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AMD adds beta support for hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling in Windows 10

TechSpot

For the last few weeks, there has been a low key buzz around the hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling feature that was added to Windows 10 via version 2004, or the May 2020 update, if you prefer. Specifically, support for hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling comes by way of Microsoft's Windows Display Driver Model.

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Intel's Optane memory doesn't like the Windows 10 May 2020 update

TechSpot

With the Windows 10 May 2020 update, Microsoft added a new system that informs users when their PCs can’t install the upgrade due to conflicts with certain hardware/software. As reported by Windows Latest, anyone sporting Optane memory in their PCs will be blocked from installing the update until Microsoft has.

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Windows 10 May 2020 Update now available with built-in Linux kernel and Cortana updates

The Verge

Microsoft is releasing its Windows 10 May 2020 Update today. It’s the latest “major” update to Windows 10, and its big features include the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 and Cortana updates. This Linux integration in Windows 10 will greatly improve the performance of Microsoft’s Linux subsystem in Windows.

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Windows turns 35: a visual history

The Verge

From Windows 1.0 to Windows 10 The PC revolution started off life 35 years ago this week. Microsoft launched its first version of Windows on November 20th, 1985, to succeed MS-DOS. It was a huge milestone that paved the way for the modern versions of Windows we use today. At the time, many complained that Windows 1.0

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Vergecast: Amazon announces a new fleet of hardware

The Verge

Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Dan Seifert discuss all the important announcements from Amazon’s fall hardware event this week — a security drone for your home, a spherical Echo , a cloud gaming service , a location-tracking mesh network , new Eero routers , and a whole lot more. Amazon’s fall hardware event: the 13 biggest announcements.

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Microsoft Pluton: New chip design draws lessons from Xbox to make Windows PCs more secure

GeekWire

A new architecture for computer processors, unveiled by Microsoft this morning under the name “Pluton,” will take security technologies that currently exist in a separate hardware component in Windows PCs and integrate them directly into the central processing unit, promising a major advance in security.

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Microsoft Surface Pro X (2020) review: ARM gets more muscle

The Verge

A lot has changed with Windows on ARM What a difference a year makes. Microsoft is back with a refreshed $1,499 Surface Pro X this year, and not much has changed hardware-wise. The 2020 model includes an updated Microsoft SQ2 processor, with promises of improved performance and battery life. Software, apps, and battery life.

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