In terms of new features and support, the driver also adds RTX Video Super Resolution support. The driver also brings DLSS 3 to Atomic Heart and the closed Beta of THE FINALS.

The full release notes are given below:

Release Highlights:

Game Ready:

• This new Game Ready Driver provides the best gaming experience for the latest new titles supporting NVIDIA DLSS 3 technology including Atomic Heart and the closed Beta of THE FINALS.

Gaming Technology:

• Introduces support for RTX Video Super Resolution

Here are the fixed issues:

• [Steam version] Forza Horizon 4 may freeze after 15-30 minutes of gameplay [3866530]
• Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 occasional stability issues [3934963]
• Enable Dead Space Resizable Bar profile [3954048]
• Adobe After Effects / Media Encoder - ProRes RAW file issues with [3957455] [3957469]
• Adobe Premiere Pro application instability [3940086]
• You can download the Nvidia GeForce 528.49 driver at the links below:

Here are the issues still open:

• Toggling HDR on and off in-game causes game stability issues when non-native resolution is used. [3624030]
• Monitor may briefly flicker on waking from display sleep if DSR/DLDSR is enabled. [3592260]
• [Halo Wars 2] In-game foliage is larger than normal and displays constant flickering [3888343]
• [GeForce RTX 4090] Watch Dogs 2 may display flickering when staring at the sky [3858016]
• Increase in DPC latency observed in Latencymon [3952556]

You can download the Nvidia GeForce 531.18 WHQL driver at the links below:

Desktop GPUs:

• GeForce Game Ready Driver Download: Windows 11, 10 – DCH [US version]

Notebook GPUs:

• GeForce Game Ready Driver Download: Windows 11, 10 – DCH [US version]

You can view the release notes for the driver here (PDF).

Nvidia 531.18 driver brings ReBAR to more games, adds RTX Video Super Resolution

What is new in Intel Bluetooth Driver 22.200.0?

According to the official release notes, Intel Bluetooth driver 22.200.0 contains the following:

• Improved Wi-Fi and Bluetooth co-existence when connected with Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n).
• Improved reliability of PC-Phone Bluetooth connections.
• Intel Wireless Bluetooth 22.200.0 driver has been updated to include functional updates. Users should update to the latest version.

The latest Bluetooth driver from Intel supports the following hardware and operating systems:

You can download the latest Intel Bluetooth driver from the official Intel website. Note that it falsely claims that the driver's date is December 15, 2022, while it was issued in late February 2023 (via Deskmodder).

Intel releases new Bluetooth drivers to improve connection between your phone and PC

Firefox users may select Menu > Help > About Firefox to display the version that is installed on their device. The browser checks for updates when the about page is opened, and it will download any update that it finds to the local system to install note.

Please note that the update may not be available yet, if you are reading this on February 28,2023.

Firefox 110.0.1

The new Firefox release is a security update first and foremost. Mozilla does not reveal information about security updates before the actual release. We will update the article once the information is published by Mozilla.

Firefox 110.0.1 fixes five non-security issues, including one crash. Three of the fixed issues affect specific operating systems.

Here is the overview:

• Firefox's function to clear recent cookies caused all cookies to be cleared. The option is found under Menu > History > Clear Recent History. There, Firefox users may select to clear data from the last hour, two or four hours, or day. Data includes cookies, but may also include the browsing and download history, active logins, and other data.
• Fixed a CSP serialization bug that caused issues with Denmark's MitID Digital ID.
• On Windows, activation of the manage bookmarks link did not always result in the opening of the bookmarks manager; the button did not respond to clicks if the bookmarks toolbar was empty.
• On Linux, Mozilla fixed a WebGL crash when the system was run inside a VMWare virtual machine.
• On Mac OS,  Mozilla addressed a bug that caused context menus to sometimes display in the background instead of the foreground. Other Firefox user interface elements were sometimes displayed in the foreground instead.

The official release notes will be published here.

Outlook

The next major Firefox Stable release is scheduled for March 14, 2023.

Now You: have you updated Firefox already?

Firefox 110.0.1 fixes security issues and a crash: here are the details

Back when I first started using Linux in 1997, the open-source operating system was primarily used by computer science students, hackers, and programmers who wanted an alternative to the Windows operating system. It was serious and geared toward serious work. Fast forward to now and Linux is used for everything. Why? Simply put, it's more flexible than Windows.

Linux can be bent and twisted into just about anything. But Linux is not only more flexible, reliable, and secure than the competition, but it's also a lot more fun. I've spent many a day (and weekend) tweaking the Linux desktop simply because I could.

Some of the desktops I've configured have been so amazing that friends wanted to know how they could achieve the same look, only to be disappointed that their operating system of choice wasn't capable of pulling off such a feat.

To that end, I wanted to share some of the really cool things that you can do with the Linux desktop that you can't do with other operating systems. My goal is to not only convince you that Linux is a really incredible operating system but hopefully to convince you to give it a try.

And thus, without further ado, let's get to those cool things.

AfterStep on Ubuntu
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1. Change it

Linux is about choice. Some might say, "But there's too much choice!" The thing is, many desktop distributions make the hard choices for you -- which kernel, which bash shell, which startup service, which network manager. Some distributions intentionally limit those choices to keep users from being inundated with options. But even those distributions can be changed.

For example, if you opt to go with Ubuntu Linux and you don't like GNOME, you can install KDE Plasma, Xfce, Pantheon, Budgie, Enlightenment, or any number of Linux desktop environments. And that's part of the beauty of Linux…if you don't like it, change it.

In a matter of minutes, you can change your desktop environment to one that resembles Windows, MacOS, or something completely different.

2. Revive old hardware

Remember when Windows 11 was released, and a lot of people soon discovered that the computer they bought three years prior wouldn't support the latest version of the operating system? That's not the case with Linux. In fact, there are versions of Linux (such as Lubuntu and Linux Lite) that are specifically created to run on older hardware (although they can also run on newer machines as well).

You might have a machine lying around in a closet that's five years old, and you assumed it was headed for the recycler. Grab a lightweight version of Linux, install it on that aging machine, and watch it run like an absolute champ.

3. Never worry about lock-in

One of the problems I have with operating systems like Windows and MacOS is vendor lock-in. With MacOS, you do things the Apple way. With Windows 11, you do things the Windows way. With Linux, you do things your way.

