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Windows Updates are 40% smaller; AMD performance on Windows 11 now worse; Adobe's PDF extension for Chrome/Edge

Windows Updates are 40% smaller; AMD performance on Windows 11 now worse; Adobe's PDF extension for Chrome/Edge

October 13, 2021

Wednesday, October 13.

This is how Microsoft reduced the size of Windows 11 updates by 40% — www.neowin.net

Microsoft has shed more light on how it has reduced the size of Windows 11 updates by 40% by utilizing a new approach to patching which uses mapping tables to observe the delta in code updates.

Windows Holographic version 21H2 is now available, here's what's new

Microsoft has rolled out version 21H2 to its Windows Holographic platform. The update includes a bunch of new features including a new Moving Platform Mode and support for PFX certificates.

First Windows 11 Patch Tuesday apparently makes Ryzen perform way worse than before — www.neowin.net

Microsoft released its first-ever Patch Tuesday for Windows 11 yesterday and the new update seemingly makes the L3 cache latency on AMD Ryzen CPUs much worse than it already was before.

Adobe finally releases Chrome extension to edit PDFs

Those who don't want to download dedicated software for editing PDFs on their computers can now simply install this Chrome extension and try some of Adobe Acrobat's features for free.

Fallout 3 update gets rid of Games for Windows Live requirement — www.neowin.net

The Steam version of Fallout 3 is no longer held back by the defunct Games for Windows Live platform. 13 years after launch, an update has been pushed that removes the requirement entirely.

Kingston DDR4 laptop and PC memory is 36% off today on Amazon

Amongst Amazon's Epic Deals today, you can find various configurations of Kingston DDR4 memory from 16GB all the way up to 128GB at 36% off in various speeds, and with or without RGB.