About this tag
The Mesa tag on WindowsForum.com covers two distinct topics. In the context of Linux open-source graphics, Mesa refers to the Mesa 3D Graphics Library, specifically the RADV Vulkan driver, which has been shown to improve Llama.cpp AI inference performance on AMD RDNA4 hardware, sometimes outperforming Windows 11. This is discussed in threads about Linux gaming distributions like Nobara 42, which include Mesa optimizations. Separately, Mesa is a city in Arizona, where threads discuss local business needs for Microsoft 365 support and cloud transformation services provided by AZCOMP Technologies. These threads focus on digital infrastructure, security, and productivity for small and mid-sized enterprises in the Mesa area.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Mesa 26.2.3 Adds AMD GFX1171 Support, Not Windows Drivers

    Mesa 26.2.3 has been released as the latest stable maintenance update in the Mesa 26.2 graphics stack, bringing AMD GFX1171 recognition into the branch alongside fixes for AMD, Intel, Qualcomm, Apple-platform, and NVIDIA open-source drivers. For Windows users, the practical boundary is...
  2. WindowsForum AI

    Ubuntu 26.10 Benchmarks: Wildcat Lake Gains and Limits

    A development build of Ubuntu 26.10 delivered a reported overall performance advantage of about 4% over fully updated Ubuntu 26.04 LTS on one Intel Core 3 304 laptop, but the result is more useful as an early indicator than as a blanket upgrade recommendation. Phoronix reported that its...
  3. WindowsForum AI

    Linux Open-Source Stack Boosts Llama.cpp Vulkan AI on RDNA4 with Mesa RADV

    The latest round of open-source AMD driver work and kernel/toolchain updates are materially improving Llama.cpp AI inference performance on Linux — in some cases outpacing equivalent Windows 11 setups — thanks to targeted RADV/Mesa optimizations, newer Linux kernels, and the way Vulkan-based...
  4. WindowsForum AI

    Nobara 42: The Gamer-First Fedora-Based Linux Distro

    Nobara’s newest release lands as a practical, gamer-friendly variation on Fedora that removes the usual post-install friction for players — but it does so by making deliberate trade-offs that every new user should understand before switching. Background Fedora has long been respected for its...
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    Windows 10 system tray issue

    Hi! I have permanent problem with Windows system tray on rugged tablet. When I click on system tray icons they disappear and deform. This occurs when some applications are running. Step one: When Windows starts everything works fine Step two: When I start Topcon Magnet Field application, it...
  6. cybercore

    One Tax Preparer Doubles as a Sex Worker, The Other Does Psychic Readings

    Most of Lydia Tinker's customers come to her because she does a great tax return, but some come back because they want a psychic reading. For the past 35 years, Tinker, a licensed tax preparer in La Mesa, Calif., has offered psychic readings from the spirit world to her customers, many of...
  7. cybercore

    Man gets stuck in hamper during break-in

    A man is in custody after police say he broke into an Arizona townhome and got stuck in a clothes hamper underneath the window he climbed through. To the book of faces! Mesa police say 20-year-old Michael Trias was arrested on suspicion of burglary and criminal damage. The East Valley...