In other words, if there's something about the way the desktop functions that you don't like, you can tweak it to fit your needs and workflow perfectly. And nearly every Linux distribution allows for such customization. I don't know about you, but I would much rather work in a way that perfectly suits my needs rather than in a way that aligns with a third party's idea of what is efficient. Most often, I find their idea of efficiency is nowhere near mine.

4. Upgrade without reboots

How many times have you gone to upgrade either Windows or MacOS, only to find out the upgrade actually happens during a reboot? For me, I could use that time actually being productive. That's yet another reason why I find Linux is superior to the competition.

With Linux, I can do a full upgrade, all the while continuing to work on the desktop. In fact, with most Linux distributions, the only time you have to reboot after an upgrade is if the kernel is upgraded. Otherwise, you just keep on using the OS while the upgrade runs in the background.

5. Run Windows software

That's right, for those who must run Windows software on Linux, there's a way, and it's called WINE. Wine is an installable piece of software that allows you to install Windows software and run it on Linux. Wine is not generally installed by default, but it's found in most distributions' default repositories so that it can be installed from within the various app stores available on Linux.

Speaking of which…

6. Install tons of software… for free!

You might have heard many people say there's no software available for Linux. They're wrong. With Linux, you'll find thousands upon thousands of free software that can be installed from the GUI app store. And thanks to the likes of Snap and Flatpak, you can even install proprietary apps, such as Zoom and Spotify, on Linux with ease.

I realize that MacOS and Windows both have a large selection of software to install from, but you won't find nearly the selection of free software (and without ads) available for installation. Also, managing installed software is so much easier with Linux (either from the command line or the GUI). Even better, you can add third-party repositories to your package manager to install even more software. In other words, Linux offers considerably more flexibility with regard to software installation.

7. Wow your friends

As I mentioned earlier, with Linux, you can create a desktop environment that is sure to wow your friends. Back in my early days, I used to spend hours tweaking the AfterStep and Enlightenment window managers to the point where they looked as if they were from the future. I used transparency and window effects that were unheard of on Windows, and everyone who saw my desktops wanted them.

Although few Linux desktops are as flexible as those, there are still desktops (such as Xfce, Enlightenment, and KDE Plasma) that can be configured to look like technological works of art. Not only is this a great way to make everyone around you jealous…it's a lot of fun.

8. Enjoy unheard of reliability

In the years that I've been using Linux, I've rarely experienced any serious issues. Although I did one time wind up having a server hacked and a rootkit installed, that was an anomaly for me. Outside of that, the vast majority of the issues I've encountered were fixable within minutes. And because Linux gives you all the troubleshooting tools you need to solve those problems, resolving an issue is generally a log file read away.

Linux just works. It really is that simple. But more importantly, it works and works and works. So, if you're looking for a way to put the fun, flexibility, ease of use, and reliability back into computing, do yourself a favor and give Linux a try.

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Some investors and creative pros may cheer, but Photoshop giant's not done yet

Some investors felt Adobe’s purchase of Figma was overvalued, creative types that used the web-first design collaboration startup's wares were nervous about its takeover, and it seems the US Department of Justice is too.

According to loquacious sources that spoke to Bloomberg on the condition of anonymity, the federal executive department of the US government is planning to block the proposed $20 billion sale – which would be the biggest ever buy of a private software biz.

The Creative Cloud maker met with the Justice Department this week, as is "common practice" before a suit is filed. The antitrust division is understood to be worried that should it proceed, folding Figma into Adobe would mean one less option for arty professionals.

The cash and stock acquisition was announced by Adobe in September, and a short few months later the DoJ made a second request for information after contacting customers, competitors and Figma's private equity backers, who were presumably delighted at the $20 billion payday.

For clarity, Figma absorbed more than $330 million in investment over seven funding rounds since it was founded in 2016.

Now the DoJ may demand concessions and Adobe may acquiesce to get the deal over the line rather than see it blocked. The software-maker's bid for Figma is also being scrutinized by the European Union antitrust team to "examine the potential cross-border effects of the transaction." The deeper probe began mid-February.

Not to be left out, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority, which blocked Meta's buy of Giphy last year, is also more closely inspecting the agreement.

Adobe told us it expects the sale to stand up. A spokesperson said:

"The combination of Adobe and Figma will deliver significant value to consumers, advance new product categories and technologies and create new market opportunities, and we've been delighted to hear from customers across the design space who tell us they are excited about the benefits the transaction will unlock.

"Adobe and Figma focus on very different product areas today. Figma is a leader in interactive product design, focused on building a collaborative web platform. Adobe is a leader in the creative tools space, helping millions of users create amazing visual content. Together, our vision will help enable millions of consumers to transform their productivity with creativity."

It added: "We are engaged in constructive and cooperative discussions with regulators in the US, UK and EU among others. We continue to expect to close the transaction in 2023, in line with previously stated guidance."

We have asked the DoJ to comment.

The $20 billion purchase price for Figma equated to 50 times its forecast $400 million annualized recurring revenues in 2022. Even seen through the lens of a pandemic-led bonanza for tech business, this was an eye-wateringly expensive agreement. Some on Wall Street felt this was too high a price to pay for a relative upstart.

Figma is a collaboration design biz that built a browser-based app to manage file organization by showing projects and their files in a dedicated format. It's a vector-based graphic editor and prototyping tool with no installation, patching or updates required. It has four million users, yet only a small fraction are paying customers.

Users feared Adobe would merge Figma with its XD software and hike prices. Figma co-founder Dylan Field said this wouldn't happen. Users made their upset obvious on the community forum in the month after the sale was announced. ®

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Hide taskbar clock
Hide time and date in the System tray
Turn this on to hide your time and date information in the corner of your taskbar

Here is what the taskbar could look like with no tray clock:

It is worth noting that the existence of those strings does not mean Microsoft will implement the ability to disable the taskbar clock. Still, it is undoubtedly interesting to see Microsoft considering adding such an option while ignoring customers wanting to separate the Wi-Fi, volume, and battery indicators or refusing to allow Windows 11 users to place the taskbar on top of the screen (it is not important, according to Microsoft).

Date and time on the taskbar are not the only part Windows 11 might soon let you enable or disable. The upcoming Moment 2 update (due to release next month) will bring a redesigned notification area with the option to toggle off the overflow menu for a more streamlined and minimal look.

