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Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System driver

Summary The class driver for the Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System device provides a standard way to control power functions through software on Windows-based systems. ACPI is a system standard by which an operating system can control and obtain the states of hardware devices that relate to system power, such that hardware power states can be closely… Read more.

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USA Digital ID and Online Age Verification: What Americans Should Know in 2025

If you’ve flown domestically recently, you might have noticed the signs (or the panic) leading up to May 7, 2025. That was the final REAL ID deadline, ending years of delays. But while most Americans were scrambling to find their birth certificates to get that gold star on their plastic card, a quieter, more technical… Read more.

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Microsoft Kernel Debug Network Adapter driver

Summary The driver for the Microsoft Kernel Debug Network Adapter has wide applications in debugging, especially among developers and IT professionals, within the environment of Windows. It enables a Windows system to connect to a remote debugger through a network connection, allowing kernel debugging. This is quite useful in problem diagnosis, testing, and troubleshooting of… Read more.

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EU Digital ID and Age Verification: What Europeans Should Expect in 2025–26

The EU digital ID plan is in full swing—Europe is building an interoperable wallet network so your verified attributes (age, nationality, etc.) work across borders. And this is not some distant future but today’s reality: member states must make at least one EU Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI) available to residents by the end of 2026…. Read more.

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Fortemedia Audio Effects Component driver

Summary The driver Fortemedia Audio Effects Component is designed to help improve the audio performance in supported systems by reducing noise, eliminating echoes, and enhancing sounds among others. This internally supports both hardware and software for clearer and richer sound in voice and multimedia applications. It is very important for people who use the audio… Read more.

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What is the LiveKernelEvent Code 141 and How to Deal With It?

The LiveKernelEvent Code 141 can be a real pain when it suddenly pops up while you are going about your workflow or your best game moments. The error, for the most part, relates to an issue with hardware, usually your graphics card or system drivers, and will come forth when your system detects incompatibility or… Read more.

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USB Root Hub (USB 3.0) driver

Summary The USB Root Hub-USB 3.0 driver plays a major role in the management of USB 3.0 ports in Windows systems, which allow high speeds of data transfer and connectivities. It helps the operating system detect and communicate with USB devices plugged into the USB 3.0 ports at greater speeds than USB 2.0. This is… Read more.

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Australia’s Digital ID and Age Verification Explained

2025 has been the year Australia moved from talk to action: Parliament passed a national Digital ID Act, regulators ran public trials, and the Social Media Minimum Age amendment to the Online Safety Act requiring platforms to verify users’ ages is taking effect in December. What does that mean for you and your privacy? And… Read more.

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RAS Async Adapter driver

Summary The RAS Async Adapter driver is an in-box, Microsoft-provided driver for Windows, which enables these systems to connect to a network remotely using either Dial-up or VPN technologies. This RAS async adapter driver allows asynchronous data transfers for RAS and facilitates users to establish connections with any remote network-accessible resources, like an intranet of… Read more.

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