… The Linux Mint dev team has announced plans to release Hardware Enablement HWE ISOs, meaning people will still receive support for their new hardware despite the feature freeze. Related Linux Mint may publish fewer updates a year, but that's not necessarily a bad thing Slow and steady wins the race. …
… After spending years ignoring them, I now see targeted driver updates as one of the most effective troubleshooting steps for keeping both new and old hardware running exactly as intended. Related 6 quick fixes for common Windows Update problems Struggling with Windows Updates? …
… Back then, SSDs were scarce and expensive, and virtualizing hardware meant poor performance on both old and new machines. …
… Some early 2026 devices are shipping on draft Wi-Fi 8 hardware that may need future firmware updates before final-spec features are fully enabled. …
… Linux is still best on slightly older hardware As much as I love recommending Linux, it always needs to come with a healthy dose of caution when it comes to newer hardware. Linux continues to be a great option for more mature hardware that has had time to receive proper driver updates. …
… All updates have to ensure they play nicely with a piece of hardware that nobody is realistically running Linux on. …
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… At Microsoft's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference WinHEC 2026 , the tech giant announced its Cloud-Initiated Driver Recovery CIDR for Windows Update, a new system that more easily rolls back faulty drivers that are detected during the company's evaluation process, all without users needing to … …
… It's important to note that while DriftGuard can reprogram an Xbox controller's movement when the stick is stationary by assigning a new neutral position, effectively eliminating stick drift, if the controller's joystick sensors are damaged or there's another, more serious hardware issue, the gamep… …
… Related Your GPU, RAM, and SSD all have firmware you've never updated, and it can actually matter Your system might have firmware updates that you never knew about. …