Do you think Microsoft should spend time and effort implementing a toggle for the tray clock? Let us know in the comments.

Source: @PhantomOfEarth on Twitter

Windows 11 might soon let you disable even more parts of the taskbar, including clock

In a recently published community post, the software giant announced an upcoming experiment aiming to flag high-quality extensions with badges. Markers should also encourage developers to build their projects with the best practices in mind and deliver great user experiences for the end customers.

Microsoft is not ready for a global badge rollout, and the company wants to conduct a small-scale experiment first. It also plans to engage with the developer community to sort out criteria that entitle a particular extension for a badge and help developers get acquainted with the badging process.

In case you missed it, Google launched a similar program in its Chrome Web Store several months ago (Firefox also has had one since 2020). The extension marketplace now provides a checkmark (no need to pay $8/mo for this one) for verified developers and a "featured" tag for add-ons that follow recommended practices for Chrome extensions.

Edge Add-ons Store will soon get badges to help you find great extensions

When you open too many tabs on your browser, you no longer see the X button on every tab, making it difficult to close them quickly. This is where the ‘double-click to close’ feature comes into play. A double-click is what it takes to get rid of the unnecessary or inactive tabs from your web browser, thus making you less dependent on the X button. If the functionality finally makes its way to Chrome, users will no longer have the X button as the only way to close tabs.

In Microsoft Edge, there is a toggle for enabling or disabling the ‘double-click to close tabs’ feature. And in Google Chrome, we might also see a similar toggle on the browser settings page. But initially, Google will likely to make the new way of closing tabs available via a flag. If the company ends up completing the development, Chrome Canary users will likely be the first to test it. Chrome Stable users will get it later on.

If you are using Microsoft Edge, you can enable or disbale the ‘double-click to close tabs’ feature from the settings page. You can follow the below steps enable/disable the toggle:

1. Click on the three-dot view button, located on right corner of Edge.
2. Click Settings.
3. Click Appearance.
4. Scroll to the bottom until you see ‘Customise browser.’
5. Enable/Disable the ‘Use double-click to close browser tabs‘ toggle.

It is worth pointing out that you do not need to restart the browser for the changes to take effect.

What upcoming features in Chrome are you most excited about? Let us know in the comments section.

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Google Chrome might bring Edge’s ‘double-click to close to tabs’ feature

It's an odd thing to see the leaders of an impressive open source project ask the press and their followers to please calm down and stop celebrating their accomplishments.

But that's the situation the Asahi Linux team finds itself in after many reports last week that the recently issued Linux 6.2 kernel made Linux "ready to run" on Apple's M-series hardware. It is true that upstream support for Apple's M1 chips is present in 6.2 and that the 6.2 kernel will gradually make its way into many popular distributions, including Ubuntu and Fedora. Work on Apple's integrated GPU by the four-person Asahi core team has come remarkably far. And founder Linus Torvalds himself is particularly eager to see Linux running on his favorite portable hardware, going so far as to issue a kernel in August 2022 from an M2 MacBook Air.

But the builders of the one Linux system that runs pretty well on Apple silicon are asking everybody to please just give it a moment.

"You will not be able to run Ubuntu nor any other standard distro with 6.2 on any M1 Mac. Please don't get your hopes up," the Asahi Linux team tweeted on Sunday morning. In a threaded reply, they added, "We are continuously upstreaming kernel features, and 6.2 notably adds device trees and basic boot support for M1 Pro/Max/Ultra machines. However, there is still a long road before upstream kernels are usable on laptops. There is no trackpad/keyboard support upstream yet."

That's far from the only issue. Asahi Linux's own feature support document details the long list of things working in both its own Asahi release and upstream Linux in general. Across all Apple silicon, USB 2/3 function, a video decoder, and various CPU states are either a work in progress, available for edge-level testing, or yet to be announced. On specific Apple devices, items like microphones, webcams, speakers, HDMI out, and other necessities are hit or miss.

Asahi's docs show a wide range of impressive achievements, given how the team is generally reverse-engineering everything from either Apple's new system-on-a-chip or its legacy ARM components. And yet, as the Asahi team points out, it's not ready for every M-series Apple device, nor standard distributions.

The main roadblock to other distributions allowing the newest Mac owners to be heavily disappointed in how their systems run is the 16kB page size that must be built into a kernel for it to run. "No generic ARM64 distro ships 16K kernels today, to our knowledge," the Asahi team tweeted. Distributions would need to repackage Asahi's userspace tooling, the team suggests, and either offer 16K-page-size kernels or wait until more standard 4K-size kernel builds are "somewhat usable."

Asahi notes that it is "already working with some" distributions and expects to announce Asahi-based support "for a mainstream distro in the near future." Back in March 2022, when Asahi was ready for install but still quite new, the team noted that for those seeking a USB-stick-and-go "Just Works" distribution (insert informed chuckle about Linux here), Asahi Linux would not be "'done' for another year, maybe two." Nearly a year from that point, it's looking more like two.

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In this case, Microsoft pushed out the update not because of issues in the Edge browser itself but because some security bugs have been found in the Chromium project that Edge uses as its foundation. Microsoft's security page lists eight issues that have been fixed in the Edge update. One of them, CVE-2023-0941, is labeled as "Critical" by the CVE program, stating, "Use after free in Prompts in Google Chrome prior to 110.0.5481.177 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page." The other issues that are listed on the site are ranked as either "High" or "Medium" security issues.

Your Edge browser should auto-update itself to get the new version with the security bug fixes. If you don't want to wait for the auto-update, you can also download the new Edge version for all of Microsoft's supported platforms from the company's web site.

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A friend of mine with decades of experience in tech made a wittily apt remark that I’ve been thinking about lately.

When discussing how to overcome a thorny technical hurdle that most desktop OSes would obstruct the user from addressing, he quipped that Linux was easily up to the task because “Linux is a real operating system.”

Instantly, I knew exactly what he meant. But I found that articulating it was altogether more challenging. After grappling with it, I thought I would give it a go.

The Kevin Garnett of Operating Systems – Anything Is Possible!

Linux is the most widely deployed desktop OS that readily grants users a full run of the system. True to its Unix heritage, everything is a file, and none are fenced off or hidden away. You can access UEFI firmware registers as files without difficulty. For instance, if you installed a Linux system on a device that shipped with Windows, you can dump the Windows license key with no problem.

