In 1997, George Lucas released the Special Edition versions of the original Star Wars trilogy on DVD, declaring that they were definitive and would replace the originals. But even those who prefer those versions or later digital mulligans should be at least vaguely worried that Lucas, and now Disney, doesn't offer a way to see Star Wars as it appeared on movie theater screens in 1977 in all its imperfect splendor. Fans of this movie series have taken it upon themselves to "despecialize" them and release bootleg copies that come as close as possible to the original releases. One of the better e ..read more

The Windows Insider team is now using Controlled Feature Rollouts (CFRs) on the Dev Channel to test new Windows 11 version 24H2 features. The post Microsoft Starts Controlled Feature Rollouts (CFRs) on Windows Insider Dev Channel appeared first on Thurrott.com ..read more

Microsoft is working to fix an issue causing VPN connections to fail on Windows 11, Windows 10, and Windows Server. The post Microsoft Acknowledges VPN Connection Issues on Windows 11 and Windows 10 appeared first on Thurrott.com ..read more

I am writing this from the future. Well, a future. A near future that is only a baby step, or a half-step, toward a better future. Or something. OK, I'm being coy here. Sorry. What I'm really doing is running Windows 11 version 24H2 courtesy of a Windows Insider Preview download of the latest available Dev channel ISO that I installed on an HP EliteBook and then upgraded to the latest build (as of this writing, at least). The result is familiar, of course, it's just the next version of Windows 11 and not all that different, at least from a cursory, surface-level examination. But it also hints ..read more

AMD reported a net income of $123 million on revenues of $5.5 billion for the quarter ending March 30. The post AMD Revenues Up Just 2 Percent, But PC Business Surged appeared first on Thurrott.com ..read more

NTDEV has delivered an important update to his Tiny11 Builder utility that disables forced Windows 11 telemetry. The post Tiny11 Builder is Updated to Disable Telemetry appeared first on Thurrott.com ..read more

The Browser Company announced today that its Arc browser is now available for Windows 11 with no waiting list. The post Arc Browser is Now Available for Windows 11 appeared first on Thurrott.com ..read more

I've written a lot about the MacBook Air I purchased last month and some of the interesting differences between the PC and Mac ecosystems. It was important to me to experience the Mac as Apple intended, without the crutch of more familiar PC software or utilities designed to make up for some of the many macOS shortcomings and inconsistencies. But now that my review is done, all bets are off. I haven't solved all the problems I've found with macOS, but it's somewhat rewarding to discover that those problems are real, and well-understood within the Mac community. I spoke with a long-time Ma ..read more

A new report details how the "AI Explorer" feature that's expected to come with Windows 11 version 24H2 later this year will work. The post Windows 11’s Upcoming AI Explorer Feature Gets Detailed in New Report appeared first on Thurrott.com ..read more

Well, this came out of nowhere: Microsoft and IBM have open-sourced MS-DOS 4.0, a legacy command line OS the two worked on together over 40 years ago. The post Microsoft Open Sources MS-DOS 4.0 appeared first on Thurrott.com ..read more