Microsoft asking us to buy new Windows 11 PCs is wasteful(xda-developers.com)

20 points by josephcsible 2 years ago | 7 comments

Attacking UNIX Systems via CUPS(evilsocket.net)

385 points by NetBender 2 years ago | 280 comments

Security researcher evilsocket's writeup of a remote code execution attack on GNU/Linux and UNIX systems via CUPS and cups-browsed, plus notes on the disclosure process.

Why Windows 11 still ships with Windows 95's memory manager hidden inside it(windowslatest.com)

168 points by khalidkhair 6 days ago | 108 comments

Windows Latest article explaining how Windows 11 still includes the EmulateHeap compatibility shim that gives old apps Windows 95's heap memory manager.

Lanzaboote – NixOS Secure Boot(x86.lol)

86 points by evilmonkey19 5 months ago | 8 comments

Windows 11 users are tired of MS account requirements creeping into everything(windowscentral.com)

475 points by josephcsible 4 months ago | 329 comments

Windows Central article on a Reddit discussion where Windows 11 users complain about Microsoft account requirements and the loss of local account options.

Microsoft tried to ban "Microslop", and six months later it has given up(windowslatest.com)

21 points by theanonymousone 1 month ago | 6 comments

Windows Latest article reporting that Microsoft attempted to ban the derisive term "Microslop" in its Copilot Discord community and gave up six months later.