Linux also lets you read and write to files representing input/output hardware devices. For example, the brightness of your laptop screen appears as a file with a single integer value, and you can instantly change the backlight’s intensity by altering the file’s value.

Because everything is a file, you can feed one file’s output into another’s input, chaining together practically any two functionalities. Want to play audio over a video call? Simply take a file representing audio playback and reroute its output to the file representing microphone input.

We’ve only just scratched the surface, but hopefully, this gives a good sense of how versatile a Linux system is.

This Penguin: Quickly Reproducing and With No Natural Predators

Linux is by no means the only Unix-y OS out there, but it has the distinction of being the one that unexpectedly took over the world.

I don’t find it all that shocking that a Unix-like system became so prolific. Unix has withstood the test of time because of its elegance and flexibility and formed the backbone of our digital architecture along the way. But by a strange confluence of historical, technical, and legal reasons, Linux — and not a more central branch of the Unix family tree — took root and thrived like an invasive species.

The result is that Linux became arguably the most-deployed OS today. Every Android device is Linux. Reliable statistics are hard to come by, but estimates show that anywhere from one in eight to four in five server installations is Linux. On top of that, 100% of the top 500 supercomputers run Linux.

Cloud deployment statistics are even harder to come by, but Linux’s market share must be immense given that AWS’s vanilla OS for its cloud compute service, EC2, is “Amazon Linux.” Linux has also seen massive uptake for installation in cars and has even broken into the gaming space with Valve’s Steam Deck.

Many Relatives, One Family Tree

Underneath its many guises, Linux is Linux: if you (deeply) know one, you know all.

It is easy to mistake a thing’s outward form for the thing itself. Beginner Linux desktop users commonly start out perceiving the desktop environment, the clicky desktop UI, as “Linux.” I definitely went through this phase. Then when users start delving into the Unix-like structure underneath the desktop via the Bash shell (the most common default shell for Linux desktops), that often becomes what Linux is to users. I’ve been there, too.

But Linux truly is the structure and contents of the filesystem, the myriad kernel modules available to it, and how everything works together. Granted, the structure can vary a fair amount from distribution to distribution. For example, is the init system systemd? Sys V? Something else?

Where are the executable binaries stored? Are they under /usr/local? Are they directly in /bin? Both (and do they use symbolic links)?

Once you grasp these variations, you become at home in any Linux system. Does it have zsh when you like Bash? Annoying, but manageable (just kidding, my zsh friends). A shell is a shell is a shell. You’ll probably have to break out the man pages for systemd, but you’ll survive (no systemd fans to apologize to, so I’m good there). Snap will clutter up your block devices with virtual entries when you run lsblk, but that’s what grep -v is for.

Having to read manuals doesn’t make a system foreign to you. If you know Linux, you know what you need to look up to get the job done in a Linux system. Worst case, you have to load a kernel module. But because Linux is, from an architectural standpoint, the kernel, this is always open to you if you have root access.

Adaptability in Its DNA

By now, it should be evident that Linux isn’t any one thing, yet it also is. Its ability to mold itself to its hardware and use case context while maintaining a consistent internal structure is what Linux is.

Adaptability is part of its DNA. In essence, not all Linux systems are created equal, but they’re all equally Linux.

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A couple of days back, reports of unsupported Windows devices getting upgrade banners for Windows 11 begun to surface. Today, after fixing the bug on the very same day, Microsoft has updated its Windows health dashboard page, confirming that it had inadvertently offered Windows 11 upgrade promos on such unsupported systems. However, unlike the last time, the upgrade did not really go through which means certain upgrade blocks must have been placed since. Microsoft adds that the issue should be resolved in 48 hours.

The company writes:

Some hardware ineligible Windows 10 and Windows 11, version 21H2 devices were offered an inaccurate upgrade to Windows 11. These ineligible devices did not meet the minimum requirements to run Window 11. Devices that experienced this issue were not able to complete the upgrade installation process.

This issue was detected on February 23, 2023, and resolved on the same day.

Resolution: This issue is resolved. It might take 24 to 48 hours to propagate to all affected devices. Affected users do not need to take any steps.

Affected platforms:

Client: Windows 10, version 22H2; Windows 11, version 21H2; Windows 10, version 21H2; Windows 10, version 20H2

Meanwhile in related news, the dreaded "System requirements not met" watermark has started hitting users who are on Beta Channel builds (ie, 22621), which means Windows 11 22H2 users, who have unsupported systems, may be getting it too. In case you do come across the "System requirements not met" watermark on your desktop, you can, use this guide to disable it. Microsoft has also published a support document about how to disable the message inside Settings.

Microsoft admits to offering Windows 11 on unsupported systems not meeting requirements

Like Moment 1 (find what it brought a few months ago in our dedicated coverage), the Moment 2 update brings fewer changes and features than the 2022 Update. Still, the latest release offers plenty of noteworthy improvements, so here is your comprehensive look at what is new.

Wait, what is "Moment?"

Microsoft initially planned to release one yearly Windows 11 feature update to keep everything straightforward. Unfortunately, the company scrapped those plans to opt for cumulative-like releases every few months. That means Windows 11 gets new capabilities faster (three or four months) but with slimmer changelogs.

Unofficial reports claimed Microsoft calls these feature drop "moments." Even though the company no longer ships updates with silly monikers (remember Fall Creators Update?), understanding how Windows 11 feature updates work remains challenging. If only Microsoft could come up with something genius like Windows 11.1, 11.2...

Microsoft released the Moment 1 update in October 2022, and now the Moment 2 release is ready for its prime time.

What is new in Windows 11 "Moment 2" Update?

Search improvements across the OS.

Most changes in the update are search-related, so Microsoft could have named it "Windows 11 Search Update." Fortunately, the era of ridiculous Windows update names is long gone.

Search on the taskbar

Windows 11 users now have a "real" search box on the taskbar, like in Windows 10. You can click the search box or press Win + S to start typing inside the search field.

Of course, some users might prefer the old fake-looking search button, so Microsoft now provides four options: a proper box, a sort of box, an icon, and no search on the taskbar. You can personalize your experience in Settings > Personalization > Search.

Search in the Start menu

The Start menu has a slightly redesigned search box with rounded corners. However, it still works somewhat confusing and jumps to a different UI when you click it. At least we now have rounded corners™, so there is that. A slightly more consistent and good-looking UI is also a welcome change.

