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 ...

Google said Tuesday that it’s testing a new experimental search app for Windows that will search your PC as well as the web, applying Google Lens when needed. Google classified its new app as an ...

Check that your installed programs are staying in their respective lanes. Every time you install an application on Windows, you agree to give it permission to interact with certain parts of your ...

One of the hottest apps for Windows users right now is Flyoobe, a free tool that can be used—among other things—to install Windows 11 on computers that don’t ...

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 ...

The new Outlook app for Windows has been the target of all kinds of criticism over the last year, not least because it lacks many of the features that were already mainstays in the older classic ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. In the decades that I've been using Linux, I have not needed a single Windows app because Linux has all the software I require. However, I ...

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 ...

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.

Microsoft has been on something of a rollercoaster with its properties over the past few weeks. As you may remember, the company recently announced its plans to retire the Mobile Plans app on February ...

A year ago, Microsoft celebrated 10 million Outlook Lite downloads. Effective Oct. 6, however, Redmond says it's being retired 'so we can focus our investments' on the main Outlook app. Outlook Lite ...

Editor's take: Microsoft will end official mainstream support for Windows 10 in October, yet many users continue to stick with the old, reliable rather than upgrade to the Copilot-heavy Windows 11 ...