OpenSUSE Leap 16.0 reaches RC status
Bold, clean, much less legacy tech – and a bit less like old SUSE
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Microsoft eventually realized the world isn't just the Northern Hemisphere
Veteran engineer explains the fall of 'Fall' in Windows release
OSes07 Aug 2025 | 16
Faced with ￡40B budget hole, UK public sector commits ￡9B to Microsoft
Government plans ￡1.9B annual spending during five-year MoU
Public Sector07 Aug 2025 | 17
MX Linux 25 loses systemd toggling power as Debian 13 looms
Upstream changes force users to pick an init system at install instead of boot
OSes06 Aug 2025 | 27
Network scans find Linux is growing on business desktops, laptops
Security hardening and DevOps activities the tipping point
OSes06 Aug 2025 | 32
Make Redmond angry by setting up Windows 11 with a local account
hands on They want you to use a Microsoft account, but we'll show you how to get around it
OSes05 Aug 2025 | 98
NetBSD 11 prepares for launch with 57 supported platforms
New version season is near, and some of the big names are dropping x86-32 – but not this one
OSes05 Aug 2025 | 21
Windows 11 leads as October looms, but millions still cling to Windows 10
With just over two months left, enterprises look to Extended Security Updates as a stay of execution
OSes04 Aug 2025 | 55
Project Banana ripens into a pre-alpha for KDE Linux, and you can test it
Desktop project's in-house distro is impressively ambitious, but nowhere near ready
OSes04 Aug 2025 | 22
Gadget geeks aghast at guru's geriatric GPU
Paramount Penguin Linus Torvalds still uses a 2017 graphics card
OSes01 Aug 2025 | 79
Microsoft gives in to Chromebook bullies and drops Windows 11 SE
Budget educational computing is now Google's game to lose
OSes01 Aug 2025 | 44
Oracle offers workaround to Windows boot issue in the cloud instead of fix
Kludge causing production outages
Cloud Infrastructure Month01 Aug 2025 | 6
Windows 10 @ 10: How Microsoft led developers round in circles
Comment From one platform to rule them all to a carousel of half-baked visions
OSes01 Aug 2025 | 39
Canonical dusts off TPM encryption for Ubuntu 25.10
Passwordless disk locking is coming, a couple of years later than hoped
OSes31 Jul 2025 | 61
Windows 10 turns 10: Dying OS just worked, lacked compatibility chaos
Redmond’s last mostly sane OS nears end-of-life as AI nags take over
OSes29 Jul 2025 | 74
Linux kernel 6.16 lands without any headline features but 38M lines of code
Mostly minor changes under the hood – a lot of them
OSes29 Jul 2025 | 30
Windows 11 is a minefield of micro-aggressions in the shipping lane of progress
A better minesweeper is needed. Time for an intervention to save Microsoft from itself
OSes28 Jul 2025 | 167
First release candidate of systemd 258 is here
The latest version of systemd looks to be a big one, with substantial new functionality. More to love – right?
OSes25 Jul 2025 | 162
FreeBSD 15 installer to offer minimal KDE desktop
The FreeBSD Laptop project continues – and plans to offer a very visible change
OSes25 Jul 2025 | 33
Debian isn't waiting for 2038 to blow up, switches to 64-bit time for everything
We say everything... just not the oldest hardware. Unix Epochalypse less than 13 years away
OSes25 Jul 2025 | 96
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Patch now: Millions of Dell PCs with Broadcom chips vulnerable to attack
black hat Psst, wanna steal someone's biometrics?
Make Redmond angry by setting up Windows 11 with a local account
hands on They want you to use a Microsoft account, but we'll show you how to get around it
Vibe coding tool Cursor's MCP implementation allows persistent code execution
More evidence that AI expands the attack surface
Atlassian's Trello redesign may be 'worst in tech history' say frustrated users
UPDATED Customers compare upgrade to Microsoft's mega-messy Windows 8
You DO see Windows 11 as an AI PC opportunity, say Dell and Intel
Time to 'reimagine' it as a gateway, a gateway to inner peace, er, sales
Personal Tech25 Jul 2025 | 46
Print Screen is for noobs: Capture images in Windows like a pro
hands on If a picture is worth 1,000 words, you could save yourself a lot of typing
OSes24 Jul 2025 | 22
Microsoft-owned GitHub: Open source needs funding. Ya think?
