Tag: Microsoft
DirectStorage Won’t Need Windows 11, It Just Likes It Better
Microsoft have changed their minds about yet another piece of Windows 11, and the news is good for those planning on sticking with Windows 10. Initially Microsoft announced that DirectStorage, as found…
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Windows 10 21H2 SE Adds Five More Years Of Life
John Cable, the VP of Program Management for Windows Servicing and Delivery released a memo stating the blatantly obvious; a large percentage of the ~1.3 billion monthly active Windows 10 devices out…
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WaaSup! Windows PCs As A Service Returns With Windows 365
It has taken Microsoft six years to do it, but Microsoft 365 is on it's way to a subscription service near you; though they ask you please don't confuse it...
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Windows 11 Creates Electronic Garbage?
If you have yet to figure out what will be required of your computer to run Windows 11, then Ars Technica's breakdown will be a handy reference for you. First...
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Opinion: Windows 11 System Requirements Actually Make Sense
Microsoft. The name conjures up images of former CEOs jumping over chairs, insane corporate cheerleading caught on video, and - oh yeah, the operating system running on the vast...
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Windows 11, Love The Touchsceeen Or Else
If you didn't catch the Microsoft stream announcing Windows 11 yesterday you are not alone as it had some major issues; didn't miss much either. The focus was on how incredible the…
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The Last Version Of Windows No More, Number 11 Is On Deck
Seeing as how you can still shock yourself by running into someone running Vista, will the death of the 'last' version of Windows be somewhat the same? See, back in 2015, with…
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Microsoft Cancels Windows 10X – At Least For Now
It has been a couple of years since Microsoft announced Windows 10X, which was to be "the best of Windows 10 built to enable unique experiences on multi-posture dual-screen PCs",...
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The Windows Store Tries Taking An Epic Shot At Steam
Microsoft has dropped the cut they take from PC games sold on the Windows Store from 30% to 12%, exactly as the Epic Game Store did to try to compete...
Read MorePodcast #621 – XFX 6700xt MERC319, Corsair Fans, MS buying Discord, Intel starts ticking again + More!
Probably our last launch review for the AIB 6700 XT's, take a look at the XFX 6700 XT MERC319 review if you have not seen it already....
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Microsoft Sowing Discord In Online Groups
Discord has grown significantly over the past year, moving from a service used by gamers to chat during or about games or developers reaching out to their communities to one of the…
Read MorePodcast #619 – Intel 11700K preview, Samsung 980 & Thermaltake View 51 reviews, bye iMac Pro, Cool Corsair + MORE!
Warning: There is definitely some early cat butt in this show. And birthday wishes. But not at the same time. Also, thank you Kent for joining us this evening to discuss his review…
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A Most Delicious Rumour From Microsoft Surfaces For AMD
Last year was the first time Microsoft offered an AMD option for their Surface laptops, however they only included it in the 15" models. You were offered the choice of a variety…
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Xbox Live Gold Is Not $120
Microsoft came up with a win-win scenario last week, which they immediately implemented as there were no foreseeable negative consequences whatsoever. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is obviously the best choice for customers,…
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Friends Don’t Let Friends Run CHKDSK On SSDs
There are more than a few people who discovered the hard way that CHKDSK is not a good thing to SSDs the hard way, thanks to a recent Microsoft Update which rendered…
Read MorePC Perspective Podcast #605 – RX6800 & 6800XT Review, Intel / AMD History, Microsoft Security Chip + More!
AMD is now totally killing it with their GPUs! We take a deep dive on the testing we did on the game-changing RX6800 & RX6800xt models. TL;DR: They're totally worth…
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Guess What Else You Can’t Buy? PS5 And Xbox Series X Fall Short
Of all the losses accrued during 2020, computer hardware is not the most devastating, but it is certainly annoying. The supply chain has been disrupted from top to bottom since the beginning…
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Examining Xbox Series X
There are two parts to the Ars Technica review of the almost ready for Prime Time Xbox Series X; the physical design which for the most part they approved of, and the…
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