6.13 after dodgy Microsoft code change
'Let's not do this again please'... days before release date
OSes14 Jan 2025 | 44
Absolute Linux has reached the end – where to next?
Analysis Linux distros that don't exist, but we wish did
OSes14 Jan 2025 | 53
Azure, Microsoft 365 MFA outage locks out users across regions
It's fixed, mostly, after Europeans had a manic Monday
Security13 Jan 2025 | 10
Linus Torvalds offers to build guitar effects pedal for kernel developer
‘I'm a software person with a soldering iron’, he warns alongside release of Linux 6.13-rc7
Personal Tech13 Jan 2025 | 62
New Outlook marches onto Windows 10 for what little time it has left
Users of doomed operating system to receive unloved app via an update
OSes10 Jan 2025 | 68
Microsoft preps for a year of enterprise-impacting M365 retirements
Hey administrators – buckle up. 2025 is going to be a wild ride
OSes09 Jan 2025 | 8
Windows 11 24H2 can run – sort of – in 184MB
Do you really need a new PC for Microsoft's latest and greatest?
OSes07 Jan 2025 | 36
Microsoft declares 2025 'the year of the Windows 11 PC refresh'
CES Slumping market share, unwanted features ... no, it's the consumers who are wrong!
Software06 Jan 2025 | 175
Tired of begging, Microsoft now trying to trick users into thinking Bing is Google
If you can't beat 'em, just imitate their branding, hide yours and hope they don't notice
Personal Tech06 Jan 2025 | 79
How the OS/2 flop went on to shape modern software
Opinion Even Microsoft's lead architect misunderstood the failure
OSes05 Jan 2025 | 195
Apple auto-opts everyone into having their photos analyzed by AI for landmarks
Homomorphic-based Enhanced Visual Search is so privacy-preserving, iPhone giant activated it without asking
Personal Tech03 Jan 2025 | 73
With 10 months of support remaining, Windows 10 still dominates
Statcounter figures show Windows 11 losing user love
OSes02 Jan 2025 | 69
A New Year's gift from Microsoft: Surprise, your scanners don't work
Canon confirms multifunction devices struggling with Windows 11 24H2
OSes02 Jan 2025 | 80
Microsoft adds another problem to the Windows 11 24H2 naughty list
Santa Satya pops one more issue into his sack just in time for Christmas
OSes27 Dec 2024 | 86
The winner of last year's Windows Ugly Sweater is ...
Register readers have spoken
Bootnotes25 Dec 2024 | 14
SvarDOS: DR-DOS is reborn as an open source operating system
Updated A #DOScember surprise: fits on a single floppy, but has a network-capable package manager
OSes23 Dec 2024 | 86
Adélie Linux 1.0 – small, fast, but not quite grown up
Remarkably compact, remarkably cross-platform, remarkably long beta period
OSes20 Dec 2024 | 31
Fedora Asahi Remix 41 for Apple Macs is out
New shiny if you run Linux on an M1 or M2
OSes20 Dec 2024 | 40
Microsoft coughs up yet more Windows 11 24H2 headaches
Users report the sound of silence from operating system update
OSes19 Dec 2024 | 76
Xfce 4.20 is out: Wayland support lands, but some pieces are still missing
Comment The Unixi-est of desktops gets a wide-ranging update
OSes18 Dec 2024 | 51
Alpine Linux 3.21: Lean, mean, and LoongArch-ready
A cool mountain breeze blowing in after the new LTS kernel
OSes17 Dec 2024 | 16
Suggested Actions fails to suggest its own survival as Windows 11 feature killed
Final curtain call for weird wingman
OSes14 Dec 2024 | 34
'Tis the season to test the RHEL and AlmaLinux 10 betas
And the kernel team's patience?
