If your PC won’t open Google Chrome, there may be a culprit: Microsoft. Google determined that Microsoft’s Family Safety app is blocking Chrome, though the company hasn’t discovered how or why. “For some users, Chrome…
Microsoft is adding a long overdue function to Windows 11’s popular Snipping Tool (accessible via Win + Shift + R): The screen capture tool can now create animated GIFs directly. The new feature is available…
I don’t use a Windows Copilot+ PC as a daily driver, though I have several in my office. But there’s one absolutely critical Copilot+ feature that forces me to swap out my current laptop, attach…
Welcome to The Full Nerd newsletter—your weekly dose of hardcore hardware talk from the enthusiasts at PCWorld. In it, we dive into the hottest topics from our YouTube show, plus hot news from across the…
Hey, everyone! Today I’m going to show you how to set apps to not load on startup in Windows. App developers usually program their apps to load and open by default when you boot into…
Have you seen the news? Microsoft has signaled that future Xbox consoles will run Windows, which points to one big possible future: gaming PCs may soon be taking the living room by storm. It sounds…
Xbox’s latest video was ostensibly about a “strategic, multi-year partnership with AMD to co-engineer silicon” for the next generation of Xbox hardware–spanning consoles, handhelds, and more. But the end of the video is the most…
Will your laptop recognize you in the dark? Maybe. Maybe not. An April patch update for Windows now “requires color cameras” to see a visible face when signing in, according to Microsoft via Windows Central.…
The switch from Windows 3.x to Windows 95 was a big step for Microsoft and their software developers. Accordingly, Microsoft tested the compatibility of as many programs as possible when making the transition. Former Windows…
If you’ve heard sounds from 20 years ago coming out of your PC when it starts up, it’s not haunted. Well, probably not. (I’m not in front of your computer and I’m not Egon Spengler,…