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Microsoft continues push to switch code over to Rust

Microsoft continues push to switch code over to Rust

Microsoft is continuing the push to move over all of its C code to Rust in all of its product portfolios. The company is doing this as part of an acceleration of the previously established "Rewrite Everything in Rust" initiative. Microsoft has been working for some time to replace the currently ... Read more

date2 months ago
‘Only 2.6 percent of all Windows devices run on Windows 11’

‘Only 2.6 percent of all Windows devices run on Windows 11’

A report from Lansweeper indicates that only 2.6 percent of all Windows devices run on Windows 11. The organization claims that 43 percent of the devices do not meet the operating system's requirements. Lansweeper develops IT asset management software. The organization monitors users' Windows e... Read more

date2 years ago
Some files are left behind after resetting a Windows 10 and 11 PC

Some files are left behind after resetting a Windows 10 and 11 PC

Windows' reset feature is bugged. Microsoft confirmed that some OneDrive files are left behind after resetting a PC running Windows 10 and 11. Windows' reset feature removes all files and the operating system from a desktop or laptop. This allows a device to be used by multiple people during its... Read more

date2 years ago
The NVMe SSD performance in Windows 11 has users complaining

The NVMe SSD performance in Windows 11 has users complaining

Windows 11 update has users regretting their decision to upgrade from Windows 10 due to the performance issue. The windows 11 update was thought to be a massive upgrade from windows 10, but that wasn’t exactly the case. People have complained about their systems underperforming ever since t... Read more

date2 years ago
Microsoft stops OneDrive support for older Windows versions

Microsoft stops OneDrive support for older Windows versions

Microsoft announces that OneDrive will no longer be supported for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 as of March 2022. The ability to automatically sync local data to the cloud expires. Moreover, OneDrive updates will become exclusive to Windows 10 and 11 users as of March 2022. While users of older versions ... Read more

date2 years ago
Windows 11 is available: when, how and why do we update?

Windows 11 is available: when, how and why do we update?

Windows 11 is now available for a select number of devices. Windows 10 devices manufactured in the last few weeks will ship with the new operating system. Older devices can be updated manually using the Installation Assistant, Installation Media or an ISO file, provided that they pass the significa... Read more

date3 years ago
Apple owns a patent for a dual-screen, wireless charging laptop

Apple owns a patent for a dual-screen, wireless charging laptop

Apple now holds the right for a dual-display MacBook, in what may be a flashback of an old tiff with Microsoft Windows and Google Chrome OS, or a new way to view laptops going forward. The patent was granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office. According to Patently Apple, the patent includes ... Read more

date3 years ago

Chromebooks outsold Macs worldwide in 2020

Google grew by chipping away at Microsoft's market share. Last year Google's Chrome OS replaced macOS as the number 2 most popular operating system, according to a report by market tracker IDC. According to a report in GeekWire, IDC's final numbers released this week reveal that 2020 was the... Read more

date3 years ago