Anyone who's set up a new Windows PC knows you spend a good chunk of that process removing or disabling the things that make the operating system a pain. If it's not finding ways to make Windows 11 ...

Take advantage of Windows Accessibility settings to refine everyday interactions, and make multitasking feel more natural and ...

I'm back with another batch of configuration tweaks you may want to make after refreshing your Windows 11 deployment. In my previous post, I explained that after setting up a new Windows 11 deployment ...

The phrase “you’re doing it wrong” can apply to just about anything. For me, it’s cooking an egg soufflé (too much mixing), cross-country skiing (not enough glide), and—worst of all—cranking on a ...

Historically, Windows has had a bad reputation for security, and there are far more malware strains that target Windows than any other operating system out there — largely due to the scale of PCs that ...

Needless to say, these automatically generated device names aren't exactly inviting, and they're not particularly informative for that matter, either. By contrast, my Google Pixel 9 Pro received a ...

When a Windows 11 application hangs, the normal recourse is to open up the Task Manager, dig through the list of running processes, and use the End Task option in that utility. But there's another way ...

Microsoft is adding a new AI agent to Windows that will have the power to change your Windows settings. "We set out to solve one of the most common frustrations we hear — finding and changing settings ...

A decent antivirus program and VPN are a great first line of defense against hackers. But if you haven’t tweaked certain Windows settings, you could still be leaving back doors open for malicious ...

Windows doesn’t always “just work" — but with a little touch of tinkering, you can fix most of its unfortunate choices. A modern Windows PC works without much tweaking — mostly. But some settings out ...