If Windows is your OS of choice, consider these open-source apps. There are tons of open-source apps for just about any task. These are all free to install and use on Windows. I've been using ...

Microsoft has fixed a known issue caused by the August 2025 security updates, which triggers unexpected User Account Control (UAC) prompts and app installation problems for non-admin users on all ...

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Four years after launching Windows 11 and prodding PC owners to update, Microsoft has finally decided that it's time force everyone to use it. On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will stop issuing security ...

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Google is once again trying to stake a claim on your desktop. This week, the company announced a new experimental Google app for Windows, available through Search Labs, that aims to make finding ...

When every service wants your money, you have to be choosy about which ones you shell out for. And while there are plenty of PC software categories I won’t pay for, I’m happy to spend cash on tools ...

Destroying my gaming PC with viruses. Excellent. At the end of every video, I will install one more virus onto this gaming PC. Here I install 100 of the most malicious programs I could find on page 14 ...

Microsoft has removed the one-time fees for its store, and developers no longer need a credit card. Microsoft has removed the one-time fees for its store, and developers no longer need a credit card.

With 30% of the current AI PC market, Lenovo expects to hit 50% within 18 months — and reshape how we interact with devices ...

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Finding the best computer for your office isn’t always easy, and who wants to waste precious hours (or days) researching a bunch of models to find the ones that tick the right boxes at the right ...