In September 2023, Microsoft announced the surprising end of their free text editing program. For many, WordPad was a simple but useful alternative to Microsoft Word—but it will no longer be offered in future versions…
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Free, open-source app Works with Apple’s Game Porting Toolkit Supports DX12 Cons Supports fewer games than CrossOver No technical support Requires macOS 14 (Sonoma) Our Verdict Games compatibility is…
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Attractive, slim, and light Class-leading battery life Excellent wireless connectivity via Wi-Fi 7 Good performance in real-world situations Cons Vague keyboard falls short of competitors IPS touchscreen’s image quality…
Did you know that it’s entirely possible to use Windows 11 with a local-only account, the way it worked way back when computers still used floppy drives? You’d be forgiven for not knowing, because it…
With tweaking tools such as WingetUI or Microsoft PC Manager, you can not only improve settings in Windows 10/11, but also fix problems. This often works faster and more effectively than with manual changes to…
Microsoft continues to roll out new test versions of Windows 11 with useful features. Recently, the “jump lists” feature from Windows 10 were reintroduced and now the company has launched the slightly smaller Windows 11…
Windows updates don’t just exist to annoy you and make you reboot your computer twice as often as you normally would. They often include some actually important stuff. This week’s update has a critical patch…
Microsoft has confirmed an annoying bug in Windows 10: users who right-click on the taskbar are shown an incorrect “Open with” dialogue with the meaningless “How do you want to open the file?” instead of…
Microsoft has split the future of Windows between two user groups: those with AI-powered Copilot+ PCs and those without. Microsoft now says that the latest version of Windows 11—that’s Windows 11 version 24H2—will only be…
Windows 10 had a feature called Jump Lists that allowed you to open recently used files directly from the Windows Start menu. For whatever reason, this time-saving shortcut was removed in Windows 11—but apparently Microsoft…