A cracked version of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls runs better than the original game, and players are fuming
Undisclosed Theia DRM is apparently harder on performance than Denuvo
Open Forum: What's your most-used keyboard shortcut?
Beyond copy, paste, undo, and Alt + Tab, which shortcut has become second nature?
Someone got Doom running on a 2009 Canon DSLR camera, and it's surprisingly playable
Open-source port supports multiple mods and level packs
GTA 6 leaker may have access to a playable build as fake downloads spread malware
New footage suggests the leaker could be playing the game directly
Todoist keeps tasks and projects organized without getting in your way
Todoist is a free task manager with a clean interface that lets you quickly capture to-dos, set recurring deadlines and priorities, and organize everything into projects and lists. It works across desktop, mobile, and the web, and is also one of our Essential Apps for Windows and macOS.
Microsoft confirms latest Windows 11 update is crashing games and rebooting PCs
Yet another Windows Update gone wrong
Back in 1996, Quake's shareware CD locked id Software's entire catalog behind flawed encryption that made it a free-for-all
A flawed CD copy-protection scheme cost id Software 150,000 unsold discs
PeaZip is a powerful free alternative to built-in archive tools
Modern OS can handle common archives on their own, but PeaZip gives you finer control over compression, broader format support, encryption, split archives, integrity checks, and file conversion. It's available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. PeaZip is also featured in TechSpot's Essential Apps.
Apple's services business is finally feeling the pain of losing control over App Store payments
US App Store spending fell 6% as developers steered users to outside payment systems
Some Tesla owners are using Full Self-Driving for 95% of their trips, but they're still legally in control
The Level 2 system is taking on city streets as drivers grow more comfortable with it
New GTA 6 gameplay just leaked, and Rockstar can't take it down fast enough
Biggest leak since 2022 shows off basketball, brawls, and a six-star wanted level
MPC-HC is old-school software in the best possible way
Media Player Classic - Home Cinema is fast, lightweight, and plays virtually anything without unnecessary extras. Its classic interface stays out of the way, while advanced users can fine-tune playback with custom filters, shaders, and renderers such as madVR. MPC-HC is also one of our Essential Apps.
China pulls the plug on Windows 10 for government machines months ahead of schedule
The order comes weeks before Donald Trump's planned meeting with Xi Jinping
Windows is losing a command-line tool that dates back to the Windows 2000 days
Microsoft is removing WMIC a decade after saying it would
Upscayl is our favorite cross-platform image upscaling tool, and it's free
Upscayl is an open-source tool for enlarging lower resolution images. It uses local AI models to upscale and sharpen images, adding believable detail instead of just stretching pixels. It runs entirely offline on your own GPU, and runs on Windows, Mac and Linux, with batch processing built in. For more useful tools, check out TechSpot's Essential Apps feature.
GitHub is down again, and this time it's hitting almost everything
The outage follows a lengthy Actions disruption last week that GitHub called "unacceptable"
Three new Windows flaws can bypass security, gain system privileges, and even install malware remotely
The flaws include "Download More RAM," the ShieldBreak zero-day, and a remote "plug and pwn" attack
A Windows Defender bug is making VLC take 30 seconds to open an MP3 file
Windows' antivirus software is mistakenly quarantining VLC's plugin cache
Audacity remains one of the best free tools for editing audio
Audacity remains one of the easiest ways to record, edit, clean up, and export audio without paying for a full production suite. It handles everything from quick trims and format conversions to podcasts, noise reduction, and basic mastering, with support for Windows, Mac, and Linux. It's also one of our Essential Apps for Windows and macOS.
The latest Microsoft Office 2024 Pro suite is now $55 in this limited-time deal
Unlock your productivity with the latest versions of Word, Excel, and Outlook
Windows 11's new CPU-boosting speed trick is rolling out to all apps
LLP temporarily increases the CPU's operating frequency so apps launch faster
Comet gets you a free AI assistant directly into your web browser
Comet combines a familiar Chromium browsing experience with Perplexity's AI assistant that can summarize pages, answer questions, and help with tasks across tabs. For more browser options, including traditional alternatives, check out our Essential Apps for Windows and macOS.
Over 1,500 games on GOG are missing updates, DLC, and features available elsewhere
The discrepancies were logged by volunteers in a continually updated spreadsheet
In brief: GOG is primarily associated with retro PC games, but it has also gradually come to include recent indie releases and a few AAA titles. Unfortunately, some shoppers have begun to notice and catalogue hundreds of discrepancies between games released on GOG and the same titles on Steam or the Epic Games Store.
ShareX is a powerful screenshot tool that can do a lot more
ShareX combines screenshots, screen recording, GIF creation, annotation, and file sharing in one highly customizable app. It's lightweight and packed with useful shortcuts. ShareX is Windows-only, but you can find more great alternatives in our recently updated Essential Apps feature.
How to use a vocal remover to strip vocals from any song for free
LALAL.AI turns any track into an instant instrumental in just a few clicks