These apps and tools will supercharge your Windows 11 experience from the moment you set it up. Although Windows 11 includes a slew of built-in tools, many of them fall short, either lacking essential features or delivering poor performance. Fortunately, there are more useful and feature-rich alternatives from the open-source community, third-partyContinue Reading
A new feature for wireless PC-to-PC data transfers is being tested in preview versions of Windows Backup. Back in versions of Windows, there used to be a handy feature called Windows Easy Transfer that painlessly guided the process of migrating files and settings from one computer to another. Sadly, itContinue Reading
The Windows 11 Start menu is getting a more customizable layout with a collapsible Phone Link panel Microsoft has officially announced its new Start menu experience for Windows 11, which features a new, more customizable layout and deeper integration with Windows Phone Link. The new Start menu first leaked last month, revealingContinue Reading
This month’s Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 includes security fixes and a new feature that lets multiple apps use the same camera at once. Windows 11 users have a new update to install. As is usually the case, Microsoft released a Patch Tuesday update on the second Tuesday ofContinue Reading
A couple of months ago, Microsoft announced a new “native” Copilot app for Windows. However, the excitement quickly faded when users discovered that the program was still a web app. Now, Microsoft is finally addressing the complaints with a truly native XAML Copilot app for Windows 11. Also, the latest updateContinue Reading
Windows 11’s KB5051987 update causes problems for File Explorer At a pivotal moment in time when Microsoft should be winning the hearts and minds of desktop PC users by presenting a stable and reliable platform in Windows 11, the latest 24H2 update (KB5051987) has caused some users to face several major issues, includingContinue Reading
Start menu upgrades, battery icon improvements, and file sharing changes are all on the cards for Windows 11 PCs in 2025. It’s a new year for Windows 11, one that Microsoft is proudly calling the year of the Copilot+ PC. As Windows 10’s end of support date nears, millions of users willContinue Reading
Clearing the cache and removing temporary files can speed up your PC. Even better: all of these utilities are already on your computer. If your computer desktop looks a little chaotic and you’re noticing some performance slowdown, it might be time to do a cleanup. The best way to keepContinue Reading
Here’s the latest on a fix Microsoft has confirmed that a new audio bug on PCs is affecting multiple versions of Windows 11 and Windows 10, with users experiencing sound not working after a security update. First spotted by Windows Latest (via TechRadar), the bug wipes out audio from a PC, with those using any versionContinue Reading
Microsoft has officially revealed key improvements to the battery iconography in Windows 11. The changes were disclosed in a recent Windows blog post, timed to coincide with the release of Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.3000 (KB5050103) to the Dev Channel. The redesigned battery icons deliver clearer information at aContinue Reading