#operating-systems — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #operating-systems, aggregated by home.social.
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Microsoft is working on a fix to downgraded GPU drivers in Windows Update — new system uses multiple IDs
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Microsoft launches Cloud‑Initiated Driver Recovery for remote rollback of faulty updates — no user action or OEM intervention will be needed to handle broken drivers delivered via Windows Update
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The Register: Doozy of a Patch Tuesday includes 30 critical Microsoft CVEs. “Microsoft released fixes for 137 CVEs on Tuesday, none of which are known to have been targeted by attackers. But the news is not all good as Redmond rated a whopping 30 flaws as critical, with 14 earning a 9.0 or higher CVSS severity rating, including one perfect 10.”
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Microsoft staunchly defends its new 'Low Latency Profile' for Windows 11 after community backlash — says every other OS already boosts CPU speeds for quicker load times
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Dell SupportAssist update is crashing PCs with constant blue screens and reboot loops — the boot service built for system recovery is the culprit of unending instability
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https://winbuzzer.com/2026/05/11/googles-big-bet-adding-native-android-app-support-xcxwbn/
Google appears to be adding native Android app support to Chrome as part of a broader Android-ChromeOS laptop convergence.
#ChromeOS #Google #Android #AndroidApps #GoogleChrome #OperatingSystems #WebBrowsers #BigTech #Alphabet
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AMD's legendary K5, its first independently-designed processor, is being removed from the Linux kernel — 4.3-million-transistor chip gets the axe because it lacks Time Stamp Counter (TSC) support, making it a coding burden
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Linux mascot Tux the penguin hits 30 years old — Linus Torvalds outlined the design of the 'slightly overweight penguin' on May 9, 1996
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Microsoft CTO confesses that 30-year-old code from the mid-90s still forms the bedrock of Windows 11 — ancient Win32 API still the backbone, but CTO says it's 'more relevant than ever in 2026'
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Engadget: Google will livestream The Android Show: I/O Edition on May 12 . “Google I/O is just a couple weeks away, but in keeping with a semi-recent tradition, the folks over in Mountain View are kicking things off early by live streaming the Android Show: I/O Edition on May 12 at 1PM ET/10 AM PT.”
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How-To Geek: De-Googling Android is simpler than you think—no special phone required. “I recently swapped out my beloved Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 for a de-Googled Android phone, but I was devastated to learn that my group chats would no longer be accessible. I’ve since switched back to regular Android, but I’ve learned a much simpler way to de-Google in the process—one that comes with […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/06/how-to-geek-de-googling-android-is-simpler-than-you-think-no-special-phone-required/ -
It’s an OS/2 system! I know this!
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CISA flags actively exploited ‘Copy Fail’ Linux kernel flaw enabling root takeover across major distros — unpatched systems may remain vulnerable to attack
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Microsoft now recommends 32GB of RAM as the future-proof 'no worries' config for gaming — 16GB becomes the new 'practical starting point' during the RAMageddon
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45 years later, earliest DOS source code transcribed from a stack of old printouts found in a garage — code was open-sourced to mark 86-DOS 1.00’s anniversary
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The Register: Microsoft opens door to the past by releasing 86-DOS and PC-DOS 1.00. “Antiques code show Microsoft has released the source for another of its relics. This time, it’s 86-DOS 1.00 getting the open source treatment, and a whole lot more for retro enthusiasts. The release comes a year after Microsoft set the source for MS-DOS 4.0 free, but it includes a lot more than just the bones […]
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Tom’s Hardware: Ubuntu’s AI roadmap revealed, universal AI ‘kill switch’ and forced AI integration are not part of the plan — cloud tracking, local inference, and agentic system tools take center stage. “In a comprehensive post in the Ubuntu community hub on 27th April, Canonical VP of Engineering Jon Seager confirmed that AI is finally coming to Ubuntu, sketching out a plan that focuses on […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/29/toms-hardware-ubuntus-ai-roadmap-revealed-universal-ai-kill-switch-and-forced-ai-integration-are-not-part-of-the-plan-cloud-tracking-local-inference-and-agentic-system-tools-take/ -
PS5 Linux loader goes public, turning ‘Phat’ consoles into full Linux PCs — build script includes bootable Ubuntu 24.04 image, can output 4K games at 60 FPS
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Ubuntu's AI roadmap revealed, universal AI 'kill switch' and forced AI integration are not part of the plan — cloud tracking, local inference, and agentic system tools take center stage
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Contact your fucking #representatives NOW
#uspol #politics #congress #ageverification #US #OperatingSystems #Congress #Laws #Tech #TechNews #locallaw #law #Linux #Microsoft #Apple #locallaws #computers
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/new-us-congress-bill-proposal-requires-all-operating-system-providers-to-verify-ages/ -
Linux kernel's ‘second-in-command’ uses local AI bot to hunt bugs, powered by 'clanker' system with AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ — Framework Desktop has resulted in close to two dozen patches
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Microsoft will allow users to indefinitely pause updates in Windows 11 — first change in over a decade to the mandatory update policy
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You can now run Linux on your ancient Windows 95 desktop with a new tool — very old Windows PCs, back to Intel 486, can cooperatively run very modern Linux kernels with WSL9x
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Linux may be ending support for older network drivers due to influx of false AI-generated bug reports — maintenance has become too burdensome for old largely-unused systems
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Valve VRAM hack may improve gaming on 4GB GPUs — testing showed mixed results in select titles, with FPS almost tripling in certain games
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Apple CEO Tim Cook steps down, company names Ternus as incoming CEO
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Linux 7.1 update includes new in-kernel NTFS driver — delivers storage support upgrade for Linux users