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December 5, 2024

Intel releases new GPU driver with fixes for Minecraft and CoD Black Ops 6

Intel has released WHQL driver version 32.0.101.6314 for various graphics cards and processors with integrated graphics. The update addresses performance issues in applications like Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Studio, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, and Minecraft Bedrock Edition. Specific concerns include: - Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Products: Performance in DaVinci Resolve Studio may not meet expectations on certain workloads. - Intel Core Ultra (Series 1 and 2) with built-in Intel Arc GPUs: - Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (DX12) may show texture corruption on water surfaces. - Minecraft Bedrock (DX12) may display texture corruption when altering anti-aliasing settings. Ongoing issues include: - Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Products: - Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (DX12) may present darker shadows in specific campaign scenarios. - Topaz Video AI could encounter errors during video exports. - Topaz Gigapixel AI may experience intermittent crashes during exports. - Intel Core Ultra Series 1: - SPECworkstation3.1 might exhibit system instability. - PugetBench for DaVinci Resolve Studio V19 may show intermittent errors. - DaVinci Resolve Studio v19.0 could face rendering issues. - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (DX12) may display flickering corruption. - Intel Core Ultra Series 2: - Adobe Premiere Pro may produce corrupted output videos after 8K AV1 encodes. - DaVinci Resolve Studio v19.0 may encounter rendering issues. - Star Wars Outlaws (DX12) may sporadically crash. The driver is compatible with 64-bit Windows 10 and Windows 11 and supports various Intel graphics products, including discrete and integrated GPUs. The driver can be downloaded from Intel's official website.

Winsage

November 9, 2024

Microsoft details new features, performance boost in System Center, Windows Server 2025

Microsoft has released System Center 2025, achieving general availability alongside Windows Server 2025. System Center is a suite for server deployment, management, and monitoring, including components like Configuration Manager, Operations Manager, Data Protection Manager, Virtual Machine Manager, Service Manager, and System Center Orchestrator. Key features of System Center 2025 include: - Transition to Transport Layer Security (TLS) version 1.3 in VMM 2025. - Default creation of Generation 2 virtual machines using UEFI firmware. - Compatibility with Azure Stack HCI 23H2 and support for various Linux distributions: Ubuntu Linux 24.04, RHEL 9, Debian 12 and 13, SUSE Linux 15, Oracle Linux 9, Rocky Linux 8 and 9. - Inclusion of OLE DB version 19 in DPM 2025 and SCO 2025, addressing the CVE-2024-37334 RCE flaw. - Secure storage of passphrases in Azure Key Vault and VMware virtual TPM support in DPM 2025. - SCO 2025 includes .NET 8 (LTSC release). Windows Server 2025 offers up to 60% more storage IOPS performance compared to Windows Server 2022 on identical systems, with notable scalability improvements such as a maximum memory per VM of 240 Terabytes and a maximum of 2048 virtual processors per VM. Microsoft has also released a complimentary security guidelines book for best practices in safeguarding systems.

Winsage

October 29, 2024

Microsoft’s AI Agents idea for Windows 11 is insane, it could change how you use PCs

Microsoft is developing a project called Windows Agent Arena, which aims to create AI agents that can perform tasks on Windows 11 PCs. This open-source framework allows developers to build and test AI agents capable of understanding screen content and executing commands. The AI agents can automate various tasks, such as adjusting privacy settings in Microsoft Edge, installing extensions in VSCode, and modifying settings in applications like VLC and Paint. Researchers have indicated that the initial model can manage up to 150 different tasks, with a specific AI agent named Navi achieving a 19.5% success rate in task completion. Microsoft has also open-sourced a screen-understanding model called "Omniparser" to assist developers in creating more effective agents.

AppWizard

October 23, 2024

Google Keep likely to get advanced handwriting mode and other new features

Google Keep is enhancing its functionality, particularly for handwritten notes, in the latest version 5.24.422.02.90. The app will introduce a new handwritten notes capability for Android devices with stylus support, such as the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy S24 Ultra, as well as for users who draw with their fingers. The new handwritten notes will be visually distinct from existing drawing notes, with titles positioned differently. Users will be able to share handwritten notes in PDF format instead of just image files. A "Text to sketch" feature may also be included in future updates. These enhancements will be available on both mobile and web clients, although web notes will currently be uneditable and viewable only as PDFs. Additionally, users will soon be able to customize handwriting backgrounds with color, and notes with images will allow for resizing, cropping, and repositioning. Other upcoming features include a window resize option and the ability to manage multiple accounts in split mode on foldable devices.