Best Buy’s Labor Day Sale has brought one of our favorite high-class gaming laptops’ Memory-Crisis-induced price hike down by 24% | Windows
The memory crisis continues to get worse, driving the price of gaming laptops to ridiculous extremes while scaring people into buying them despite the price hikes out of fear that…
Read moreSamsung’s new $799 Galaxy Book6 is an antidote to constantly rising PC prices but still offers stellar battery life | Windows
As PC prices continue to rise, seeing a new release at $799 is a welcome sight, and that’s where we’re at with the new Samsung Galaxy Book6. It’s a decidedly…
Read moreA new online archive tries to predict Microsoft’s next confusing rebrand | Windows
You might have noticed that Microsoft has a funny habit of rebranding its products in ways that seems purposefully designed to confuse its users. Microsoft Office became Microsoft 365 (Office)…
Read moreBest email security solutions for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace in 2026 | Windows
GUEST OPINION: Email is still where most attacks begin. Phishing, business email compromise, fake invoices, and malware-laced attachments usually land in the inbox first. If you run on Microsoft 365…
Read moreMicrosoft Has Raised Its Dividend Every Year for More Than a Decade. History Provides Clues of How Big This Year’s Raise Might Be. | Windows
Microsoft (MSFT -0.28%) will send its shareholders their next dividend payment ($0.91 per share, declared on June 10) on Sept. 10. For most dividend stocks, that would be the least…
Read moreCopilot Pages: AI assistance meets hands-on editing – Computerworld | Windows
This will open a panel that lets you specify who can access your page through this link, and whether they can edit your page. People you can share the page…
Read moreI test Windows laptops for a living, and these are the 7 features I can’t pass up | Windows
I’ve used Windows PCs for most of my life, and I’ve tested some of the latest laptops from the most reliable brands for the last half-decade. Even before that, I…
Read moreHP made one of my favorite PCs and had to abandon it — Would this Windows all-in-one stand a chance if it ever risked a comeback? | Windows
Back in 2023, HP released the Envy Move, an all-in-one (AIO) PC with a clever quirk: It could run wirelessly on battery power. The average lifespan was around 4 hours,…
Read moreNvidia Is Not Microsoft And Hugging Face Is Not GitHub | Windows
Nvidia has agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, according to a report from The Information that Reuters and CNBC repeated. Bloomberg described the two companies as nearing an…
Read moreWindows 11 is accused of using AI to slow your PC, but it’s not what you think | Windows
A screenshot of Windows 11’s Settings > Privacy & security > Text and image generation page has gone viral, racking up millions of views. It lists Notepad, Photos, Snipping Tool,…
Read moreWhy Windows stopped including fun games like Minesweeper, Solitaire, and Pinball | Windows
Windows once shipped with built-in games. Here’s exactly when and why that stopped. Credit: Windows Latest If you installed Windows in the 1990s or 2000s, you did not need Steam,…
Read moreWindows 11’s faster, Bing-free Search released, enable it using these steps | Windows
The August optional update brought some of the most requested changes Windows 11 has ever shipped, and the new Search, without Bing and Copilot results, is my favorite of the…
Read moreQcells and Microsoft deepen their U.S. solar partnership to support growing electricity demand from AI infrastructure | Windows
Written by Prince Sibanda There has been a recurring theme of companies operating in different industries deciding to collaborate on energy projects because both of them understand the importance of clean…
Read moreMicrosoft said I can’t install Windows 11 on my device, so I installed Linux instead | Windows
My old Samsung Galaxy TabPro S LTE is the sort of device that’s an absolute shame to leave behind. It has an incredible display, a usable Intel processor, touch input,…
Read moreMicrosoft Admits Windows 11 KB5120998 Update Breaks Mouse Cursors, With Wallpapers Turning Black Until You Uninstall It | Windows
The issue appears to be widespread, which has caused even Microsoft to acknowledge the problem with its latest Windows update. The Latest Windows 11 KB5120998 Update is Breaking Mouse Cursors;…
Read moreMicrosoft proves Windows 11’s modern UI can beat legacy Win32, if it works hard enough | Windows
