Windows Won’t Boot After Update? Try These 10 Fixes

You’ve probably updated your operating system to fix errors or get hands-on with the latest features. But what if Windows won’t boot after an update? If you’re facing such an issue, it’s mainly due to a bug in the installation file or your system isn’t compatible with the latest update. Moreover, corrupted MBR or drivers can also stop the PC from booting. Regardless of any cause, this article will guide you with the ten easy techniques to fix Windows that’s not booting after a recent update....

May 19, 2025 · 4 min · 852 words · Michelle Tucker

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers' latest patch accused of faking internal render resolution to boost FPS — game runs at 'Quality' upscaling even when the render scale is set to 100% native

Wuchang: Fallen Feathershas endured a rocky launch, with widespread reports of poor performance overshadowing its otherwise positive critical reception. Despite favorable reviews, subpar optimization has sparked significant furor among players. In response to the backlash, publisher505 Games has rolled outa series of patches aimed at improving performance, something that’s become customary for modern AAA releases. Unfortunately, in their rush to “fix” the Soulslike title, the developers may have crossed a line by misleading players about the game’s graphics settings....

May 19, 2025 · 5 min · 992 words · Robert Conway Jr.

8BitDo Retro 18 Mechanical Numpad preorders begin — NES, Famicom, C64, other models to ship in July

8BitDo has made itsRetro 18 Mechanical Numpadavailable for preorder onAmazonat $44.99. This number pad pairs perfectly with the firm’s ownNES-inspired keyboard, which is only available in a TKL layout. Aside from working as a mechanical number pad, the Retro 18 also sports a retro LED display, and wireless connectivity, allowing you to use it as a standalone calculator. The Retro 18 is compatible with both Windows and Android, so you can use it on your laptop and smartphone....

May 18, 2025 · 2 min · 401 words · James Graves MD

A version of Snake only playable with a microscope has been made — Meet Subpixel Snake

Earlier this week on YouTube, Patrick Gillespie showcased a small JavaScript project in which he made a newSnakegame based on an olderSnakegame he’d once made. Except now, with “small” as the emphasis, Gillespie boiled the game down to such an extent that one may literally need a microscope in order to play it as intended. Alternatively, the game can also be played with a web browser at maximum zoom… and then use of the Windows Magnifier function turned up to the maximum....

May 18, 2025 · 3 min · 459 words · Brian Scott

Acer V287K 28-Inch 4K IPS Monitor Drops to $199 at Newegg

AtNewegg, the Acer V287K monitor is available for its lowest price. It usually goes for around $299, but right now, it’s marked down to just $199. So far, no expiration has been specified for the offer, so we’re unsure how long it will be available. As far as monitors go, this one offers a 4K resolution and can reach a reasonably high refresh rate. However, if you want to see how well it stacks up against other monitors on the market, we recommend checking out our list ofbest monitors for 2024....

May 18, 2025 · 2 min · 304 words · Rachel Cardenas

Add a super cheap 27-inch Samsung S3 S33GC productivity monitor to your setup for only $79

Today’s holiday deal features an extremely well-priced Samsung monitor. It’s not the most exciting monitor in the world, and although you’re able to very easily use it for gaming, the feature set isn’t that special. It is best suited for general productivity work or for use as a second/third screen for an existing setup. These monitors are currently so cheap that you could buy three of them for $239 and have the ultimate three-screen work-from-home setup for less than a fairly basic QHD gaming monitor....

May 18, 2025 · 2 min · 381 words · Amy Velazquez

Alleged AMD RX 7500 prototype surfaces with 1,536 shaders and 6GB VRAM

Photographs of a cancelled AMD RX 7000-series prototype have reportedly surfaced on X. According toGOKForFree, the GPU seems to be a working sample of what could have been theRadeonRX 7500. When tested using GPU-Z, it was shown to have 6GB of memory with a 96-bit bus, 1,536 shading units, and 64 ROPs. By comparison, theAMD Radeon RX 7600has 8GB of GDDR6 memory with a 128-bit bus, 2,048 shading units, and 64 ROPs....

