BTR Reforged uses Defender's signed BTR.sys with an administrator account and SeLoadDriverPrivilege for kernel file and ...

Improve hardware compatibility with Linux 7.2 kernel updates, featuring AMD GPU HDMI 2.1 FRL support and major GNOME 50 ...

FishMonger, a notorious nation-state threat group tied to a Chinese technology company, has expanded its tooling with a Windows backdoor that uses kernel drivers to remain undetected. ESET researchers ...

It's the end of the road for the 486 processor. NTFS is finally a first-class file system on Linux. The latest kernel boasts other improvements. The new kernel arrives just months after Linux 7.0 ...

The Linux kernel development team has officially released Linux Kernel 7.1, marking the first major update in the 7.x series. Announced by Linus Torvalds on June 14, 2026, the release introduces a mix ...

Linux Kernel 7.1 was released by Linus Torvalds on June 14, 2026. The release adds a new in-kernel NTFS driver with modern read/write support. Intel FRED is enabled by default, while Intel Arc, AMDGPU ...

Linux 7.1 introduces a new NTFS driver, significantly improving support for Microsoft’s widely used filesystem. The code is merged for the 7.1 cycle, while the existing read-only NTFS driver and the ...

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Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After working for an indie game studio and acting as the family's go-to ...

One point in favor of the sprawling Linux ecosystem is its broad hardware support—the kernel officially supports everything from ’90s-era PC hardware to Arm-based Apple Silicon chips, thanks to ...

Microsoft is finally blocking a long-since retired program that it said led to “abuse and credential theft,” yet remained widely trusted for years. Beginning in April, Redmond will remove trust for ...

Microsoft is tightening security in Windows 11. Starting April 2026, outdated kernel drivers will be phased out—the company’s response to a well-known security issue that has plagued Windows for years ...