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Automatic Super Resolution is a new Windows graphics feature that is currently in development. The main idea behind it is to use artificial intelligence to “play games more smoothly with enhanced details” according to Microsoft. Modern PC games may tax a system’s hardware. If the system is older, users may notice slowdowns or reduced graphics…
The latest Windows 11 build introduces the sudo command to the operating system. Sudo plays an essential role on BSD, Linux, and other Unix-like systems as it allows users to run commands as another user. The most common application of sudo is to run programs as the superuser. Microsoft describes its implementation of Sudo for…
Last year, rumors began to emerge about a new version of Windows that would focus heavily on AI. Microsoft had just begun its AI push, adding Copilots everywhere. Panos Panay, then leader of Surface and Windows teams, left the company in the same year. Panay was replaced by Yusuf Mehdi. Windows 12, the name that…
I never really liked the Home page of the Settings app that Microsoft introduced last year in Windows 11. Back then, I described it as half promotion half pointless. Windows 11 users who open the Settings app see the home page by default. It features a mix of quick settings, which Microsoft calls recommended, account…
Not every Windows vulnerability requires patching according to Microsoft. When Microsoft analyses reported vulnerabilities, it may conclude that a vulnerability does not meet the bar for servicing. Exactly this happened to a security researcher recently who reported a Windows Event Log vulnerability to Microsoft. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in a crash of the…
Vividl – Video Downloader is an open source tool for Microsoft Windows devices to download videos from hundreds of websites. The app uses the popular downloader youtube-dl / yt-dlp in the background. It supports downloads of video or audio files from hundreds of sites. Most video streaming sites do not want you to download videos….
Glow is an open source program for Microsoft Windows devices that displays a wealth of information about the system it is run on. What are the features that it offers and how does it compare to popular alternatives such as Speccy? Read on to find out. Glow: a system analyzer Windows displays some information about…
The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) will come into force in March 2024. The EU identified several products and services as gatekeepers. These fall under the new regulation. One of the main goals is to level the playing field and avoid abuses of power. Six companies and 22 services and products are gatekeepers according…
Each Windows user has a user profile that holds customizations and personal files. Users may install software, download files or change the look and feel of Windows. Backing up user profiles may not be something that most users are familiar with. There are full system backups after all, which include user profile data. User backups…
Zip archives are widely used on today’s Internet and on desktop computer systems. The Zip archive format is popular and used for distributing files, programs or saving space. Archives contain one or more files. A Zip archive needs to be extracted, which is called unzipping. Windows 11 supports the Zip archive format by default. It…