May 18, 2025 · 3 min · 481 words · Katrina Collins

AMD Fluid Motion Frames comes to Radeon 700M series iGPUs

AMD has enabled Fluid Motion Frames (AFMF) onRadeon700M integrated GPUs with a new preview driver. The release notes for the23.40.01.10 Preview Driver(viaVideoCardz) only briefly mentions added support for the 700M iGPUs, which feature in mobile 7040 and8040 APUs, desktop 8000G APUs, and the Z1 and Z1 Extreme SoCs for handheld PCs. AFMF is essentially a broader version ofFSR 3 frame generationthat should work in any DX11 and DX12 game. In exchange for near-universal game support though, AFMF can’t use motion vectors to more accurately construct new frames, which means the quality of AFMF may be significantly reduced compared to FSR 3 andDLSS 3....

May 18, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Michael Trevino

AMD has introduced a new driver debugging tool, but it's not for gamers — Driver Experiments for Adrenalin, aimed at developers for troubleshooting buggy code

AMD has introduced new functionality into its Adrenalin drivers aimed at developers and graphics programmers calledDriver Experiments. This new tool allows users to turn parts of the rendering pipeline on or off in a video game, all through the driver itself. This powerful manipulation of game rendering is designed to assist developers in hunting down problems or bugs affecting their game/application. AMD gave several examples: “If you are a graphics programmer, you may have encountered situations when you thought:– Why is my application crashing or working incorrectly on this particular GPU?...

May 18, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Laurie Reilly

AMD may have delayed Ryzen 9000 launch due to a typo — mislabeled Ryzen 7 chip emerges, Ryzen 5 9600X impacted, too [Updated]

AMD recentlyannounced it was delaying the launchof itsZen 5-poweredRyzen 9000processors for several weeks due to an issue with “our packaged product testing process for Ryzen 9000 series processors,” and a new picture of a mislabeled Ryzen processor hints at one of the primary reasons why AMD may have delayed the chips — a simple one-digit typo. An unsanctionedreview posted to BiliBili(h/t@995Pro) shows AMD’s Ryzen79700X mismarked as a Ryzen99700X processor, an obvious error that would need to be corrected....

May 18, 2025 · 4 min · 682 words · Janet Evans

Argon THRML 60-RC Review: $20 Raspberry Pi 5 Super-Cooler

Tom’s Hardware Verdict A solid cooler that will keep your Raspberry Pi 5 chilly, while keeping the dollars in your pocket. It looks imposing, but performs extremely well. Excellent cooling Passive cooling is impressive Fan is quiet at low speed Easy to build Low price PCIe connection is easy Imposing design Fan is noisy at 100% Access to camera / display connectors is awkward 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....

May 18, 2025 · 7 min · 1445 words · Samantha Heath

Arm's ASR upscaler for mobile devices is finally available — Plugins planned for Unity

09-06-2025 Update:We have updated the headline and article text to reflect the fact that ASR plugins for Unreal Engine 5.3, 5.4, and 5.5 are already available. Unity plugins are promised later this year.Months after the announcement,Armis finally making its ASR (Accuracy Super Resolution) upscaler open to more developers to integrate into their games. At the GDC (Game Developer Conference) 2025, Arm promised pre-built and easy-to-integrate plugins for games developed using the Unity game engine by the end of the year....

May 18, 2025 · 3 min · 544 words · Pamela Cruz

Asus ROG Ally gets official AMD Fluid Motion Frames support for universal Frame Gen without custom drivers

TheAsus ROG Allyis receiving official support for AMD’sFluid Motion Frames. The company revealed a forum post withofficial changelogposted to Asus' ROG Forums yesterday. While select ROG Ally users were already using the feature by using custom driver software, this official update from Asus will allow for AMD FMF to be used on ROG Ally, and allows for Frame Generation to be applied to nearly any game— even those without fullAMD FSR 3support....

May 18, 2025 · 2 min · 405 words · Tristan Irwin