We all know Microsoft is trying to modernize Windows for the billionth time, and by modernization I mean moving legacy features to WinUI, the current flagship native UI framework. From…
Read moreFinal Fantasy VII: Revelation’s Gamescom trailer shows off my all-time favorite Final Fantasy bosses remade in glorious next-gen graphics on Xbox and PC | Windows
Gamescom 2026: Opening Night Live has wrapped up, and one of its biggest announcements was the reveal of a new trailer for Final Fantasy VII: Revelation, the final chapter of…
Read moreDear Microsoft, where is the Surface to showcase all these improvements to Windows 11? | Windows
A major Windows 11 update is just around the corner. Microsoft just shipped Windows 11 version 26H2 to the Release Preview Channel and general rollout of the update starts in…
Read moreXbox Play Anywhere is spreading like wildfire, and this impressive Dungeons & Dragons action-RPG is its latest beneficiary | Windows
Gamescom 2026 Opening Night Live was packed with non-stop gameplay trailers. One of the longest was an extended gameplay reveal for Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons, set to launch in 2027…
Read moreWindows 11 is warning people that Defender Antivirus has been turned off, but don’t worry, says Microsoft | Windows
Summary Windows 11 may show false “Microsoft Defender Antivirus is turned off” alerts after updates. Microsoft says it’s a bug; Defender remains active if settings show it on. No action…
Read moreWindows 11’s native app era is coming back after years of web app slop, and Microsoft is finally building it in public | Windows
When Microsoft promised it was going to focus on WinUI as the “native framework” for Windows 11 and make its development public, many had doubts, and even the follow-up questions…
Read moreWindows 11 is warning “Virus protection is off,” Microsoft confirms it’s false, but verify if Defender is actually enabled | Windows
If Windows 11 is sending alerts that you need to turn on virus protection and your PC is unprotected, don’t worry. It’s a mistake, and Microsoft has confirmed it’s aware…
Read moreMicrosoft Confirms Windows 11’s KB5120998 Update is Breaking Mouse Cursors | Windows
Microsoft has now admitted that its latest Windows 11 optional update, KB5120998, is messing with mouse cursors. The company updated its release health notes to confirm that cursor personalization settings…
Read moreDelete Your Monthly Microsoft Office Bill With This $30 Lifetime License | Windows
TL;DR: Score Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows for $29.97 (MSRP $219.99) through September 1. You’ll get Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and more with a one-time license instead of another…
Read moreReplace Static Charts With Data-Linked Diagrams In Visio 2024 for Just $40 | Windows
TL;DR: Get a lifetime Microsoft Visio Professional 2024 license for Windows for $39.97 (MSRP $579.99) through September 1. Visio 2024 is built for anyone who needs to translate complex information…
Read more‘Star Wars Zero Company’ review — Turn-based tactics at its absolute best, and a new bar for the genre | Windows
Why you can trust Windows Central Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how…
Read more“We’re aware,” Microsoft on Windows 11 KB5120998 breaking the mouse cursor | Windows
On Thursday, Microsoft rolled out Windows 11’s biggest update of the year with a resizable Start menu, a movable Taskbar, and Windows Search without Bing/bloat. Unfortunately, Windows Latest found that…
Read moreI tested Windows 11 26H2, so you don’t have to. Here’s everything I found. | Windows
Windows 11 26H2 changes your build number and lifecycle, nothing else. Windows 11, version 26H2 has reached the Release Preview Channel, which is the last stop before general availability. It…
Read moreState of Decay 3 isn’t dead, as Xbox confirms it’s still coming to Game Pass, and it’s hosting closed beta tests later this year | Windows
After Xbox’s controversial ‘reset’ that laid off over 3,000 people and rumors of State of Decay 3 not coming to Xbox Game Pass flying about, fans of the long-awaited zombie…
Read moreHere’s how to not miss out on Gamescom 2026’s Future Games Show announcements on over 40 Xbox and PC titles | Windows
Gamescom 2026 Opening Night Live is over, but the fun is getting started, as Gamescom has tons more video game announcements to make through the Future Games Show livestream. This…
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