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February 2018



VLC Media Player 3.0

28 February 2018


The free VLC Media Player has been updated to Version 3.0.1. This update provides minor improvements and bug fixes.



Nvidia GeForce 391.01 WHQL

27 February 2018


Nvidia has released the 391.01 WHQL certified graphics driver. This driver is for GeForce 400 and higher graphics cards under Windows 7, 8 and 10. It provides the optimal experience for Final Fantasy XV, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Warhammer: Vermintide 2, and World of Tanks 1.0. The driver also contains PhysX version 9.17.0524 and updates GeForce Experience to version 3.13.0.



AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.2.3

24 February 2018


AMD has released the Adrenalin Edition 18.2.3 driver for the HD 7700, HD 8500 series and above on Windows 7 and 10. This version improves performance in Sea of Thieves, Brass Tactics, and Final Fantasy XII, as well as providing bug fixes.



GPU-Z 2.8.0

24 February 2018


GPU-Z, a free graphics card information utility, has reached Version 2.8.0. This version adds support for new chipsets, and provides minor improvements and bug fixes.



Chrome 64.0

24 February 2018


Google has released Version 64.0.3282.186 of the Chrome browser. This update provides security and bug fixes.



Opera 51.0

23 February 2018


The Opera browser has been updated to Version 51.0.2830.40. This version updates chromium and provides bug fixes.



Autoruns 13.82

22 February 2018


Microsoft has released Autoruns 13.82, updating this free startup software identification utility. This version shows Onenote addins and provides bug fixes.



Process Monitor 3.50

22 February 2018


Microsoft has updated the free Process Monitor system monitoring utility to Version 3.50. This version adds a /runtime switch to control headless capture duration, correctly shows picoprocesses, displays details for file system APIs introduced in Windows 10, as well as minor improvements and bug fixes.



Updated Intel Firmware

22 February 2018


Intel has announced that it has now made available updated Spectre & Meltdown mitigation firmware for Kaby Lake, Coffee Lake and Skylake platforms which addresses the sudden reboot issues of the initial release.



Opera 51.0

16 February 2018


The Opera browser has been updated to Version 51.0.2830.34. This version updates chromium and provides bug fixes.



Chrome 64.0

15 February 2018


Google has released Version 64.0.3282.167 of the Chrome browser. This update provides security and bug fixes.



AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.2.2

14 February 2018


AMD has released the Adrenalin Edition 18.2.2 driver for the HD 7700, HD 8500 series and above on Windows 7 and 10. This version improves performance in Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Fortnite, and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, as well as providing other bug fixes.



Microsoft Security Updates

14 February 2018


Microsoft has released its monthly set of Windows security updates which you can view here and obtain via Windows Update. This includes the latest Windows 7 Rollup and Windows 8.1 Rollup updates, as well as Windows 10 Cumulative Updates.



CCleaner 5.40

14 February 2018


A new Version 5.40.6411 of the free CCleaner system cleaning utility has been released. This version adds a 'set aside tabs' rule for Edge cleaning, a warning for 'old prefetch data' cleaning, as well as minor improvements and bug fixes.



Acrobat Reader DC

14 February 2018


Adobe has released a new Version 2018.011.20035 of its free software for viewing PDF documents, now known as Acrobat Reader DC. This update contains bug fixes.



VLC Media Player 3.0

10 February 2018


The free VLC Media Player has been updated to Version 3.0.0. This major update provides a large number of changes and new features, including activating hardware decoding for up to 8K playback, support for 10-bit, HDR, 360 video and 3D audio, new codecs, audio and video filters, and other improvements.



Firefox 58.0.2

8 February 2018


Mozilla has released Version 58.0.2 of the Firefox browser. This version provides bug fixes.



Opera 51.0

8 February 2018


The Opera browser has been updated to Version 51.0.2830.26. This major update significantly improves performance, provides a range of interface and functionality changes, as well as security and bug fixes.



Flash Player 28.0

7 February 2018


Adobe has released Version 28.0.0.161 of the Flash Player plugin for browsers. To download the full offline installer, use these links depending upon your browser: Internet Explorer or Firefox or Opera. Use Windows Update to update the built-in Flash Player in IE11 under Windows 8 and 10, and Edge under Windows 10. Update to the latest version of Chrome to update its built-in Flash Player.



AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.2.1

3 February 2018


AMD has released the Adrenalin Edition 18.2.1 driver for the HD 7700, HD 8500 series and above on Windows 7 and 10. This version adds support for Final Fantasy 12: The Zodiac Age, as well as providing bug fixes.



Chrome 64.0

3 February 2018


Google has released Version 64.0.3282.140 of the Chrome browser. This update provides security and bug fixes.



Windows Updates

1 February 2018


Microsoft has released Windows 10 Cumulative Updates, available via Windows Update.



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