'Industry, national governments, and the EU' must pay for maintainers. El Reg says charity shouldn't start at home
Software24 Jul 2025 | 66
Copilot Vision on Windows 11 sends data to Microsoft servers
Total Recall: Capturing everything you do on your PC screen to become a 'true companion'
OSes23 Jul 2025 | 98
Arch Linux users told to purge Firefox forks after AUR malware scare
The distro's greatest asset is arguably also its greatest weakness
OSes22 Jul 2025 | 41
If you're forced to use Windows 11, here's how to steal some of your time back
HANDS ON Fight back against Redmond's productivity sinks
OSes21 Jul 2025 | 87
Clear Linux OS terminated as Intel trims the fat
Chipmaker halts updates and support, urges users to migrate immediately
OSes21 Jul 2025 | 11
Please, FOSS world, we need something like ChromeOS
Comment The End of Windows 10 is looming. The world needs a simpler, easy, quick, snackable alternative
OSes21 Jul 2025 | 200
Microsoft patches under-attack SharePoint 2019 and SE
But an emergency fix for SharePoint Server 2016 is still MIA
OSes21 Jul 2025 | 9
Backup tool Rescuezilla resurrects itself across six Ubuntus
2.6.1 adds Plucky Puffin and Firefox actually works this time
OSes18 Jul 2025 | 13
Open, free, and completely ignored: The strange afterlife of Symbian
It did get sourced, but nobody cared
OSes17 Jul 2025 | 144
Google's Android boss suggests ChromeOS could be on borrowed time
Gentoo derivative is the most popular Linux distro, but its days are apparently numbered
OSes16 Jul 2025 | 38
The price of software freedom is eternal politics
Comment Many don't realize or forget, but the FOSS world has ideological wings, too
OSes12 Jul 2025 | 94
Microsoft fixes the ESU blues for Windows 10 users
WIndows 11 might have a bigger market share, but Windows 10 is still alive. Kind of
OSes11 Jul 2025 | 16
We're number 1! Windows 11 finally overtakes Windows 10
Three months to go until support ends, and Microsoft's flagship operating system squeaks past its predecessor
OSes04 Jul 2025 | 59
Former and current Microsofties react to the latest round of layoffs
'JFC, again?'
Software04 Jul 2025 | 106
Canonical adds extra shots to Ubuntu Java
Juices the tooling and support for developers and enterprise customers
Software03 Jul 2025 | 4
Impact of Microsoft taking over Enterprise Account renewals starts to 'bite'
Cutting out middle man dents coffers of larger service providers, helps Redmond offset AI investments
SaaS02 Jul 2025 | 18
Fedora 43 won't drop 32-bit app support – or adopt Xlibre
Community vetoes plans to axe i686 compatibility and switch X11 forks
OSes01 Jul 2025 | 39
Linus Torvalds hints Bcachefs may get dropped from the Linux kernel
Kernel 6.16 may be the last with the new disk format
OSes01 Jul 2025 | 54
Critics blast Microsoft's limited reprieve for those stuck on Windows 10
Users tired of being 'yanked around' as end of support looms
OSes01 Jul 2025 | 93
Microsoft's next Windows 11 update is more 'enablement' than upgrade
If you didn't like 24H2, you're probably not going to like 25H2
OSes30 Jun 2025 | 66
The year of the European Union Linux desktop may finally arrive
Opinion True digital sovereignty begins at the desktop
OSes27 Jun 2025 | 127
Back in black: Microsoft Blue Screen of Death is going dark
At least the BSOD acronym will still work
OSes26 Jun 2025 | 60
What if Microsoft just turned you off? Security pro counts the cost of dependency
Comment Czech researcher lays out a business case for reducing reliance on Redmond
Security26 Jun 2025 | 117
Microsoft dangles extended Windows 10 support in exchange for Reward Points
