Your Windows PC has a secret recovery tool that's seriously useful - here's how to access it ...

This process is called a clean install, which is ironic as there's nothing particularly clean about it: Microsoft has enshittified Windows Setup.

Most cleaners promise speed. I learned to value restraint.

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We're back to settle what has become an age-old debate: does Windows 11 or Windows 10 deliver better gaming performance? Microsoft has been rolling out Windows 11 25H2 for the past few months, an ...

Microsoft has fixed a "remote code execution" vulnerability in Windows 11 Notepad that allowed attackers to execute local or ...

Windows 11 Insider Beta Build 26220.7859 (KB5077223) for 25H2 adds a Microsoft 365 upgrade option in Settings, plus taskbar and File Explorer fixes.

Windows 11 KB5077241 brings File Explorer improvements, display optimizations, and taskbar fixes for smoother PC performance and usability.

Windows 11 hides some Temporary files cleanup options in Storage settings, including Windows Update files, after the KB5074105 update.

Microsoft is bringing Copilot to the Windows 11 taskbar and File Explorer. The update turns search into a reasoning engine that pulls answers from your calendar, emails, and local files without ...

A fresh Dev build is now rolling out to Windows 11 Insiders, offering to try fresh fixes for the Start menu, File Explorer, and more. A new Windows 11 build is now rolling out to Windows Insiders in ...

The US government has taken control of more than 127,000 Bitcoin, currently valued at over $11.4 billion, following what authorities describe as one of the largest cryptocurrency forfeitures ever.