Windows 11 is most popular for gamers
At least on Steam
According to the latest Steam statistics, Windows 11 is the most popular gaming operating system, having over taken Windows 10 for the first time.
Windows 11 bug killing Ryzen
Ryzen 9000 processors suffer the most
A bug in Windows 11 is slowing down AMD’s Ryzen processors during PC gaming sessions, with Ryzen 9000 processors faring slightly worse in some cases.
Microsoft makes Windows 11 a bigger nightmare for old PCs
Fear the reaper
The software King of the World, Microsoft, has made running Windows 11 on an old PC even harder.
New Windows 11 build boasts USB 80 Gbps
Speedy Gonzales of USB
The newest builds of Windows 11 being shipped to developers contained USB 80 Gbps --the fastest USB ever.
Windows 11 Pro slows SSD by 45 per cent
BitLocker encryption issue
A default setting in Windows 11 Pro robs as much as 45 percent of the speed from SSDs as it forces processors to encrypt and decrypt everything.
Win32 apps sent to isolation
Playing with sandcastles In Windows 11 sandbox
At its Build 2023 conference this week, Microsoft announced Windows 11 will run Win32 apps in isolation mode soon.
A third of Steam users are running Windows 11
Milestone
The latest Steam Hardware and Software Survey show that Microsoft's Windows 11 is being used on nearly a third of machines
Windows 11 is still not faster than Windows 10 on Intel
Only better at handling some workloads
When software King of the World Microsoft released Windows 11 it said that it would be faster than Windows 10 because it was optimised for more modern hardware, however, the latest figures show that they are still pretty much on par.
Microsoft admits update hurts gaming performance
Will be fixed one of these days
Software King of the World Microsoft has admitted that its Windows 11 22H2 update is causing game performance issues for some users. It will pause the update for affected devices until a fix is ready.
Direct Access bug on Windows 10 and 11
Blocking access
Software King of the World, Microsoft has warned that the Direct Access feature in Windows 10 and 11 might bork if the user temporarily loses network connectivity or transitioning between Wi-Fi networks or access points.