Or your cloud-bound soul. Otherwise, $30 please
OSes25 Jun 2025 | 51
Breaking the nerd internet: Three overlapping generations of tech history – in one selfie
Bill Gates, Linus Torvalds, and Dave Cutler have dinner
OSes23 Jun 2025 | 71
Windows 11 migration heats up... on desktops
What about notebooks, including AI-ready devices? Ah well, still months to go, eh Microsoft
OSes20 Jun 2025 | 66
/e/ OS 3.0: Slightly less clunky, slightly more private
Probably the easiest way to a Google-free smartphone or tablet
OSes19 Jun 2025 | 57
KDE Plasma 6.4 ships with major usability and Wayland improvements
The richest and most customizable desktop for FOSS Unix
OSes18 Jun 2025 | 20
Microsoft broke DHCP for Windows Server last Patch Tuesday
Some servers can't renew IP addresses, and there's no fix yet
OSes18 Jun 2025 | 56
LibreOffice adds voice to 'ditch Windows for Linux' campaign
Next version to drop Windows 7 through 8.1, and 32-bit Windows support is on the way out, too
OSes16 Jun 2025 | 109
Microsoft adds export option to Windows Recall in Europe
Updated But lose your code and it's gone for good
OSes16 Jun 2025 | 19
As RHEL clones hit version 10, Rocky and Alma chart diverging paths
We take a quick look at the headline features – and the growing differences
OSes14 Jun 2025 | 37
Danish department determined to dump Microsoft
Comment Jutes revolt against Redmond: Minister for Digital Affairs aims the longboats away from Vinland
Applications13 Jun 2025 | 125
Ubuntu 25.10 and Fedora 43 to drop X11 in GNOME editions
Distros align with GNOME 49's move to make Wayland the only supported session
OSes12 Jun 2025 | 72
Microsoft slows Windows 11 24H2 Patch Tuesday due to a 'compatibility issue'
updated On your marks, get set... bork!
Patches11 Jun 2025 | 50
Apple-Intel divorce to be final next year
After twenty years, it's Intel outside
OSes10 Jun 2025 | 61
Microsoft rolls out Windows 11 Start Menu updates
Windows Insiders will be first to see if the Windows 10 itch has been scratched
OSes10 Jun 2025 | 57
Apple tries to contain itself with lightweight Linux VMs for macOS
Swift-based containerization framework aims to improve performance and security
Virtualization10 Jun 2025 | 22
Apple goes glass whole as it pours new UI everywhere
Annual infomercial spruiks visual change, modest functional enhancements, and a movie
OSes09 Jun 2025 | 68
Microsoft cuts the Windows 11 bloat for Xbox handhelds
If gamers can have a slimline version of the OS, why not IT admins?
OSes09 Jun 2025 | 40
KDE targets Windows 10 'exiles' claiming 'your computer is toast'
Encourages move to Linux but, for goodness sake, RTFM first
OSes04 Jun 2025 | 105
Please tell us Reg: Why are AI PC sales slower than expected?
World War Fee Trump's on again off again tariffs, economic uncertainty, no vital apps and higher price tags
AI + ML04 Jun 2025 | 74
Microsoft will stop pestering Windows users about Edge in EU
Plus, Europeans will find it easier to sideline Bing and uninstall the Windows Store
OSes03 Jun 2025 | 20
Windows 11 market share stalls ahead of Windows 10 cutoff
Microsoft's latest and greatest still lags behind predecessor as time runs out
OSes03 Jun 2025 | 55
Microsoft patches the patch that put Windows 11 in a coma
Out-of-band is becoming the norm rather than the exception
OSes03 Jun 2025 | 13
Microsoft's plain text editor gets fancy as Notepad gains formatting options
It's a bold strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it pays off for them
OSes02 Jun 2025 | 140
OpenMamba: Eat your greens, they're good for you
Fancy getting rolling with something Qt and Italian?
