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…
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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…
Your Windows PC refuses to start. Now what?
There are various reasons why Windows does not start. The first assumption is a defect in the boot environment that prevents the system from starting. However, causes can also be a defective…
How to prevent forced installation of new Outlook on Windows 10 PCs
A few days ago, Microsoft manifested something that had been a long time coming: forced installation of the new Outlook app on Windows 10 PCs by way of the February 2025 mandatory…
The new Outlook app was just force-installed on Windows 10 PCs
Updated on February 12, 2025: As of yesterday, Microsoft has silently forced all PCs running Windows 10 21H2 and Windows 10 22H2 to install the new Outlook app. Our original story that…
Notepad has spell check. Here’s how to turn it on or off
Microsoft’s biggest apps — Word, Excel, and the rest in the Office suite — have all had spell checking for a long time now. But one notable app from which it was…