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How to reduce Windows driver bloat

Once you've run Windows 10 or 11 for a while, it can become bloated with outdated device drivers. Use Driver Store Explorer and simple techniques to remove obsolete or unused items in the Windows driver store.

Nuclear safety rules quietly rewritten to favor AI

US nuclear regulators have secretly relaxed rules to hasten the construction of new generating capacity needed to power AI, NPR reports.

French authorities to ban Teams, Zoom, other video apps for gov't use

Officials want to replace the apps within government agencies with a proprietary tool to reduce dependence on non-European technology.

Microsoft handed over BitLocker keys to law enforcement, raising enterprise data control concerns

The disclosure underscores how recovery keys stored in Microsoft’s cloud can be accessed under warrant, even when enterprise data is encrypted.

Eldorado Expands Its Digital Offering with Digital Video Game Gift Cards

Windows 10: A guide to the updates

Here's what those enrolled in the Windows 10 Extended Security Updates program need to know about each monthly security update. Now updated for KB5078129 Out-of-band, released on Jan. 24, 2026.

European tech leaders advise caution on tech sovereignty drive

Shutting out US technology suppliers would raise prices, slow tech adoption, and reduce competitiveness for European firms, warned CEOs from Capgemini, Ericsson, and others at Davos.