XDA Developers on MSN

I installed modern malware on Windows XP just to see what would happen

First and foremost, I don't recommend doing this yourself. I created an isolated virtual machine and used a firewall to prevent it from access the rest of my home network. Then I downloaded malware ...

This Windows registry hack can boost NVMe SSD performance by up to 80%, but there's a catch

One developer who successfully activated the feature in Windows 11 (version 25H2) is X user PurePlayerPC, who claims it works "pretty good" on his computer. He ...

Windows drive X: Unleash ferocious speed by using RAM as storage

A RAM disc can be used to integrate part of the main memory as a very fast drive in Windows. The article shows the background ...

This Hidden Windows 11 NVMe Driver May Give SSD Performance A Huge Speed Boost

It sounds too good to be true, but this hidden NVMe driver for Windows that boosts performance is real — and you can try it, ...
How-To Geek on MSN

Ho to run Linux GUI apps natively on Windows 10/11 with WSL, No VM Required

Installing Linux distributions using WSL is simple enough. The official Microsoft Store has plenty of distros to choose from, ...

This neat Windows registry trick boosts NVMe SSD performance up to 80% but it's only officially available for enterprise users

Native NVMe support is an opt-in model, so enterprise users need to enable it via the registry. What some users have found ...