A few weeks ago, security researcher Alon Leviev revealed a frightening Windows vulnerability that allows attackers to “downgrade” a secure Windows system and unpatch security flaws, making the hacked system open to all kinds of…
Microsoft Windows Defender is the default security feature on every Windows 11 PC. It’s one of the OS’s most useful features because it works continuously in the background to detect and prevent threats from viruses,…
Yesterday, Microsoft released the optional KB5041587 update for Windows 11, which brings several improvements — most notably, performance boosts for AMD’s latest CPUs. Despite being an optional update, it’s probably worth installing this one alongside…
AMD’s new Ryzen 9000 series looked promising from its initial benchmarks, but the first reviews and user impressions painted a much more disappointing picture. As it turns out, AMD was testing with a bit of…
Windows PCs are incredibly powerful and flexible, and that’s true even before you install any apps. As it turns out, Windows itself is chock-full of useful features that few people actually know about. If you’re…
If you’ve resisted moving to Windows 11 because you hate the Start menu…well, it appears that it may get slightly better. Keen-eyed code hounds digging into recent Windows betas have unearthed a “category” view that…
A key application for the Windows on Arm ecosystem, Blackmagic’s DaVinci Resolve video editor, has exited beta and is now available for download in both X86 and Windows on Arm versions. For months, Qualcomm has…
1. The camera app in Windows The camera app is one of the most frequently used apps on smartphones — and Windows also has a camera app. Microsoft has greatly improved it via online updates.…
Although Microsoft allows Windows users to tweak all kinds of system settings, not everything can be customized. Even when playing around in the Control Panel, there are hidden features that are hard to find, making…
One of the most exciting things about using a PC is the abundance of free software that’s available to users — so much so, that it can be hard to find the real gems. In…