YouTuberMattKC, in his own words, ported “thousands of apps” to Windows 95 by painstakingly porting Windows 98’s most prominent feature, the .NET Framework, back to old 95. The main restriction of Windows 95 compared to 98, after all, is the lack of the .NET Framework— in most other ways, Windows 98 is astonishingly close to its predecessor in design and function. But why did he do this? The 51-minute video we watched a few times over mostly reveals genuine enthusiasm for that era of hardware and software, as one would imagine if he were willing to make a film about expanding Windows 95 28 years after its release....

At the North American Technology Symposium 2024, TSMC detailed its progress and plans for its 2nm technology nodes, including the innovative NanoFlex technology. Just as TSMC planned, the company will start mass production of chips on its N2 process technology in the second half of 2025. Meanwhile, TSMC’s N2P — the company’s 2nd Generation 2nm-class node — will not offer a backside power delivery network. However, 2nm nodes will still feature improved power circuitry compared to 3nm processes....

Nvidia’sRTX Video HDRupscaling tool is coming soon to VLC media player, Nvidia announced atComputex 2024. RTX Video HDR uses AI to automatically convert your older movies or other SDR videos into HDR content directly. Now you’ll be able to do that with all those totally legit videos you watch in VLC.RTX Video HDR was first released in January, appearing only on web browsers — Chromium-based browsers and Mozilla Firefox. It’s part of theVideo Super Resolution(VSR) suite that upscales video from lower resolutions, adding in standard dynamic range to high dynamic range (HDR) conversion....

Why you can trust Tom’s HardwareOur expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test. Benchmarks and Conclusion Thermal Results The M05 is more of a basic heatsink. It reaches peak temperature and throttles during my stress tests. It achieves 3800 IOPs in this benchmark, about 77% of this drive’s maximum PCIe 4 performance. This means that the M05 will be sufficient for basic use, such as loading applications and games....

The rise of AI has led to an explosion of new data center build-outs, but power consumption has become one of the key bottlenecks to further expansion. That’s fueled intense interest in small nuclear reactors that can be built right into newer data centers, such as the new eVinci microreactor from Westinghouse, which is designed to output five megawatts of power and work 24/7 for over eight years without refueling....

A modem’s job is to convert the analog signal from the ISP to digital form usable by your local devices. If this signal is lost, the modem may reset and attempt to reregister the connection. Unstable power supply to the modem is another common problem. This means both too much/too little power feeding into the modem can cause frequent resets. While these are the two main reasons why modems constantly reset, other causes like damaged hardware or overheating do exist....

Low volume is one of those issues that seems like a minor inconvenience at a glance but can be extremely frustrating to deal with. The music sounding quiet can be dealt with, but when you can’t even call anybody at all, that’s a big problem. Fortunately, solving this problem is actually fairly simple. Often, rechecking all the volume settings and cleaning the speaker openings will resolve the issue for you....

Microsoftrecently plugged asecurity hole in the Windows Wi-Fi driver. This exploit would have allowed attackers to run malicious code on vulnerable systems over Wi-Fi. The vulnerability affects all modern versions ofWindows and Windows Server, and the attacker doesn’t need to have had prior access to the target computer. While Microsoft acknowledges there were no known active exploits of thesecurityhole, the weakness is described as having a low attack complexity. It’s described inCVE-2024-30078with a maximum severity of “Important....

The Windows Server 2012 R2End of Life deadline (Jun 11, 2025)is almost here. After this date, Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 will stop receiving regular patches or critical security updates, making their security and compliance a serious concern. As the upgrade process often takes upwards of a year, we urge users to not delay the transition any further. Microsoft recommends the latest upgradable version, which for Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2, would beWindows Server 2019....

As the launch of AMD’sZen 5-basedRyzen Threadripper Pro 9000-series processors, codenamed Shimada Peak, is getting closer, more of these CPUs are spotted in various databases and shipment manifests. This week, bloggerEverestnoticed 24-core and 32-core Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9000-series processors in shipping manifests in the Global Trade Data and Customs Database. This does not mean that these units are set to hit the market shortly, but it means that someone is testing CPUs with appropriate names....

If your computer cannot find a wireless printer, it might be due to various reasons: Here, I’ll demonstrate the exact troubleshooting process I follow when my computer cannot find my wireless printer,Brother MFC-J2720. General Troubleshooting Steps These are just the basic troubleshooting steps, though. Let’s go through some advanced fixes to resolve the error. Restart the Print Spooler Service The print spooler is a special Windows service thatspools print jobsand handles every printer-related operation on your computer....

Are you fed up with Wi-Fi not reaching the furthest corner of your house? Do you want to have broad Wi-Fi coverage at your place? Your WiFi may not reach every nook and corner of your house. Even if it does, the connection may not be strong enough. However, you do not have to settle for the router’s default range. With the right equipment and certain tweaks, you’re able to extend a Wi-Fi range....

Steam’s disk usage indicates that data is being written to your storage device. In general, disk usage on steam shows the volume of data unpacking done after it is downloaded. Therefore, if you notice slow speeds in the disk usage indicator, there must be some issues pertaining to your network or the storage device. Most of the time, the issue also gets triggered by glitches in the steam app. So today, we will give you some ideas on how to boost the disk usage indicator on steam....