RAR support for Windows: the WinRAR publisher plays the irony card
Fortunately, support for ZIP files hasn't made third-party software disappear, and the same is likely to be true of the RAR format. There are only [...]
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Windows 11 Moment 3: a rich update that's not without its problems
Already the third "Moment" for Windows 11, this new update format adopted by Microsoft. Last Wednesday, Microsoft launched the deployment of "Moment 3". [...]
Windows XP online activation foiled twenty years later
Microsoft no longer allows you to activate your old Windows XP, but nine years after the company shut down its servers, some clever souls have found a solution. [...]
Microsoft "discovers" the RAR archive format and integrates it into Windows
Windows 11 will soon be able to recognize TAR, 7-ZIP, RAR and GZ archives without the need to install third-party software. While this may sound like news for 2023, it's not. [...]
A new "mandatory" update for Windows 10
If the 22H2 version of Windows 10 will remain the last major evolution, Microsoft continues to bring "security" updates for its system. While Microsoft [...]
"22H2": the latest major update for Windows 10
It's not really a surprise, Microsoft won't offer any major update for its previous Windows operating system. Officially launched on June 28, 2021, Windows 11 [...]
Microsoft: towards a more advanced integration of the screen capture tool
Always looking for improvements, some of them very subtle, Microsoft is working on the support of the "print screen" key. Spotted by the Windows Latest site on the [...]
Microsoft is still developing the Windows 11 File Explorer
At the heart of a modern operating system, File Explorer is logically the most prominent feature of Windows 11. In the space of a few days, several new features of File Explorer [...]
And Microsoft points to machines not powerful enough for Windows 11
No longer will the smart guys who were circumventing the specific hardware requirements of Windows 11 be able to "hide". This was so much talked about shortly before the release of [...]
Microsoft seeks to make Windows 11 faster and more stable
Decoupling several features of File Explorer is one of the tracks currently followed by the editor. Since the very first versions of Windows, File Explorer and its executable explorer.exe are [...]
Windows: no optional updates in December and a patch Tuesday that can be improved
Because vacations are for all developers... but not for bugs! At the beginning of the week, Microsoft made a point of clarifying its schedule for the updates of [...]
Microsoft prepares to rejuvenate the interface and features of Skype
If it seemed more inclined to work on Teams, Microsoft does not forget about Skype with a major overhaul ... that we no longer expected. Launched in August 2003, the software [...]
The end of video game performance problems on Windows 11?
Available since a few weeks, the 22H2 update for Windows 11 has not been without problems, especially for GeForce users. At the end of September 2022, Microsoft launched the [...]
Windows Vista 2022 edition ? when Vista style meets Windows 11 technique or almost..
Windows Vista may have been one of the most monumental failures for Microsoft, but the operating system still has its nostalgic fans. Long known under its code name, "Longhorn", [...]
Windows 11 22H2 update not recommended for Ryzen 7000 CPUs?
The question is not yet fully answered, but if in doubt, refrain from updating your operating system. Available for only a few weeks, the new Ryzen 7000 processors from AMD [...]