Search in File Explorer

Although File Explorer in the Windows 11 Moment 2 update remains mostly unchanged (Microsoft is getting ready for a massive overhaul), there is a slightly tweaked search behavior. Windows 11 no longer requires pressing Enter when you search, which means you get search results as you type. It is a minor change, but customers will appreciate the convenience.

Taskbar Improvements

No Windows update arrives without improvements for the taskbar—one of the most controversial areas in Windows 11. The Moment 2 update brings several notable changes: a brand-new tablet-optimized taskbar and a redesigned notification area.

Tablet-optimized taskbar

Disconnecting a keyboard from your Windows tablet or transforming a 2-in-1 into the tablet posture now results in Windows 11 collapsing the taskbar into a compact variant. It hides everything from the taskbar and notification area, leaving only the clock and status indicators. You can bring the traditional taskbar with enlarged icons (better for touch interactions) by swiping up. The same gesture invokes the quick settings menu when you swipe in the bottom-right corner.

Windows 11's tablet-optimized taskbar works only on devices with touchscreens. However, you can use one software trick to enable it on a regular Windows PC for a minimal taskbar experience.

Redesigned notification (tray) area

Microsoft has finally redesigned the notification area with modern focus indicators (boxes that appear when you hover the cursor over an icon) and tooltips. The overflow menu supports dragging icons in and out with a pleasant animation, and those wanting to keep the area clean can disable the overflow altogether.

Windows Studio Effects in Quick Settings

Customers with ARM-powered PCs and built-in NPUs can access a new section in the Quick Settings menu. Windows 11 allows toggling on or off various Windows Studio Effects, such as noise suppression, background blur, eye contact, and more. Unfortunately, this feature is unavailable on most Intel and AMD-powered computers.

Widgets Improvements

The Windows 11 Moment 2 update makes Windows Widgets notably better and more exciting. Users are now allowed to use Widgets without a Microsoft Account, there is a full-screen mode, and third-party widgets are finally arriving in the Microsoft Store. It is worth noting that these improvements are likely to show up on the older Windows 11 releases.

Widgets no longer require a Microsoft Account.

Many people prefer using Windows 11 with a local account. In the Moment 2 update, they can finally use Windows Widgets without signing in with a Microsoft Account. It is a great change, especially after Microsoft allowed third-party developers to publish their widgets in the Microsoft Store.

Third-party Widgets

You can now find more widgets for Windows 11. The amount of available options right now is somewhat depressing, but at least we are finally moving in the right direction. By the time of publishing the review, widgets in the Microsoft Store include Facebook Messenger, Spotify, Xbox, and Phone Link.

Full-screen mode

The new full-screen mode provides more space for widgets and news in the feed. You can activate it by clicking the button next to your profile image in the widgets board's upper-right corner.

Microsoft still pushes lots of utter trash to the news feed, so we blurred parts of the screenshot below to preserve your sanity.

Task Manager Improvements

Windows 11's first feature update (2022 Update) introduced a redesigned Task Manager. It was a significant change for one of the most critical components of the operating system, and now Microsoft has prepared several noteworthy improvements.

Search in Task Manager

You can now search for processes, apps, services, and other data in Task Manager. The app has received a prominent search box on top of its window, allowing customers to find the needed data quickly.

New personalization settings

In addition, Task Manager allows customizing its appearance independently from the rest of the operating system. You can set Task Manager to always stay in light or dark mode or follow the global system settings.

Settings Improvements

The Settings app is another Windows 11 area Microsoft never ignores whenever it launches a new feature update.

Brand-new Energy Recommendations Section

As a part of Microsoft's global push to make its software more eco-friendly, Windows 11 now features a new Settings section for making your computer "greener." The Energy Recommendations section shows several tips on reducing your carbon footprint: reduce screen timeout, enable dark mode, allow the computer to sleep faster, lower brightness, and more.

You can apply the recommendations in one click, which saves time and effort in finding the related settings. Then Windows 11 will give you an energy efficiency score depending on how many tips you have applied, similar to how electric vehicles evaluate your driving efficiency.

The new Energy Recommendations section sits in Settings > System > Power > Energy Recommendations.

Recycle and Trade-in

Speaking of sustainability and reducing carbon footprint, the Settings app now provides links to help users learn how to recycle or trade in their computers. You can find those links in Settings > System > About.

Accessibility Improvements

The Moment 2 update does not offer new accessibility features, but it has a few improvements for those using the recently introduced Voice Access.

Improved Voice Access

Voice Access is the feature that lets you control your computer using your voice, hence the name. It divides the display by zones, allowing you to select a zone for interaction. In the Windows 11 Moment 2 Update, Microsoft has made Voice Access more flexible and added support for more user interface controls, such as those having numbers in their names, names without whitespace (PivotTable, for example), and names with special characters (Bluetooth & devices).

In addition, Voice Access now supports spin and thumb controls and split buttons. It also lets you scroll to the extreme left and right and utilize continuous side scroll.

Overall, the Moment 2 update is a solid update (we give it 7 rounded corners out of 11) packed with features for every customer. True, it is not as big as the initial release or the 2022 Update, but you should keep in mind that Microsoft is now stretching one yearly update across several smaller releases to publish every three or four months. More features will soon arrive; meanwhile, we can enjoy changes that make Windows 11 more polished and convenient to use.

Bonus - Wallpapers

Here are two wallpapers used in this review (credit goes to dpcdpc11😞

Do you like the Windows 11 Moment 2 Update? Let us know what you think in the comments.

Here are the new features in Windows 11 Moment 2 Update

The prompts are common on mobile devices, but may also be experienced on desktop devices. Sites like Instagram, Reddit, Twitter and many more try to get the user to open the content in the dedicated app of the service, and not in the browser.

Some sites even go as far as to limit access to the available content, or display the prompt multiple times to make it as annoying as possible to the user.

Brave plans to enable a custom filter lists in Brave Browser 1.49 for Android and desktop operating systems that hides these prompts automatically when the user visits a site that makes use of those. The feature has been enabled on iOs for some time already.

Brave 1.49 is the next major release of the web browser. Once enabled, many of the "open in app" prompts are not displayed anymore on sites visited in the browser. A quick test on popular destinations confirmed that Brave did indeed hide the prompts when opening most of these sites.

