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Microsoft blocks registry trick that unlocked performance-boosting native NVMe driver on Windows 11 — workarounds still exist to enable support, however

20+ hour, 21+ min ago  (209+ words) A ViVeTool workaround still works for now. Microsoft has blocked the registry trick that allowed Windows 11 users to enable native NVMe support on their PCs, according to members of the My Digital Life forum, who first noticed the change in…...

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tomshardware.com > software > windows > speed-test-pits-six-generations-of-windows-against-each-other-windows-11-placed-dead-last-across-most-benchmarks-8-1-emerges-as-unexpected-winner-in-this-unscientific-comparison

Speed test pits six generations of Windows against each other — Windows 11 placed dead last across most benchmarks, 8.1 emerges as unexpected winner in this unscientific comparison

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (497+ words) More fuel for the Windows 11 hate train. Regardless, the experiment begins with a startup test, where Windows 8.1 booted up the quickest, while Windows 11 was the slowest. Both of these versions (and Windows 10) have Fast Boot capability that older Windows editions…...

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tomshardware.com > tech-industry > semiconductors > diamond-blanket-transistor-cooling-method-sees-incredible-success-in-testing-growing-micrometer-scale-diamond-layer-directly-on-transistors-drops-temps-by-70-c

'Diamond blanket' transistor cooling method delivers incredible success in testing, drops temps by 70C — micrometer-scale diamond layer grown directly on transistors reduces heat by 90%

5+ mon, 3+ day ago  (343+ words) Tomorrow's chips could be cooled by diamonds. A research team at Stanford University has engineered a new approach to handling the thermal bottleneck of RF transistor by using diamonds. By wrapping transistors in an integrated diamond layer, grown on the…...