How-To Geek on MSN

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 ...

I sped up my Windows 11 PC with these 5 easy changes

The first thing I do on any Windows 11 PC to boost performance is adjust the visual effects. These include features such as ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Secure Offline: A Hardware-Bound Cryptographic Framework for Software License Validation in Internet Constrained Educational Environments ()

The system employs HMAC-SHA256 (Hash-based Message Authentication Code using SHA-256) for license integrity verification. SHA-256 refers to the Secure Hash Algorithm producing 256-bit hash values (see ...
IEEE

Open-Source Framework for Earth System Digital Twins

Abstract: An Earth System Digital Twin (ESDT) is a dynamic, interactive, digital replica of the state and temporal evolution of Earth systems. It integrates multiple models along with observations, ...

Fake MAS Windows activation domain used to spread PowerShell malware

A typosquatted domain impersonating the Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS) tool was used to distribute malicious PowerShell ...
The Register on MSN

Keeping Windows and macOS alive past their sell-by date

Practical steps to make an aging operating system usable into 2026 Part 1 You can switch to running mostly FOSS without ...