Brave states that native apps do not offer the same privacy protections as Brave Browser. Clearly, Brave is also interested that users keep on using Brave, instead of switching to a dedicated application their device to access the content.

Enable this right now

Brave users do not need to wait until Brave 1.49 to enable the new feature. It is powered by Fanboy’s Mobile Notifications List, which users may enable in current versions of Brave Browser as well.

Here is how that is done:

1. Load brave://adblock in Brave for Android or Brave for the desktop.
2. Find Fanboy's Mobile Notifications List on the page (you may need to zoom out to make the page readable on Android devices), and check it.

That is all. Brave will use the list now for all sites that are loaded from that moment on. Note that sites open in existing tabs need to be reloaded before the new list is applied to them as well.

The entire list is available here as a text file. You can check it out to see what is is blocking once it is enabled. The list of supported sites is large and some sites have multiple instructions, as they may be using different types of banners and code to display the prompts to visiting users.

Please note that you may enable the list in several other content blockers as well. Users of uBlock Origin may import the https://secure.fanboy.co.nz/fanboy-mobile-notifications.txt URL on the custom filter lists page in the extension's settings to enable support for it. Similarly, imports should be available in several other content blockers.

Closing Words

Open in app prompts make accessing specific content annoying. This is especially the case when users follow links to sites that use these. Instead of accessing the linked content right away, they get bombarded with prompts to open the content in dedicated apps instead.

While it may make sense to install dedicated apps if a service is used regularly, it is usually not the best option for occasional visits.

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Here is what Microsoft says in the updated announcement post:

Due to an issue discovered from Insider feedback, we have paused trying out different treatments for snap layouts for the time being.

The release of the updated Snap Layouts coincided with a report about Microsoft planning to equip the feature with AI to automate window snapping and make it smarter. The idea sounds interesting, but we are seemingly far from its implementation since Microsoft has yet to sort out bugs in the "brainless" version of Snap Layouts before delivering a more advanced one.

Although Microsoft has ended the experiment, you can still enable the updated Snap Layouts with the vivetool app as described in our guide. However, keep in mind that the company has rolled back the feature for a reason, so enabling it may result in a severe issue or bug. As usual, proceed at your own risk and remember to back up important data.

Microsoft disables updated Snap Layouts in Windows 11 build 25300, quotes unnamed issues

The confusing prompts were spotted by @PhantomOfEarth, and we could reproduce them on our virtual machines with specs way below the required: 2GB of RAM, two CPU cores, 60GB of storage, and no TPM. Despite that, the Settings app said the machine could download Windows 11 version 22H2. Moreover, after applying the latest cumulative updates, we were greeted with that full-screen upgrade prompt with the two "yes" buttons.

It is even funnier that rejecting the offer got us to another screen, where Microsoft tried its luck once again by claiming it recommends Windows 11 for our unsupported virtual machine with 2GB of RAM and no TPM. Fantastic!

Unlike a similar situation from June 2022, agreeing to download and install Windows 11 this time results in the process failing due to unsupported hardware. The limitations are still there, so those with computers that do not meet Microsoft's demands must opt for other methods to get Windows 11. Fortunately, installing Windows 11 on an unsupported PC is easy, and you have plenty of options, such as Rufus. You probably should not be upset by Microsoft teasing you with the operating system your computer cannot install officially.

Microsoft confusingly tries to update unsupported PCs to Windows 11 with full-screen prompts

Today's blog post states this new off-ramp program is for users who have Windows 11 Insider Preview builds 22621.1325 or 22623.1325 installed. If you decide to update beyond .1325, the off-ramp will no longer be available. If you want to go through with it, just go to Settings > Windows Update > Windows Insider Program and then select "Stop getting preview builds”. The post stated:

During this off-ramp, a troubleshooter will run that will unenroll the device from receiving new flights in the Beta Channel and uninstall the enablement package (EKB) if needed. Once the troubleshooter finishes – a reboot will be required to complete the process. After that, the device will no longer receive new Insider Preview builds from the Beta Channel. To see if this troubleshooter has been run on your device, go to Settings > Troubleshoot > Recommended troubleshooter history.

Only a few Windows 11 Insiders will be selected immediately to get the troubleshooter but all will be added early next week. After the process is completed, users will get the upgrade to the stable Windows 11 build with March's "Patch Tuesday" release, which will give your PC Windows 11, version 22H2. This off-ramp window wil also close on March 8, after which time PCs still enrolled in the Beta Channel will continue to receive newer builds.

Microsoft gives Windows 11 Beta Channel Insiders an "off-ramp" until March 8

Modern browsers have a dedicated shortcut for stripping the copied text off its styling (Ctrl + Shift + V). However, it is not available system-wide, and Microsoft now aims to fix the inconvenience by introducing the PastePlain module for PowerToys. According to the project's pull request on GitHub, PastePlain is based on the recently introduced Text Extractor module.

This is heavily based on the work done for the "Text Extractor" module then ripping out anything that may be unnecessary. The same KeyboardMonitor is implemented and used. The interesting logic really falls inside the KeyboardMonitor as that is where the clipboard is opened/read/modified, then a ctrl+v input sequence is injected.

By default, PastePlain will use the Ctrl + Win + V key sequence to paste unformatted text, and, like most PowerToys utilities, it will let you create a custom shortcut.

There is no information on when users can get their hands on the PastePlain tool. However, you can follow the project on PowerToys' GitHub repository. Also, check out the latest PowerToys feature update in our dedicated article.

The PowerToys app is available on Windows 10 and 11. You can download it from the Microsoft Store, winget, or GitHub.

Windows 10 and 11 will soon finally let you paste as plain text thanks to PowerToys

Basically, Croatia joined the Eurozone at the start of January 2023 and adopted the euro as its official currency. However, Windows locale data still contains its previous currency, the Kuna. This discrepancy affects applications which pull in data from Windows devices to show you prices in your regional currency, meaning that they will be showing costs in Kuna, rather than Euro.

