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Nvidia released an unscheduled hotfix driver that it says is fixing black screen issues on older generation GeForce graphics cards. The details: Nvidia fixed black screen issues in the Game Ready driver 572.60 last week, but only for RTX 5000 graphics card. The hotfix fixes the issue for older video cards now as well. The…
There is certainly no shortage of tweaking tools for Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system. If I had to guess, Windows 11 is probably the Microsoft operating system with the largest number of programs of this kind ever. Serial developer Belim has created a new tool. It is a bit difficult to keep track of all…
After two months of not adding anything new to the list of deprecated features, Microsoft has added another feature to the list of features that will eventually be removed from its Windows 11 operating system. This time, it is the Location History feature that has been put on the list by Microsoft. Microsoft says that…
Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system displays the Widgets icon on the taskbar by default. It was updated recently to show weather information. If you do not use Widgets, but like the weather information, you can use a third-party alternative. Tray Weather is an open source application for Windows to display weather information in the System…
Even careful Windows users may accumulate a good number of software programs over the years. Some of these are used daily or weekly, while others may sit idly on the hard drive for months or years without any use. It is certainly possible to use a program just once every six months or once a…
Opera Software launched a new web browser today. Called Opera Air, it is the second specialized browser by the company after Opera GX, a browser with a strong focus on gaming. Opera Air is in early access. Opera says that it is “the world’s first browser with mindfulness at its core” that offers a “focused,…
When you install Windows or start a PC for the first time that comes preinstalled with Windows, there is a high chance that you have dozens of apps installed already on the system before the first sign in. Some of these apps are all-time classics, like Notepad or Calculator. Others are not liked nearly as…
When you use a mobile Windows device, you see a battery icon on the taskbar that ideally should indicate the remaining battery live before the device needs to be charged. Problem is, this icon is so bad on Windows, that it is barely workable. To get a true reading, it is necessary to hover the…
If you still run an earlier version of Windows 11 on a PC that meets the minimum system requirements, then you may have the latest version of Windows 11 installed automatically on your PC. Microsoft says that Windows 11, version 24H2 has reached a new stage of distribution. Previous stages required manual interaction with Windows…
Microsoft plans to end support for its Windows 10 operating system on October 14, 2025. Its advice to customers is simple: upgrade the PC or buy a new one to run a supported operating system. While Microsoft is offering a support extension for the very first time for home users, it is only a one-year…