TL;DR: CrystalMark Retro 2.0, a free benchmarking tool from Crystal Dew World, now supports Windows 95, 98, and Me, after a year of development. It allows users to compare retro and modern systems.
Windows 11 arrived with promises of tighter security, modern visuals, and smarter scheduling, yet a growing body of benchmarks now paints a more awkward picture: in many common workloads, it lags ...
Microsoft is stepping up efforts to address ongoing performance concerns in Windows 11 by introducing a new system to collect diagnostic data from users experiencing slow or unresponsive ...
Microsoft has unveiled a groundbreaking benchmark called Windows Agent Arena (WAA) to test artificial intelligence agents in realistic Windows operating system environments. This new platform aims to ...
If you’re still using a computer you bought during the Clinton administration, interesting news: Crystal Dew World, developers of apps like CrystalDiskInfo and CrystalDiskMark, have released an update ...
Many Windows PCs feel sluggish in everyday use, despite their hardware specifications suggesting otherwise. The reason? The processor is handling tasks that the graphics card, SSD, or network chip ...
Microsoft’s Windows K2 effort aims to improve Windows 11 performance, reliability, updates, taskbar flexibility, and user ...
Security benchmarks for operating systems are typically arcane measures that get little public attention. But last week’s release of a security benchmark for Windows 2000 Professional drew broad ...
Microsoft’s optional Windows 11 update targets the boring problems that matter most, including memory leaks, startup delays, and File Explorer behavior, with a wider rollout expected through May 2026 ...