How to update macOS: Install Sequoia on your Mac
Apple does a big update of macOS (the operating system that runs on Macs) once a year, bringing new features and interface tweaks. One of these major macOS updates is due on September 16, 2024.…
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Autumn’s big Windows update is apparently causing display problems
There’s a major Windows 11 update coming this season and it seems to be causing various screen-related issues for beta testers. MSPoweruser reports that several users — both on Microsoft’s support forums as well as…
Windows 11 update will add Copilot+ powers to AMD and Intel laptops
Laptops with new AMD Ryzen AI 300 and Intel Core Ultra Series 2 chips have the AI horsepower to qualify as Copilot+ PCs and run the newfangled Windows features tied to that qualification. But they…
CrowdStrike faces onslaught of legal action from faulty software update
When the now infamous CrowdStrike software update took down companies all over the world in July, it was inevitable that lawsuits would follow — and follow they have. Delta suing the company for as much…
Chrome just patched some high-risk security flaws, so go update now
Last week, Google released Chrome 128 and patched a zero-day vulnerability with it. Now, Google has released updates to Chrome 128 that fix four security vulnerabilities (none of which have been exploited in the wild…
Optional Windows 11 update is stuffed with useful improvements
Yesterday, Microsoft released the optional KB5041587 update for Windows 11, which brings several improvements — most notably, performance boosts for AMD’s latest CPUs. Despite being an optional update, it’s probably worth installing this one alongside…
Latest Windows 11 update cripples PCs. What to do if you’re affected
Last week, Microsoft released the KB5041585 cumulative update for Windows that packed together a bunch of improvements and security patches along with fixing the BitLocker BSOD issue. But in what appears to be a trend…
Time to update Chrome (again) to patch another zero-day exploit
There’s an old Harry James song I’ve heard before — it’s called “I’ve Heard That Song Before” — and lately it comes to mind whenever I hear that I need to update my Chrome browser…
Windows update breaks Linux dual-boot setups
Many PC users with Windows-and-Linux dual-boot setups woke up to a scary message this week: “Something has gone seriously wrong.” Apparently, the latest patch to Windows 10 and Windows 11 seems to damage secondary Linux…
“Something has gone seriously wrong,” dual-boot systems warn after Microsoft update
Getty Images Last Tuesday, loads of Linux users—many running packages released as early as this year—started reporting their devices were failing to boot. Instead, they received a cryptic error message that included the phrase: “Something…