Computer News

New Graphics Drivers
AMD Software Adrenalin 24.9.1 WHQL Drivers
Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 565.90 WHQL
Intel Arc & Iris Xe Drivers 32.0.101.6079/32.0.101.5736 WHQL

PowerToys 0.85.0
“a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity.”
Download, Info & Changes

Samsung Magician Software 8.2.0
“designed to work with all Samsung memory products including internal SSDs, portable SSDs, memory cards and USB flash drives.”
v8.2: “New features included, User Instructions Improved”
Download | Install/User Guide
tip – U.S. residents, when the install asks if you are in the EU click YES. Better privacy.

dBpoweramp 2024.09.30
“dBpoweramp contains a multitude of audio tools in one: CD Ripper, Music Converter, Batch Converter, ID Tag Editor and Windows audio shell enhancements. Preloaded with essential codecs (mp3, wave, FLAC, m4a, Apple LosslessAIFF), additional codecs can be installed from [Codec Central], as well as Utility Codecs which perform actions on audio files.”
Several bugfixes and codec updates.
Download & Info | Release Info

Wise Disk Cleaner 11.1.6
“Clean useless and outdated junk files, browser traces, cookies, and history.”
Minor update.
Download (I use portable) | Release Info

WACUP Preview Build 1.99.22.20202
Modern day Winamp replacement.
Download x86 | Download x64

HWiNFO 8.012
“Comprehensive Hardware Analysis, Monitoring and Reporting for Windows and DOS.”
Fixes, enhancements, new hardware support.
Download (I use portable) | Version History

VirtualBox 7.1.2
“This is a maintenance release.”
Download | Changelog

Windows Updates
Updates covering 28+ vulnerabilities.
Win10 – September 10, 2024—KB5043064 (OS Builds 19044.4894 and 19045.4894)
Win11 – September 10, 2024—KB5043076 (OS Builds 22621.4169 and 22631.4169)

PowerToys 0.84.1
“a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity.”
Download, Info & Changes

Audacity 3.6.3
Free sound recorder and editor.
Download | Release Notes

VMware Workstation Pro 17.6
It’s time to ditch Player and use Workstation Pro.
Download
see also: VMware Workstation Pro: Now Available Free for Personal Use

Audacity 3.6.2
Free sound recorder and editor.
“This is a patch release. It adds a “Legacy” effects section containing the old Limiter, Compressor and Classic Filters.”
Download | Release Notes

End of the Road: An AnandTech Farewell
“Still, few things last forever, and the market for written tech journalism is not what it once was – nor will it ever be again.”
Man, I’m still not over HardOCP.

Wise Disk Cleaner 11.1.5
“Clean useless and outdated junk files, browser traces, cookies, and history.”
Minor but recommended update.
Download (I use portable) | Release Info

New Intel Drivers
Intel Arc & Iris Xe Graphics Drivers 32.0.101.5972 WHQL
Intel Ethernet Adapter Complete Driver Pack v29.3
Intel PROSet/Wireless Software and Wi-Fi Drivers for IT Administrators v23.70.2
Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Drivers for Windows 10 and Windows 11 v23.70.2
Intel Wireless Bluetooth Drivers for Windows 10 and Windows 11 v23.70.3

Apparently the world nearly came to an end with the whole Crowdstrike thingy. I didn’t even notice…

OBS Studio 30.2.2
Free and open source software for video recording and live streaming for Windows, Mac or Linux.
Download | Release Info

HWiNFO 8.06
“Comprehensive Hardware Analysis, Monitoring and Reporting for Windows and DOS.”
Fixes, enhancements, new hardware support.
Download (I use portable) | Version History

Linux Mint 22 “Wilma” Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New
Not “official” yet but the ISOs are on the download mirrors.
There seems to be a few ongoing issues. I’m gonna stay on 21.3 for now.
*edit 1032hrs 25JUNE2024 – Linux Mint 22 now official.

O&O ShutUp10++ 1.9.1439
Free, portable privacy / anti-spy tool.
A few fixes and new features.
Download | Changelog
Featured in Tweaking Windows 10.

Audacity 3.6.0
Free sound recorder and editor.
Performance improvements, many new features and fixes.
Download | Changelog

VirtualBox 7.0.20
Freeware, open source virtualization software. Several fixes.
Download | Changelog

Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 560.70 WHQL
Support for a few new games and some bugfixes.
Download & Info