Windows 11 performs worse than older Windows versions in nearly every benchmark

YouTuber TrigrZolt ran several tests pitting six generations of Windows - from XP to Windows 11 - against one another to see ...

We will be cruising at 35,000 feet and failing to update our Apache HTTP Server

Bork!Bork!Bork! Bork can happen to the best of us, but flashing one's undercarriage at the boss of a compliance company is ...
How-To Geek on MSN

How to play old CD-ROM games on Windows again

You have it way easier these days, but back in the day, when you wanted to play a game on your PC, you had to take a similar ...
XDA Developers on MSN

I installed modern malware on Windows XP just to see what would happen

First and foremost, I don't recommend doing this yourself. I created an isolated virtual machine and used a firewall to prevent it from access the rest of my home network. Then I downloaded malware ...
Lifehacker

This Windows Update Pop-Up Is a Scam

December 4, 2025 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google The update screen is a normal occurrence on Windows machines, so of course hackers are now manipulating it to ...
TWCN Tech News

Fix 0x80240069 Windows Update error

Windows Update error 0x80240069 has been occurring recently when installing KB5063878 using enterprise tools like WSUS or SCCM, but it works fine when using Windows ...
TWCN Tech News

Fix Memory Integrity Blue Screen in Windows 11

Some users encountered a Blue Screen error while turning ON the Memory Integrity feature in Windows 11. Memory Integrity is a part of the Core Isolation security ...
PC Gamer

Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant can now optionally see your entire desktop—maybe it will be able to finally explain what Windows error code 0x8007002c means

Oh, and you can make it look like Clippy, too... When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Rejoice, for Microsoft has upgraded its Copilot ...
ExtremeTech

End of an Error: Microsoft Retires Blue Screen of Death for Sleek Black Version in Windows 11

The new design has a black background instead of the traditional blue, which has been used since the feature's introduction in Windows 3.0 in 1990. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X ...
WGBH

Microsoft Windows' iconic blue screen of death is being retired

CHANG: This thing that pops up when your computer suddenly restarts? I hate that thing. SHAPIRO: Yeah, well, RIP because Microsoft announced this week that the dreaded BSOD is no more. CHANG: Yeah, ...
The Daily Dot

“End of an era”: Microsoft is killing off the legendary “blue screen of death”

The times, they are a-changing—at least over at Microsoft, that is. The universally shared Windows user experience of the “blue screen of death” will soon be a thing of the past. For many Microsoft ...
NPR

Microsoft Windows' iconic blue screen of death is being retired

CHANG: Yeah, the company shared in a blog post on Thursday that now, if your computer needs to reboot right in the middle of that very important thing that you're doing, the screen will go black, ...