Microsoft’s “commitment to Windows quality” starts with overhaul of beta program

For the Beta channel, Microsoft is turning off CFR entirely. You may see slightly different iterations of those features ...

Why Running Google’s Gemma 4 Locally Is Easier Than You Think

Gemma 4 setup for beginners: download and run Google’s Apache 2.0 open model locally with Ollama on Windows, macOS, or Linux via terminal commands.
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Windows Secure Boot Certificates Expire in June. How to Verify Your PC Is Updated

Microsoft is also updating the Windows Security app with a status indicator that will let users know whether their Windows 10 ...
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Running AI Natively on Windows 11 Using an eGPU

Tom Fenton reports running Ollama on a Windows 11 laptop with an older eGPU (NVIDIA Quadro P2200) connected via Thunderbolt dramatically outperforms both CPU-only native Windows and VM-based ...

I found 7 Windows apps that use your PC's NPU to improve efficiency and performance with AI — You might be surprised at what's on the list

If you bought a new laptop in the last year, there's a good chance that it comes with an NPU. Besides Copilot+ tools in ...