This is the new, more productive Windows 11. On Friday, Microsoft said that it has begun making improvements to File Explorer, speeding up Windows under the hood, and minimizing distractions from the Windows widgets, all in the name of getting more done.
Microsoft’s moves underscore what it began talking about in March: emphasizing a cleaner, more efficient Windows while scaling back on Copilot…
In the past, Microsoft has repeatedly pointed out that key security certificates in Windows 11 are due to expire as early as June 2026. These are required for Secure Boot, the security feature that prevents malicious software from loading during system startup.
Until now…
Microsoft, really, really, really wants you to log in with a full, connected Microsoft account for Windows 11. It’s essential for tracking user data, feeding people ads, and generally making your PC experience much more frustrating (though it also enables ease-of-life…
Firm predicts wildly optimistic view of 2025 PC gaming, then an exodus
September 22, 2025
The gaming PC ecosystem should benefit greatly from the forced transition to Windows 11, an analyst firm wrote Friday, with a 35 percent increase in hardware sales alone during 2025. But there are clouds on the horizon: Over the next five years, millions will leave PC gaming entirely.
Jon Peddie Research, which has followed the PC graphics market for decades, issued the incredibly optimistic…
Tiny11’s free update strips down Windows 11 for Windows 10 fans
September 11, 2025
As the official end of support draws nearer for Windows 10, there’s another option that can help ease the pain for Windows 10 users transitioning to Windows 11: Tiny11 Builder.
Tiny11 has been out for a few years now; in fact, we last wrote about Tiny11 in 2023. It’s now…
How to get Windows 11 cheap (or even for free)
August 7, 2025
Windows licenses cost a lot—painfully so. Paying $139 for Windows 11 Home or $200 for Windows 11 Pro feels expensive when Linux is free. That much money can easily swallow a third of a budget PC build. Yet with less developer support for Linux, Windows is a necessity for…
When Microsoft introduced Recall for Windows 11, data privacy and protection experts were horrified. Why? Because Recall continuously takes screenshots of your screen and saves them on your computer, even if those screenshots contain sensitive data like passwords and credit card details. Back then, Recall was still in testing, and the backlash was enough to get Microsoft to postpone its…
In a blog post on its official website Microsoft is looking back at the performance of its Windows operating system over the past two years and sharing some of its achivements in the period. There are currently over 1.4 billion monthly active Windows 10 and 11 users around…
