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Microsoft quietly bumped up Windows 11 24H2’s CPU requirements
Windows 11 is already known for its strict hardware requirements, which Microsoft hasn’t let up on since the OS first released back in 2021. The TPM 2.0 security module requirement has disqualified…
Microsoft’s free, ad-supported Office was just a ‘test’
If you’ve messed around with Microsoft’s “free” Office web app, you’ve quickly discovered that it stinks, for one important reason: You can’t actually create documents. A new, free, ad-supported local version of…
Microsoft launches a free version of Office, but with ads, report says
If you’ve messed around with Microsoft’s “free” Office web app, you’ve quickly discovered that it stinks, for one important reason: You can’t actually create documents. A new, free, ad-supported local version of…
Use Windows Pro’s whitelist tools to keep unwanted apps off your PC
Most users are familiar with Windows Defender (the antivirus tool built into Windows Security), which continuously monitors the system for suspicious software activity and also identifies and blocks dangerous intruders based on…
Windows tests long-awaited changes to Start, Share, and Search
On Friday, Microsoft released a pair of new builds to test new Windows 11 features, offering improved cloud search to Copilot+ PC owners, alongside a nifty new sharing and Start menu interface…
Unblockable ads now litter Microsoft’s Windows Surface app
Windows is full of suggestions and recommendations to try out new apps and features, which we sometimes refer to as ads. But the Windows 11 Surface app is an actual nest of…
These Windows 11 registry hacks will turn you into a PC pro
Windows and most applications save their configuration in the registry database — or registry, for short. Whenever you change a setting, this affects the corresponding value in the registry, but there are…
A Windows app that could make PC setup as easy as phones? Yes, please
Decades after Microsoft shipped Windows, there’s still no mechanism for moving everything from one PC to another, in much the same way Android or iOS sets up a new device. But a…
How to solve the dreaded Blue Screen of Death on Windows PCs
The notorious “Blue Screen of Death” — or BSOD for short — is the biggest disaster that can befall a Windows user. The system shuts down with a cryptic error message on…