Windows 11 just came in last in a six‑way speed showdown against its own predecessors, a result that seems to confirm every grumble about the operating system feeling heavier and slower. The twist is ...

Windows 11 requires the Streaming SIMD Extensions SSE4.2 in x86 processors from build version 26080, i.e. with the current 24H2 update. This is not a problem for ...

We've reported on the efforts of NTDEV and its work to create leaner and more memory and space-efficient versions of Windows 11 multiple times in the past. The developer's Tiny11 is a lightweight ...

YouTuber TrigrZolt ran several tests pitting six generations of Windows - from XP to Windows 11 - against one another to see ...

Microsoft published updated list of supported processors for new OEM systems running on Windows 11 24H2. It includes support for the latest Intel chips, such as Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake Core Ultra ...

After announcing the high-end Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme and X2 Elite processors last year, Qualcomm has now introduced the ...

Microsoft has updated its processor list for Windows 11 version 24H2, and this update is mainly aimed at helping device makers pick the right processors for new computers. The new list now includes ...

AMD has launched its new Ryzen AI 400 series APUs at CES 2026 keynote today. It has shared specs, performance and more.

The big picture: Microsoft's shiny new OS has had a mixed reception, not helped by the fact that users considering updating/trying out the OS on their relatively recent PCs were put off by a stringent ...