# Linux 7.1 brings new NTFS driver, Steam Deck OLED audio fix + more > Source: > Published: 2026-06-14 20:21:00+00:00 Linus Torvalds has announced the release of Linux 7.1 with a rewritten NTFS filesystem driver, battery reporting for Apple Silicon devices and a Steam Deck OLED audio fix. Other notable changes include improved power-management switching on AMD CPUs, performance gains for Intel Arc Battlemage graphics and, unusually, a big set of legacy hardware removals that saw over 140,000 lines of code dropped. The loss of legacy hardware drivers has a purpose: a leaner kernel is a more maintainable kernel, and its developers no longer carry the burden of having to fix security flaws found by AI models in obsolete drivers to support […] You're reading [Linux 7.1 brings new NTFS driver, Steam Deck OLED audio fix + more](https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/linux-7-1-kernel-features), a blog post from [OMG! Ubuntu](https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk). Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.