For now, Microsoft has issued a workaround, which you can view below and apply if you reside in Croatia:

• Open the "Windows Region" settings. This can be done in one of the following ways:
  • Open "Control Panel" from the start menu and select "Change date, time, or number formats" under "Clock and Region"
  • On your keyboard, press and hold the Windows key, then press the letter R. This will open the "Run" window. Type INTL.CPL into the Open field
• In the Region settings, choose one of the 2 locales for Croatia:
  • Croatian (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
  • Croatian (Croatia)
• In this same window, click the "Additional settings" button. Once there, click the "Currency" tab.
• Change the currency symbol from "KN" to Euro, "€"

The problem affects the following versions of Windows:

• Client
  • Windows 11, version 22H2
  • Windows 10, version 22H2
  • Windows 11, version 21H2
  • Windows 10, version 21H2
  • Windows 10, version 20H2
  • Windows 10, version 1809
  • Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019
  • Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2016
  • Windows 10, version 1607
  • Windows 10 Enterprise 2015 LTSB
• Server
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server, version 20H2
  • Windows Server, version 1809
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
  • Windows Server 2008 SP2

Although the workaround will mitigate the problem for Croatian users, Microsoft plans to permanently fix it via a Windows update at some point in the future.

Microsoft confirms new bug affecting numerous versions of Windows in Croatia

For those not aware, Microsoft opened an issue related to file copy slowdown mainly over networks, though local setups may also have been affected. Initially thought to be related to the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol, a Microsoft employee later confirmed that the issue was more deep-rooted as it was related to the kernel itself.

The issue was later partly patched on the Insider channel, and additional fixes were also released around two weeks later. A couple of days back, the fix was sent out to Insiders flighting the Release Preview channel. This latest Release Preview build is essentially what becomes the Moment 2 feature update, expected to land next month. The latest Release Preview build 22621.1343 (KB5022913) changelog says:

We fixed an issue that affected copying from a network to a local drive. Copying was slower than expected for some users.

Meanwhile, enablement packages for the future Moment 3 feature update for Windows 11 22H2 have already begun to leak; and looking further ahead, we already have traces of Moment 4 (Windows 11 23H2) popping up.

Microsoft finally fixing Windows 11 file copy slowdown bug with upcoming Moment 2 update

Canonical has issued an official edict: the approved Ubuntu remixes must remove Flatpak support as of the next release.

The various Ubuntu flavors are not Canonical products. Only the original Ubuntu, with the GNOME desktop, is the "real thing." Even so, the company does have some control as it's Canonical that officially sanctions and endorses what is an official flavor, and what isn't. And Canonical has spoken: From the next release, no official variant shall support Flatpak any more. Canonical has its own official cross-platform packaging format, Snap, and as from version 23.04, only Snap is to be built in. The Flatpak plugin for the Software store will be removed too.

The eight official flavors – or remixes, as The Reg FOSS desk tends to call them – are Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Kylin, Ubuntu Mate, Ubuntu Studio, Ubuntu Unity, and Xubuntu. The requirements for recognition are fairly simple. Among them are that all the components must come from the Ubuntu repositories, releases must be synced with those of the primary distro, bugs must be tracked through Launchpad, and so on.

(We note with interest that no "Kinetic Kudu" release of Ubuntu Kylin is on Ubuntu's downloads page, although there are test builds of "Lunar Lobster", so maybe it won't be dropped just yet.)

In our story about Ubuntu Unity becoming an official flavor, we mentioned that it includes Flatpak support by default. It wasn't the first, though: that was Ubuntu MATE, which added Flatpak in 22.04. Among others, it appears in the manifest for Kubuntu 22.10, and it was slated to be added in Xubuntu 23.04.

There are of course lots of unofficial Ubuntu-based distros, some of which we've looked at: Ubuntu Cinnamon still isn't official, although its young maintainer, Joshua Peisach, is aiming for official status.

The Franco-Hibernian rival project Linux Mint definitely isn't official, nor does it seek to be. Nor is its neighbor, the Ukraino-Hibernian Zorin OS, the New Zealand-led Linux Lite, or Teejeetech's lightweight but galvanized Zinc. They are free to include or remove whatever they want. As such, Mint ditches Snap, replacing it with Flatpak. Both Linux Lite and Zinc have neither format pre-installed, although Zinc offers Nala and Deb-Get instead. ZorinOS installs both systems, and the paid editions of Zorin OS include dozens of pre-installed Flatpak apps, which is why it takes a whopping 30-plus gigabytes of disk.

If you like Flatpak – and a lot of people do – then you needn't worry. The Flatpak tooling will remain in Ubuntu's repositories, so you will be able to add it back in very easily, as described on Flathub. There are just three steps, and you can even skip one of those if you don't use the graphical software store.

Despite strong popular support for Flatpak, as we covered in our first report from the Ubuntu Summit, Canonical stands firmly behind its Snap format. It's not surprising that it doesn't want Snap's main rival included by default. Snap remains the more capable tool: it supports server apps on machines with no GUI, which Flatpak can't, and it's the only packaging format in Ubuntu Core.

There are Flatpak-only distros, such as the Debian-based Endless OS and Red Hat's Fedora spins, the GNOME-based Silverblue and its KDE-based counterpart Kinoite. However, in addition to Flatpak, they all need to include OStree as well to handle OS updates – because Flatpak can't do that.

On machines with sophisticated file systems, such as Btrfs in Fedora, it's possible to use compression to reduce the space used by the duplicate files inside Flatpaks. The especially intrepid could also enable deduplication.

Each Snap package is a single file, so these sort of features won't give any benefit – but Snaps are compressed with the standard squashfs tool anyway, which is intelligent enough to decompress only the requested files on the fly, not the whole file system every time. Every Snap is compressed, regardless of the underlying file system, and recent versions let the packager choose between different compression algorithms.

Ubuntu 21.10 packaged Firefox as a Snap, and users saw slower startup times as a result. So Canonical switched to an algorithm that did faster decompression, resulting in 50 per cent faster launches.

Yes, there is only one official Snap store, Canonical's own Snapcraft. But don't believe the FUD: it's perfectly possible to run your own if you wish. There's nothing proprietary in there, the APIs are documented, and the tools to publish a Snap store online are in Ubuntu's repositories. As we covered a year ago, the maintainer of Ubuntu Unity published his own, called lol, as a proof of concept.

We have to point out that there are several downsides to having multiple cross-platform packagers installed. They don't understand one another's dependency mechanisms, which will lead to significant duplication of large packages. Updates also become more tricky. Whether you use the apt or apt-get commands, a replacement such as Aptitude, Nala, or Wajig, it doesn't matter: none of these will update Flatpak apps.

