Remember when Windows used to be a dependable and straight-to-the-point operating system? Well, it still is pretty dependable, but if the system requirements of Windows 11 tell us something, it’s that Windows has become quite big. This is somewhat to be expected, as there are lots more new and advanced technologies in Windows 11 than […]| NTDEV
Hello and happy new year! It’s 2023, and Windows 11 is finally a mature operating system that most people would be happy to use. Sun Valley has finally arrived, and it’s all about a long overdue reinvestment in design under Panos Panay’s leadership. But is it enough?Let’s take a look. For the purpose of this […]| NTDEV
Hi there, today I’m going to tell you how one of the most interesting periods of my life started. And also, how a period of despair can bring something good. One year ago, the world was on the brink of collapse. We were in a period of uncertainty and isolation like never before. In just […]| NTDEV
If you’ve been following me for a while, you might have noticed that I have an obsession with making small Windows images. I think it’s fun and it goes to show how modular Windows truly is. As of recently, I thought that the smallest Windows image one could make is based off of OneCoreUpdateOS, which […]| NTDEV
If you’re following my Twitter account, you might have seen that a few days ago I found out that DWM was leaking memory while also using a lot of GPU power. While looking for possible culprits, I found out on a suggested Reddit post that you can increase a laptop’s refresh rate above the specified […]| NTDEV
One of the main reasons some people tend to avoid updating their PCs is that “it makes it slower”. Especially with Windows 10’s Software as a Service approach, where it gets the so-called “feature updates” twice a year. But is it actually true? Today we’re gonna find out how much Windows 10’s performance has changed […]| NTDEV
We’ve all heard this riddle: if you dig down deep enough in Windows 10, you’ll find elements that date from Windows 3.x days. But is it actually true? In this article we’ll discover just how many UI layers are in Windows and when they were first introduced. For the purpose of this experiment, I chose […]| NTDEV
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We’ve all been there: you have decided to give tiny10/tiny11 a try, but you are confused about all the variants and names and links and whatnot. Let’s fix that! In this article you̵…| NTDEV