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Dev Stack

Microsoft's Project Zenith is a Windows mode built for local AI coding

Project Zenith is a developer-focused Windows 11 experience for running 30B-plus parameter models locally, on PCs with 64GB of unified memory.

Sep 4, 2026

A Windows Security screenshot showing the Memory integrity toggle switched on under Core isolation details.

Tech Industry

Windows 11 turns on memory integrity by default from October 13

Microsoft will switch on Windows 11's kernel protection automatically on eligible PCs from the October 13 Patch Tuesday. Old drivers are the thing most likely to break.

Sep 2, 2026

The ReactOS 0.4.16 graphical installer at its disk-partition step, listing NTFS partitions on a virtual disk.

Dev Stack

ReactOS 0.4.16 ships a graphical installer and a Wine 10 sync

ReactOS 0.4.16 arrived on August 29, 2026 after about 18 months and 2,808 commits. It adds a graphical installer, a new ATA driver, and a Wine 10 sync.

Aug 31, 2026

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