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New Windows update adds Sysmon to Windows
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (511+ words) Microsoft released an optional cumulative update for Windows 11, and for once, it actually includes something many of you might actually like: it adds Sysmon from Sysinternals to Windows natively, so you no longer have to install it manually. Here's a…...
The age-verification trap: verifying user’s ages undermines everyone’s data protection
23+ hour, 51+ min ago (286+ words) Social media is going the way of alcohol, gambling, and other social sins: Societies are deciding it's no longer kid stuff. Lawmakers point to compulsive use, exposure to harmful content, and mounting concerns about adolescent mental health. So, many propose…...
Microsoft announces ESU program for Windows Server 2016, 10 Enterprise LTSB, and 10 IoT Enterprise 2016 LTSB
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (216+ words) The regular, consumer version of Windows 10 isn't the only Windows release reaching or having reached end-of-life, now middling on under the Extended Security Updates program for the many people sticking with the venerable release Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 2016 (October 13, 2026), Windows 10 IoT…...
The future for Tyr – OSnews
1+ week, 5+ day ago (333+ words) The team behind Tyr started 2025 with little to show in our quest to produce a Rust GPU driver for Arm Mali hardware, and by the end of the year, we were able to play SuperTuxKart (a 3D open-source racing game) at…...
Microsoft adds and fixes remote code execution vulnerability in Notepad
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (144+ words) What happens when you slopcode a bunch of bloat to your basic text editor? Well, you add a remote code execution vulnerability to notepad.exe. Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command (command injection) in Windows Notepad App…...
The original Secure Boot certificates are about to expire, but you probably won’t notice
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (510+ words) With the original release of Windows 8, Microsoft also enforced Secure Boot. It's been 15 years since that release, and that means the original 2011 Secure Boot certificates are about to expire. If these certificates are not replaced with new ones, Secure Boot…...
Mac OS and Windows NT-capable ROMs discovered for Apple’s unique AIX Network Server
3+ week, 6+ day ago (210+ words) But was that always the case? Well, we've got new ROMs straight from a former Apple employee, and after flashing them to a supported ROM chip, the Apple Network Sever can now run classic Mac OS. On top of that,…...
Fun things to do with your VM/370 machine
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (550+ words) Virtualisation is a lot older than you might think, with (one of?) the first implementation(s) being IBM's VM/CMS, the line of operating systems that would grow to include things like System/370, System/390, all the way up until IBM/Z,…...
Just the Browser: scripts to remove all the crap from your browser
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (420+ words) Are you a normal person and thus sick of all the nonsensical, non-browser stuff browser makers keep adding to your browser, but for whatever reason you don't want to or cannot switch to one of the forks of your browser…...
Instead of fixing Windows, Microsoft tells users how to do menial cleanup of junk files
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (630+ words) Ever noticed your computer acting sluggish or warning you about low storage? Temporary files could be the sneaky culprit. Windows creates these files while installing apps, loading web pages, or running updates. Left unchecked, they pile up and hog valuable…...