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How to play old CD-ROM games on Windows again

You have it way easier these days, but back in the day, when you wanted to play a game on your PC, you had to take a similar ...
GeekWire

Inside the Windows 1.0 reunion: How a scrappy team shipped the product that changed everything, eventually

Members of the Windows 1.0 team at their 40-year reunion this week. L-R, kneeling/sitting: Joe Barello, Ed Mills, Tandy Trower, Mark Cliggett, Steve Ballmer (holding a Windows 1.0 screenshot) and Don ...
PC Gamer

Windows 3.1 included a red and yellow 'Hot Dog Stand' color scheme so garish it was long assumed to be a joke, so I tracked down Microsoft's original UI designer to get the ...

Every so often, a wonderful thing happens: someone young enough to have missed out on using computers in the early 1990s is introduced to the Windows 3.1 "Hot Dog Stand" color scheme. Back in the day ...
Flightglobal

Canadian investigators cannot find cause of PT6 failure that prompted PC-12 ice landing

Canadian accident investigators are unable to determine why a Pilatus PC-12’s turboprop failed dramatically during a 7 May flight, prompting the pilots to land the aircraft on sea ice. The ...
Windows Central

Windows 10 reaches end of support: Discover how to keep your device secure beyond October 2025

Windows 10 support ended on Tuesday, October 14. That means Windows 10 PCs will no longer receive security updates automatically, and you must take action to ensure these devices remain secure when ...
The Verge

Copilot on Windows can now create Office documents and connect to Gmail

You can create Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files from the Copilot chat interface. You can create Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files from the Copilot chat interface. is a senior editor and author of ...
CBSSports.com

Week 1 NFL odds, lines, betting picks, spreads: 2025 predictions: Computer model backing Packers, Bengals

The Week 1 NFL schedule continues Sunday, and some of the tightest NFL odds include Steelers vs. Jets (+3), Rams vs. Texans (+3), Packers vs. Lions (+1.5) and 49ers vs. Seahawks (+1.5). There are just ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft August 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes one zero-day, 107 flaws

Today is Microsoft's August 2025 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 107 flaws, including one publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerability in Windows Kerberos. This Patch Tuesday also ...
keengamer.com

6 Ways to Fix Ubisoft Connect Not Working (Launching) on a Windows PC

Running Ubisoft Connect with admin rights gives the games launcher system access (elevated privileges). To apply this potential fix, open the Ubisoft Game Launcher installation folder that includes ...
Ars Technica

How to get another free year of updates for your Windows 10 PC

Officially, Microsoft will stop providing new security updates for Windows 10 PCs after October 14, 2025, a little over a decade after its initial release. It’s a stick that Microsoft is using to push ...
PC Gamer

Necesse looks like top-down Terraria, and that's the magic combination to get my attention for its 1.0 release date reveal

Well, it's that and romance. I'll play anything with a little flirting. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It's been a while since ...