PCMag

Still on Windows 10? Do This Now to Protect Your PC

Support for Windows 10 has ended, putting your system at risk. You don't have to upgrade—here's how to stay protected.

Google Introduces $3 ChromeOS Flex Kit for 500M Windows 10 Users

Google and Back Market’s $3 ChromeOS Flex USB Kit offers Windows 10 users a low-cost way to revive older PCs as support winds ...
Wall Street Journal

The Back-Channel Diplomacy Behind Trump’s U-Turn on Iran

Foreign ministers from Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan gathered before dawn Thursday in Riyadh for talks aimed at finding a diplomatic off-ramp to the war in Iran. But there was one big ...
Redmond Magazine

Microsoft Dials Back Copilot, Pledges Windows 11 Quality Overhaul

Microsoft is reducing Copilot integrations in Windows 11 apps to improve usability and reduce AI clutter. Windows 11 quality overhaul targets performance, reliability, File Explorer speed, updates and ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft to enable Windows hotpatch security updates by default

Microsoft will turn on hotpatch security updates by default for all eligible Windows devices managed through Microsoft Intune and the Microsoft Graph API, beginning with the May 2026 Windows security ...
ZDNet

I've been studying Windows telemetry for a decade - here's the only setting I turn off

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...
Redmond Magazine

Windows 11 Overhaul Puts AI on the Back Burner

Microsoft is pausing parts of its "AI everywhere" strategy to address long-standing Windows 11 performance and reliability problems. User backlash over bloated UI elements, broken updates, and ...
Times Union

How to turn back on a hike without feeling like you failed

Winter has a way of forcing decisions into the open. Daylight shrinks. Cold eliminates margin. Small miscalculations carry more weight. In winter, hikers often decide not just where to go, but when ...
GameSpot

Microsoft Reportedly Working On Building Back Trust In Windows As More Users Leave For Linux

With the end of support for Windows 10 last October, the transition to Windows 11 hasn't been as smooth as Microsoft might have hoped, with performance issues, bugs, and unpopular features eroding ...
pcguide

Windows 10 usage is creeping back towards a 50/50 split with Windows 11, despite end of support

Microsoft officially dropped support for Windows 10 in October last year. There are ways of extending support, most notably through the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, giving users an extra ...
The Verge

Windows 11 has reached 1 billion users faster than Windows 10

Windows 11 hit the milestone in the recent holiday quarter. Windows 11 hit the milestone in the recent holiday quarter. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things ...