OSes13 Dec 2024 | 23
systemd begrudgingly drops a safety net while a challenger appears, GNU Shepherd 1.0
Holidays come early for distro builders with two init systems to choose from
OSes13 Dec 2024 | 151
Good news! You'll soon be able to send faxes again with Windows 11 24H2
Microsoft squashes eSCL bug
OSes11 Dec 2024 | 22
Microsoft hijacks keyboard shortcut to bring Copilot to your attention
AI assistant goes native – sort of – for Windows Insiders
AI + ML11 Dec 2024 | 108
Linux 6.12 is the new long term supported kernel
Mid-November release will be maintained for 'several years'
OSes11 Dec 2024 | 17
South Korean web giant Naver creates its own Linux distro
'Navix' follows OpenELA rules, comes with ten years support, and is already used in production at scale
OSes10 Dec 2024 | 14
Windows 11 24H2 strikes again – Outlook might not start with Google Workspace Sync running
Meanwhile, 365 Enterprise users have a date for new Outlook rollout
OSes09 Dec 2024 | 26
Micropatchers share 1-instruction fix for NTLM hash leak flaw in Windows 7+
Updated Microsoft's OS sure loves throwing your creds at remote systems
Patches06 Dec 2024 | 13
Veteran Microsoft engineer shares some enterprise support tips
How to tell a customer they're an idiot without telling them they're an idiot
OSes06 Dec 2024 | 44
Windows 11 24H2 rolls out to more devices – with a growing list of known issues
Compatibility holds persist as gamers face black screens
Software05 Dec 2024 | 68
FreeBSD 14.2 wants to woo Docker fans, but still struggles with Wi-Fi
Another buzzword box ticked: OCI-compliant containers
OSes05 Dec 2024 | 22
Wubuntu: The lovechild of Windows and Linux nobody asked for
A third-party Kubuntu remix with a severe identity crisis
OSes05 Dec 2024 | 85
Microsoft confirms there will be no U-turn on Windows 11 hardware requirements
TPM 2.0 'non-negotiable' for latest OS, says software giant
OSes04 Dec 2024 | 104
Elementary OS 8 'Circe' conjures Wayland magic
Based on Ubuntu 24.04, more accessibility, still looks great
OSes04 Dec 2024 | 21
Fresh releases of Xfce, Mint, Cinnamon desktops out in time for the holidays
Cinnamon 6.4 is already out and Xfce 4.20 is very nearly ready
OSes04 Dec 2024 | 14
£1B lawsuit targets Microsoft for allegedly overcharging Windows customers on other clouds
Yes, we've been over this before - several times, in fact
Legal04 Dec 2024 | 9
AWS says AI could disrupt everything – and hopes it will do just that to Windows
re:Invent Cloud colossus reckons it can clarify hallucinations, get your apps off Microsoft's OS at pleasing speed
AI + ML04 Dec 2024 | 36
Windows 11 market share falls despite Microsoft ad blitz
Only 10 months left until Windows 10 end of support and people still seem to prefer it
OSes02 Dec 2024 | 90
Both KDE and GNOME to offer official distros
Leading Linux desktops boldly address the 'not enough distros' non-problem
OSes29 Nov 2024 | 117
Arch Linux installer now slightly less masochistic
'BTW I use Arch' runway greased, plus clarification around package licensing
OSes29 Nov 2024 | 35
Microsoft patches the patch that broke Exchange Server
If at first you don't succeed, you might be on the Microsoft Exchange team
OSes28 Nov 2024 | 5
Microsoft slaps Windows 11 update hold on hardware connected to eSCL devices
Scanners, printers, and... fax machines?
OSes26 Nov 2024 | 8
Bing Wallpaper app, now in Windows Store, accused of cookie shenanigans
Microsoft free tool snooping on users? Surely not!
Security26 Nov 2024 | 47
RHEL 9.5 debuts alongside AlmaLinux, Rocky, and Oracle updates
Plus, soon you'll be able to run Red Hat Enterprise Linux as a supported option under WSL
OSes25 Nov 2024 | 16
Now’s your chance to try Microsoft’s controversial Windows Recall ... maybe
Like its AI, this automated screenshotter and logger is a feature not exactly everyone wanted
OSes22 Nov 2024 | 37
Public developer spats put bcachefs at risk in Linux
Updated Fisticuffs in FOSS-land! Fancy file system's future fraught!
