windows compatibility

Imagine your beloved laptop—perhaps one you purchased during the heady pandemic days, or maybe a secondhand stalwart that’s seen more Windows updates than you’ve had hot dinners. Now, imagine being told by Microsoft itself: “Upgrade to Windows 11… or else.” The catch? Your faithful machine can’t...

Windows 10 users, clutching their familiar tiled start menus like digital security blankets, face a crossroads: stick with the comfortable, or embrace the bold future that is Windows 11? Microsoft, never one for subtlety, has been rattling the upgrade drum for months—and with good reason. The...

There’s a familiar thump in your chest. It's the one you get after hours hunched over your keyboard, fueled by caffeine and the subtle dread that maybe—just maybe—your glorious, RGB-lit PC tower might not be deemed worthy by the mysterious council of Windows 11. And for a lot of tech enthusiasts...

With nearly half of the Windows universe clinging to their beloved, familiar Windows 10 machines, Microsoft finds itself in a peculiar position: like an earnest parent trying to coax a child into eating their vegetables, Redmond’s finest are pointing at TPM 2.0 and saying, “Trust us—this time...

It’s official: Microsoft really, really, really wants you to upgrade to Windows 11—even if it means sending your beloved but “ineligible” Windows 10 PC out to pasture. As the sun slowly sets on Windows 10 support, and security experts issue increasingly stern warnings to get off the old OS...

Photoshop Error 190 can be as frustrating as getting caught in a traffic jam on your way to a crucial meeting. This installation hiccup—displaying "Sorry, installation failed. System requirements not met. (Error Code: 190)"—occurs when Adobe Photoshop (or, on rare occasions, other Adobe...

Ubuntu 25.04—the latest “Plucky Puffin” beta—has landed, and while it’s showing plenty of promise, it’s clear that Canonical’s new release still has some growing pains to overcome. For Windows enthusiasts curious about the Linux ecosystem or those considering a dual-boot setup, this beta offers...

CrystalMark Retro 2.0.0 is here, and it’s stirring up a mix of nostalgia and technical triumph. This major update to the venerable benchmarking tool not only reaffirms its status as a beloved relic of the past but also positions it as a relevant utility for modern Windows systems. Developed by...

ReactOS 0.4.15 marks a turning point in open‐source operating system innovation—a version bump that belies a wealth of transformative changes. While the increase from 0.4.14 might seem modest on the surface, this update introduces sweeping improvements that extend from the kernel to the user...

ReactOS continues to stir both nostalgia and innovation with its latest update, version 0.4.15. This release, marking more than three years since its predecessor, represents a dedicated effort by the project’s developers to refine and polish an operating system that aspires to run Windows...

In the age of digital downloads, wanting to squeeze a new game or app onto your device should be as easy as pie, right? Unfortunately, many users have found that this shiny, simplified process sometimes hits a snag. If you’ve been pulling your hair out because you can’t seem to push that app or...

AMD recently launched its Ryzen 9000-series processors, marking the introduction of the Zen 5 CPU architecture designed for desktop computing. Anticipation for these new processors was high, but the inaugural reviews were mixed, revealing notable performance issues that prevented the CPUs from...

Hello all, I recently got a new Lenovo Y50-70 for Visual Effects and animation with Windows 10 as OS. I never used Windows 10. As far as I know, all the software I installed are windows 10 compatible. However everything that isn't "windows" is facing scaling issues within the application that...

Jasc Paint shop pro 9.1 in Windows 8.1- ERROR MSG. "there was a problem sending this command to program" I checked to make sure that Administrator permission was not required. I also tried to run it as in Windows XP3 with no success. The selected image will come up along with the error...

If I enter a URL or click a link in an IE8 window, the requested page will come i an existing or newly created Firefox window. I decided to try changing my default browser from Firefox to IE8 to see if it would help, but couldn't figure out how. Is anyone familiar with either of these problems?

Hi, i have just bought a sandisk 64gb extreme pro sdxc memory card for my camera, it works fine in the camera and saves pics to it, but every time i open it in windows it tells me i have to format the card, when i do format it, it goes through the whole process and then tells me the operation...

Hi guys I really like playing my old style games (from years 1999) and what I find is that every year or so I have to re-install, or freshly install my OS (right now I have win 8.1). I have many games which then need to be installed again (300Gb+) so doing so each time takes hours - if not...

Hey guys, New to the forums here. I've got an issue with a Mac os running 10.8. Basically this person uses Mac with a remote connection to server 2012. (They use programs that can only be run in windows) So when the remote connection tool goes into the windows server, its supposed to also...

Hello all, I have been using an arduino ethernet for a few days and everything worked well. While uploading a sketch (arduino code) i received an error stating that the arduino was no longer connected to COM 4. I opened up the device manager, the arduino wasn't connected was there even though...

Fixes a problem in which Internet Explorer 8 stops responding or crashes because of the Yahoo Toolbar add-on. Link Removed