XDA Developers on MSN

5 weirdly fun things you can do in PowerShell when you’re bored

I use Windows 11 PowerShell for silly things, stress-relief scripts, and visual tweaks that turn a boring terminal into a fun ...
XDA Developers on MSN

4 PowerShell scripts I run on every Windows install

Get your fresh install settled quickly with these 4 PowerShell scripts ...
Digital Trends

You can now try the Windows phone OS that Microsoft never released

Before Microsoft shipped the Surface Duo with Android, it was meant to run a custom version of Windows called Andromeda OS, built specifically for dual-screen devices. That plan was quietly scrapped ...
TechSpot

This Windows registry hack can boost NVMe SSD performance by up to 80%, but there's a catch

In a nutshell: Microsoft recently updated Windows Server 2025 with a native NVMe driver that can significantly increase SSD performance. While the new driver is not officially available for consumer ...
Bleeping Computer

Fake MAS Windows activation domain used to spread PowerShell malware

A typosquatted domain impersonating the Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS) tool was used to distribute malicious PowerShell scripts that infect Windows systems with the 'Cosmali Loader'.
Science Daily

Why consciousness can’t be reduced to code

The familiar fight between “mind as software” and “mind as biology” may be a false choice. This work proposes biological computationalism: the idea that brains compute, but not in the abstract, symbol ...
PCGamesN

This one Windows 11 tweak can boost SSD speed by up to 85%, but there's a catch

One of the many long-standing oddities of Windows is that it has never had native support for NVMe SSDs, despite them being around for well over a decade and being the standard option for modern ...
ExtremeTech

Boost Your Windows SSD Performance by up to 85% With This Server Driver Trick

It's rare we get anything for free these days, especially in the realm of storage and memory. But an updated Windows Server driver has officially given Windows native NVMe SSD support, and some ...
SiliconANGLE

Cursor acquires AI code review startup Graphite

Code editor provider Cursor has acquired Graphite, a startup with a tool that helps developers check software updates for bugs before releasing them to production. The companies announced the ...
Forbes

‘Users Must Choose’—Microsoft Confirms New Windows Security Feature

Windows security updates tend to conjure thoughts of operating system vulnerabilities, including zero-days, being patched or even unexpected failures with serious consequences. This security update, ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows PowerShell now warns when running Invoke-WebRequest scripts

Microsoft says Windows PowerShell now warns when running scripts that use the Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet to download web content, aiming to prevent potentially risky code from executing. As Microsoft ...
TechSpot

Benchmarks show Windows can still outperform SteamOS on dedicated GPUs

Looking ahead: Multiple benchmarks have shown that Windows games can sometimes run better on Linux through a compatibility layer, but that advantage often hinges on how well a game or hardware ...