Laptop makers have about a year of memory stock to ride out the RAM crunch, Intel says
OEM inventory buffers are buying the PC industry time
Microsoft begins testing Windows 11 26H1 as it retools the OS for next-gen chips
The update is mostly invisible, laying the groundwork for future Arm and hybrid processors
Wine 11.0 released with performance gains and WoW64 completion
Wine 11, the latest release of the Windows compatibility layer for Linux, introduces NTSYNC support and completes the new WoW64 architecture, delivering notable performance and compatibility improvements across Vulkan, Direct3D, and system integration.
Windows users keep losing files to OneDrive, and many don't know why
Files can be permanently deleted if you aren't careful
Windows 11 performs worse than older Windows versions in nearly every benchmark
Why are we not surprised?
Office 2021, Windows 11 24H2, and other Microsoft products reach end-of-life in 2026
Microsoft is retiring more software – and security updates with it
Raycast launches on Windows with native design and instant file search
Raycast is a fast keyboard-first command center that replaces clicking with instant action. A favorite among Mac users, it's now available in public beta on Windows. Raycast lets you launch apps in milliseconds, search files system-wide, control settings, browse Clipboard History, run scripts, and tap into a growing ecosystem of extensions, all from one streamlined interface.
Doom can now run as your Windows screen saver
A fun, although not entirely original project featuring id's legendary FPS
Text Grab is a lightweight OCR utility for instant text capture
Text Grab is a small app from the same developer behind PowerToys' Text Extractor. If you just need fast OCR without the rest of the suite, Text Grab gets it done with zero fuss.
This Windows registry hack can boost NVMe SSD performance by up to 80%, but there's a catch
Officially available on Windows Server 2025, but works with Windows 11
In a nutshell: Microsoft recently updated Windows Server 2025 with a native NVMe driver that can significantly increase SSD performance. While the new driver is not officially available for consumer versions of Windows, enterprising developers have seemingly found a neat registry hack to enable it in Windows 11, potentially boosting NVMe SSD performance by up to 80 percent.
Microsoft wants to fix BitLocker's slowdown with hardware acceleration
Speeding up BitLocker, but only on new hardware
Steam is ending support for 32-bit Windows as it moves fully to 64-bit
Most users should find no difference in the architectural change
Microsoft will soon deprecate the insecure RC4 encryption algorithm
A much-welcomed security change in Windows, 25 years in the making
This PowerShell script promises to remove every AI feature from Windows
RemoveWindowsAI goes deeper than ever to scrub Microsoft's "agentic AI"
Windows 11 is getting faster, smoother, and more "console-like" for gaming
Microsoft promises major performance, power, and graphics optimizations arriving over the next two years
Steam is running on Windows 7 again, thanks to a fan-made backport
A fully updated (retro) OS is highly recommended
Windows updates keep breaking, and Microsoft's "agentic OS" isn't helping
Microsoft's latest patches risk turning the full Windows 11 shell into a non-functional disaster for enterprise customers
Ex-Windows developer, Task Manager creator says Windows 11 needs an XP Service Pack 2 moment
Dave Plummer believes Microsoft should focus on security and performance over AI features
Windows 11's updated File Explorer remains painfully slow despite using twice as much RAM
Microsoft can't figure out how to fix what it broke
Microsoft finally admits File Explorer is slow, now it's testing a preload fix
Has the enshittification of Windows Explorer gone too far?
Windows just turned 40: What was the original project name of Windows 1.0?
The graphical user interface for MS-DOS circa 1985
Microsoft is now testing the Xbox full screen experience on all Windows 11 PCs
Third-party tool unlocks the controller-friendly interface for everyone
Windows "Digital Signage" mode will make public display BSODs much harder to spot
Microsoft spoils the fun
Microsoft is baking Sysmon directly into Windows 11 and Windows Server
The power-user enterprise tool will become easier to deploy and maintain at scale
Microsoft explains how Windows 11 will become an agentic OS whether you like it or not
Separate agent workspaces and agent user accounts, with security as "top priority"