Where Linux’s modular design still outpaces Windows.

Zram versus zswap – two ways to get a quart into a pint pot Linux has two ways to do memory compression – zram and zswap – but you rarely hear about the second. The Register compares and contrasts ...

Google has released Android 17 in beta for Pixel devices, skipping the usual Developer Preview given the arrival of ...

Windows 12 could be the tipping point that finally pushes you to Linux - here's why ...

The latest Windows 11 preview build introduces the ability to specify a custom user directory for your account, something both macOS and Linux have supported for decades. When you purchase through ...

Microsoft released three new Windows 11 builds today, and they pack quite a lot of useful changes and improvements.

Attempting to install future Windows updates on devices with this "improper state" could cause the system to become unbootable. Microsoft said the issue affected only physical devices running Windows ...

I've been reviewing hardware and software, devising testing methodology and handed out buying advice for what seems like forever; I'm currently absorbed by computers and gaming hardware, but ...

In brief: Secure Boot was originally introduced with Windows 8 as a firmware-based security feature designed to protect the OS from potentially malicious boot code. After more than 15 years, the ...

Microsoft will use standard Windows 11 updates to keep Secure Boot working on existing PCs as the operating system's original certificates near their end. The company says Secure Boot certificates ...

Windows 10 and Windows 11 rely on three security certificates that begin expiring from June 2026, with additional expirations later in 2026. Microsoft is treating this as a broad, ecosystem-level ...