OSes02 Jun 2025 | 5
Microsoft's May Patch Tuesday update fails on some Windows 11 VMs
'The operating system couldn't be loaded' is never a great message
Patches29 May 2025 | 17
Microsoft is opening Windows Update to third-party apps
Also in preview: a settings backup feature to support OS upgrades
OSes28 May 2025 | 42
Three ways to run Windows apps on a Linux box
hands on Easy, medium, and the sledgehammer approach – or any combination you fancy
OSes28 May 2025 | 121
The elusive goal of Unix – or Linux – simplicity
Comment Or, rediscovering the KISS principle, the long way round
OSes27 May 2025 | 59
What would a Microsoft engineer do to Ubuntu? AnduinOS is the answer
It's not radical, but it is slim and pretty – usually a winning combination
OSes23 May 2025 | 77
Neptune OS is Debian made easy but, boy, does it need some housekeeping
A media-ready remix with KDE, codecs, and clutter from its BeOS-flavored past
OSes22 May 2025 | 37
Signal shuts the blinds on Microsoft Recall with the power of DRM
Chat app blocks Windows' screenshot-happy feature from peeking at private convos
Security22 May 2025 | 63
AROS turns any PC into an Amiga with USB-bootable distro
And other ways to get that Amiga feeling on a budget
OSes22 May 2025 | 66
Windows reports two CPU speeds because one would be too simple
Every hardware claim is equal, but some are more equal than others
OSes21 May 2025 | 20
Microsoft revives DOS-era Edit in a modern shell
Build Fast, compact, useful? Who are you, and what did you do with Windows?
OSes20 May 2025 | 74
Torvalds' typing taste test touches tactile tragedy
Opinion There’s something wrong with keyboard design, but we can’t put our finger on it
Personal Tech20 May 2025 | 238
Microsoft open sources Windows Subsystem for Linux – well, most of it
Time to stand on its own two webbed feet?
OSes19 May 2025 | 20
LastOS slaps neon paint on Linux Mint and dares you to run Photoshop
Another distro for Windows users – presumably ones who love bling
OSes19 May 2025 | 98
Latest patch leaves some Windows 10 machines stuck in recovery loops
Updated Veteran OS might be almost out of support, but there's still time for Microsoft to break it
OSes19 May 2025 | 21
The 'End of 10' is nigh, but don't bury your PC just yet
Linux types mobilize website to help people avoid creating more e-waste
OSes15 May 2025 | 251
RHEL 10 quietly leaks ahead of Red Hat Summit
GA date slips out on Japanese site, vanishes from English
OSes14 May 2025 | 11
Microsoft facing multibillion legal claim over how it sells software
Updated Stop us if you've heard this one before
OSes13 May 2025 | 44
OpenAI wants to build a subscription for something like an AI OS, with SDKs and APIs and 'surfaces'
CEO Sam Altman has no master plan but imagines custom models built on everything you’ve ever said or read
AI Infrastructure Month13 May 2025 | 19
Linus Torvalds goes back to a mechanical keyboard after making too many typos
Linux 6.15 is coming along nicely too, unless autocorrect messes things up
OSes13 May 2025 | 99
FreeBSD fans rally round zVault upstart
Community fork picks up where TrueNAS CORE left off
The State of Storage12 May 2025 | 15
OS-busting bug so bad that Microsoft blocks Windows Insider release
Canary fans told it hurts functionality to the point that it makes 'using your PC to do even basic things difficult'
OSes12 May 2025 | 61
openSUSE deep sixes Deepin desktop over security stink
Linux giant finds Chinese environment to be perilous beneath pretty exterior
Security09 May 2025 | 23
The final bookworm-based Raspberry Pi OS update arrives
Last big release until trixie shows up
OSes08 May 2025 | 11
GNOME Foundation's new executive director is Canadian, a techie, and a GNOME user
Steven Deobald certainly talks the talk
OSes08 May 2025 | 19
Sudo-rs make me a sandwich, hold the buffer overflows
Ubuntu 25.10 fitted with Rust-written admin tool by default for memory safety's sake
OSes08 May 2025 | 132
Fedora 42 now an official Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 distro
Modern Linux, vintage kernel
OSes07 May 2025 | 19
Microsoft updates the Windows 11 Start Menu
Plus it is solving the 'I can't find the settings' problem with AI. That's what you wanted, right?
OSes07 May 2025 | 108
Linux kernel to drop 486 and early 586 support
Get in the bin: For the first time since 2012, some older CPU generations are being chopped
OSes07 May 2025 | 74
Windows 11 24H2 now 'broadly available' ... complete with yet another 'known issue'
Azure Virtual Desktop App attach users might want to sit this one out for a bit longer
OSes06 May 2025 | 23
Commodore OS 3 is the loudest Linux yet
One distro has to be the most extra – and here it is
OSes06 May 2025 | 51
Omnissa, VMware’s old end-user outfit, moves to manage servers and … Apple Watches?
And declares hypervisor independence after being tied to vSphere
Virtualization06 May 2025 | 4
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