OSes22 Nov 2024 | 72
Microsoft flashes Win10 users with more full-screen ads for Windows 11
Never mind ESU... how about that upgrade?
OSes21 Nov 2024 | 129
Google changes Android release cycle so new versions arrive in Q2
Version 16 developer preview starts the new cycle, with warnings for devs to test sooner rather than later
OSes20 Nov 2024 | 10
Windows 95 setup was three programs in a trench coat, Microsoft vet reveals
MS-DOS, a minimal Windows 3.1, and finally the teal delight of Windows 95 awaited installers
OSes19 Nov 2024 | 86
LXQt packs Wayland punch with 2.1 release
The lightest mainstream Linux desktop joins the tiny handful that support X.org replacement
OSes15 Nov 2024 | 13
Microsoft finally releases a direct-download Windows 11 on Arm ISO
Good news for supporting Windows on Arm devices and adding new ones
OSes14 Nov 2024 | 10
Fedora 41: A vast assortment, but there's something for everyone
It's the Heinz of Linux – but that only boasted 57 varieties
OSes14 Nov 2024 | 32
Will Windows Insiders find Recall lurking under the Christmas tree?
Satya Claus has something special for all the good little girls and boys
OSes12 Nov 2024 | 20
Clues to Windows Intelligence found in Windows 11 builds
Somewhere to find AI settings, or just a button to uninstall the operating system once and for all?
OSes12 Nov 2024 | 44
QNX 8 goes freeware – for non-commercial use
It's not the first time the embedded microkernel OS has changed its terms
OSes11 Nov 2024 | 48
Microsoft 'resolves' and 'mitigates' Windows Server 2025 update whoopsie
No sign of 'rollback' yet
OSes11 Nov 2024 | 26
A sit-down with Ubuntu founder Mark 'SABDFL' Shuttleworth
Ubuntu Summit 2024 Talking to the distro's self-appointed benevolent dictator for life about 20 years of Ubuntu
OSes11 Nov 2024 | 36
When Windows Server 2025 is delivered like it's 1999, nobody gets to party
Opinion What's the difference between a broken update system and a malware injection engine?
OSes11 Nov 2024 | 25
Microsoft still not said anything about unexpected Windows Server 2025 installs
Affected business calls situation 'mindbogglingly dangerous' as sysadmins reminded to check backup and restore strategies
OSes08 Nov 2024 | 36
Microsoft rolls out AI-enabled Notepad to Windows Insiders
Rewrite 'please leave my text editor alone'
OSes07 Nov 2024 | 62
Thanks, Linus. Torvalds patch improves Linux performance by 2.6%
21 lines that show the big man still has what it takes
OSes06 Nov 2024 | 45
Sysadmin shock as Windows Server 2025 installs itself after update labeling error
Screens sprayed with coffee after techies find Microsoft's latest OS in unexpected places
OSes06 Nov 2024 | 97
Why we're still waiting for Canonical's immutable Ubuntu Core Desktop
Ubuntu Summit 'First impressions matter' but a KDE flavor is in the making – and more publicly at that
OSes06 Nov 2024 | 19
Black screens still plague Windows 10 Azure Virtual Desktop users
Meanwhile, even Task Manager is no match for the broken patch
OSes04 Nov 2024 | 8
Buckle up, admins – Windows Server 2025 officially hits GA
Thank you, vNext... and yes, there are plenty of updates to keep you busy
OSes04 Nov 2024 | 15
Windows 11 continues to creep up behind Windows 10
Dark alley and a brick in a sock required to accelerate market share growth?
OSes04 Nov 2024 | 55
Windows 10 given an extra year of supported life, for $30
MIcrosoft extends its Extended Security Updates club to consumers, at last
OSes31 Oct 2024 | 120
Biting the hand that feeds IT