Snaps have to be updated separately, and Ubuntu schedules this as a background task by default. Flatpak users have to do that manually.

We find it perfectly understandable for Canonical to make this move, and we sympathize. It has its own tool to promote, which is arguably superior, and if it doesn't want to endorse rivals, that's fair enough. Nothing is being put in to prevent users from installing Flatpak if they so wish. The change will take effect from the late-April release of all the Ubuntu Lunar Lobster flavors. ®

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The update has been pushed to the Release Preview channel of the Windows 11 operating system already, and this marks the last step before it is released to the stable Windows 11 population.

Ashwin reviewed the new search and taskbar experience yesterday, but these two improvements are just two of the new features of the update. This article provides you with an overview of the new features that will become available in March 2023 for all Windows 11 version 22H2 users.

Microsoft plans to release a third feature drop update for Windows 11 and is testing some of its functions in development builds currently.

Features of the second Windows 11 Moments update

• Windows Studio Effects is now accessible directly from the Quick Settings menu on the taskbar, provided that the device supports a neural processing unit (NPU)
• The Search icon is restored, even on devices on which it has been disabled. Users who do not want it need to remove it again in the Taskbar preferences.
• Quick Assist is now accessible via Settings > System > Troubleshooters and the All Apps Start Menu listing.
• Energy Recommendations are now found under Settings > System > Power & Battery > Energy Recommendations.
• Some visual changes to system tray icons.
• New touch-optimized taskbar support for 2-in-1 devices. It features two modes: collapsed and expanded. Collapsed shrinks the taskbar's size to make room for apps. Expanded is the regular mode, that is also enabled automatically when a regular keyboard is disconnected. Both modes can be set via Settings > Personalization > Taskbar > Taskbar beaviors.
• Braille support improvements. Support for new braille displays is now available, and there are new braille input and output languages in Narrator.
• Voice access is more flexible and supports interactions with additional user interface controls, according to Microsoft. Voice access support is now also available for spin controls, thumb controls and split buttons.
• Voice scrolling enhancements, e.g., to scroll to the extreme left or right of a page.
• AI-powered recommended content is now displayed in the Start Menu for devices that joined Azure Active Directory. Content includes information on meetings, files that a user collaborated on and more.
• Tamil Anjal keyboard support.

Some features of the Moments 2 update are not mentioned by Microsoft in the update notes. General consensus is that the majority will make it into the stable feature drop.

Twitter user PhantomOcean3 published a video recently that demonstrates the new features of the Moments 2 update. You can play it below, or watch it on YouTube instead.

The main features that Microsoft did not mention in the release notes are the following ones:

• Option to display seconds in the taskbar clock.
• Improved File Explorer search.
• Widgets improvements, including the ability to use them without Microsoft account and full screen support.
• Improved account settings with cloud storage information.
• Snipping Tool screen recording capabilities.
• Notepad with tabs.

There is a chance that some of these features won't make it into this update. Last minute bugs or fine-tuning may move certain features to the next Moments update instead.

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Users expect the company to unveil the rumored File Explorer redesign with new sections (recently spotted in the latest 25300 build), a brand-new volume mixer, and many Settings improvements. Windows Insiders preferring more stable releases also anticipate significant updates, such as Moment 2 in the Release Preview Channel and Moment 3 in Beta.

Microsoft pushed a new Release Preview build earlier this week, so those testing Windows 11 in that channel probably should not get their hopes too high (even though Microsoft has not mentioned the Release Preview Channel in the tweet). Still, rumors say Microsoft plans to release the Moment 2 update in March, so it is time for the company to release it to Windows Insiders for final testing. As for Dev and Beta, no luck this week.

Come back soon! Microsoft confirms no new Windows Insider builds this week

For example, earlier today, the company released its latest WHQL display driver which promises to fix DirectX 11-based "situational" performance issues affecting both Radeon GPUs and Ryzen processors. Aside from that, more performance improvements and optimizations are coming with the upcoming AMD Ryzen chipset driver as well.

For those not familiar with the matter, back in January, soon after the company had announced its Ryzen 7000X3D series chips, AMD promised to deliver special optimization for the new 3D V-cache CPUs for Windows 11 and Windows 10. This didn't really sound like a hype talk just to get people interested as indeed there were technical reasons why such optimization will have been necessary as it is related to how the V-cache has been implemented in the new 7000X3D chips. With the new WHQL-signed chipset driver version 5.01.29.2026, AMD will deliver the 3D V-Cache Performance Optimizer Driver version 1.0.0.7 that is expected to bring the special optimizations to Windows 11 as well as Windows 10.

AMD Software Release Notes ver. 5.01.29.2026

Package Contents and Compatible Operating Systems

This Software package contains various independent drivers (Column 1) designed to support the following Microsoft® Windows® platforms (Column 2). Operating System support may vary depending on your specific AMD product

While AMD's website doesn't publicly list these chipset drivers yet, the upcoming driver is beginning to be listed by motherboard partners like ASRock, who has published the driver for its X670E Taichi Carrara flagship motherboard. The AMD 5.01.29.2026 chipset driver is also available on third-party website Station-drivers [do not click if you do not wish to download the driver].

In related news, the Santa Clara company also recently published about high severity security flaw affecting its Ryzen Master software. Hence, Zen CPU users are advised to update to Ryzen Master version 2.10.1.2287.

Via: MoKiChU (Windows 11 Forum) via HXL (Twitter)

AMD Ryzen 5.01.29.2026 chipset driver boosts Windows 11 and 10 performance

The fixed issues section in the release notes for the latest driver mentions:

Situational performance drop may be observed in DirectX® 11 based games on Radeon™ RX 6000 series GPUs using Ryzen™ processors.

An interesting thing to note here is that the issue wasn't documented in previous AMD driver notes in the open issues section, and could explain why the company specifies that the performance bugs were "situational" as they may have been difficult to trigger or replicate consistently. Although AMD specifically mentions its 6000 series GPUs in the changelog, the company does not highlight any specific Ryzen family, indicating the issues were probably prevalent on all Zen-based systems.

In related news, AMD also promised performance optimizations for Windows related to its new Ryzen 7000X3D processors. Besides that, Linux users also have something to cheer about as latest testing shows some enormous gains for Ryzen over the years.

AMD fixes Microsoft DX 11 Ryzen and Radeon performance issues on Windows 11 and Windows 10