Make your Windows 11 taskbar transparent for a cool, minimalist vibe
Having a full Windows 11 taskbar at the bottom of my display seems like a waste of space to me, seeing as I tend to pin just a few icons to it – my browser,…
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Upcoming Windows 11 feature aims to smartly extend laptop battery life
After spending the last few months trying to fix all the bugs in version 24H2, Microsoft’s developers have now shifted their focus to the next upgrade of Windows 11. Version 25H2 will reportedly offer, among…
Microsoft is adding a simpler text editor than Notepad to Windows 11 soon
Following the deprecation of WordPad, Microsoft has been adding a lot of features to Notepad, which has led to criticism from users who prefer Notepad for its no-frills simplicity. If you’re such a user, you…
Don’t toss your Windows 10 PC! Try switching to Plasma instead
Come October 14th, Microsoft is officially ending support for Windows 10. That means no more new features or improvements, no more security fixes, and the gradual loss of apps as they also stop supporting Windows…
Windows 11 lost users again in May, but not among gamers
Back in March, the numbers showed that Windows 10 holdouts were finally starting to switch to Windows 11, and those numbers continued to grow—albeit slowly—in April. However, the latest figures from Statcounter show that Windows…
Microsoft fights USB-C chaos on Windows 11 laptops with new label
According to a new blog post, Microsoft will be enforcing uniform USB-C standards for Windows 11 laptops going forward, which apply with Windows 11 24H2 and beyond. PC manufacturers will need to implement Microsoft’s specifications…
Microsoft releases Windows 11 hotfix for PCs crashing with code 0xc0000098
Update on June 2, 2025: Microsoft recently released update KB5062170, an out-of-band hotfix for the previously released May update for Windows 11 23H2 and 22H2 that’s been wreaking havoc for some users. This emergency update…
WordPad is dead in Windows 11, but Notepad is absorbing its skills
For years, Notepad has existed as a bare-bones text editor. No longer. Microsoft keeps adding to it, including a new update that includes capabilities that you might have expected in another Windows application, WordPad. Microsoft…
Today, Microsoft Edge Game Assist. Tomorrow, a Windows AI game buddy
Microsoft Edge Game Assist has worked its way through Microsoft’s development cycle, and has been released for everybody. It’s your new tool for solving those pesky puzzles in your favorite PC games. Even though we…
Windows 11’s May security update is crashing PCs with code 0xc0000098
It’s been over two weeks since Microsoft released update KB5058405 for Windows 11 23H2, which was supposed to fix several security problems in the operating system. That urgency is why the update was installed and…