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…
Windows Recall is probably the most exciting new feature that Microsoft presented at its event in May (alongside Copilot+ PCs). This new tool runs locally on your computer (provided it has an NPU and is…
Are screensavers art? If they are, one of the most iconic Windows screensavers, 3D Pipes, only existed because of an internal Windows contest to show off OpenGL support to Windows NT. Raymond Chen, a longtime…
Windows Defender is a capable antivirus solution built into Windows itself. Unless you’ve installed a different antivirus program on your Windows 11 or Windows 10 PC, your PC is using it right now. The good…
Microsoft has made a big push for its “Copilot+” program, enhancing Windows with new AI powers enabled by the latest processors and NPUs. But one of the headline features, Recall, immediately raised privacy concerns as…
The bell is tolling for Windows 10, with the much-loved operating system going out of official support in October of next year. But with hundreds of millions of users still on the older version (and…
Windows 10 continues to enjoy overwhelming popularity as an operating system, not least because many users prefer its features and designs to Windows 11. In addition to the changed taskbar, Start menu, and many other…
In daily use, your Windows PC saves countless data, installs and uninstalls programs — and in the process becomes increasingly slower and more susceptible to problems. But there is a simple solution to breathe new…