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Microsoft veteran explains Windows quirk that made videos play in Paint

Raymond Chen says the OS used green-screen overlays to fake video playback – with curious side effects Microsoft veteran Raymond Chen has answered a lingering Windows question – why did video ...
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This 24-Year-Old App Is Still My Favorite System Monitor for Windows

Rainmeter is a free, open-source app for highly customizable Windows desktop widgets. Skins (.rmskin/.ini) and community ...
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Upcoming space & sci-fi games: The Outer Worlds 2, Metroid Prime 4, Gears E-Day & more

From Samus's long-awaited return to BioWare's next Mass Effect game, these are our most anticipated upcoming space games in 2025 and beyond. It's an exciting time to be a big sci-fi nerd, because ...

I found a Windows PC with a tandem OLED, and can't go back to graphic design on anything else

With a drop-dead gorgeous tandem OLED and powerful hardware, the Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition is a high-performance device, but it's hungry for power.