I can't install Windows 11 on my old PC, but I can run it fine in a VM instead
… Windows 11 can work on old hardware But not in its full glory Hacks and bypasses can help you run Windows 11 on an old machine. …
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I run Windows in a Proxmox VM full-time, and it's good enough to replace my main PC
… Sign in to your XDA account Having attempted everything from running Hackintosh instances inside virtual machines to running hypervisors within virtualization environments , I’m no stranger to wacky home lab projects. …
XPEnology gave me Synology's operating system on my own hardware, and now I can't justify the official price
… Think of it as a Hackintosh tool, except it runs a Synology-flavored distro instead of Apple’s premium OS. As someone who has built multiple Hackintosh systems over the years with varying levels of success , I assumed configuring XPEnology would take hours of tweaks. …
Windows 95 can now run modern Linux thanks to WSL, and yes, it actually works
… The same can be said for a lot of the other retro-computing hacks floating around. …
The Claude skill I built for myself is the only productivity hack that stuck
… What ended up working was a skill I built for Claude one Sunday night, and it ended up being just the productivity hack I needed. …
For under $100, an Xbox 360 with homebrew beats almost every modern console I own
… Related How a drill defeated the Xbox 360’s console security Console hackers will truly stop at nothing to accomplish their goals. …
Someone turned their ESP32 CYD into an adorable ASCII aquarium, and so can you
… Yes, it's very cute As spotted by Hackaday , this cool little project is fittingly called the ASCII aquarium. …
Most smart home gear gets worse once you connect it to the cloud
… So, even if the manufacturer and cloud don’t already spy on you, you’ve got hackers, malware, botnets, and other external threats to worry about. …
Native PC ports are quietly replacing emulation as the best way to preserve old games
… It has a long history of DMCA takedowns and of serving cease-and-desist notices to various ROM-hacking sites, emulation projects, fan games, and even tournaments. …
Budget mini-PCs peaked with the N100, and nothing else comes close for the price – not even the Raspberry Pi
… In fact, it can even tackle most JRPGs, hack-and-slash titles, and platformers on PS2 emulators , which is pretty impressive for an entry-level processor. …