If you need Windows 11 for your PC, you have two options: Windows 11 Home and Windows 11 Professional. The Pro version is (obviously) the more expensive of the two because it…
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Microsoft now allowing Windows 11 on older, incompatible PCs
Not even a week ago, Microsoft doubled down on its policy that requires PCs to have TPM 2.0-compatible hardware in order to install Windows 11. But now, in an unexpected and puzzling…
Microsoft Recall, tested: I like it, but I just can’t trust it
Set aside all of the privacy concerns concerning Recall, Microsoft’s AI-powered memory tool within Windows. Even if I want to like it — and I do want to — I don’t think…
Microsoft Recall, tested: I like it, but I just can’t trust it
Set aside all of the privacy concerns concerning Recall, Microsoft’s AI-powered memory tool within Windows. Even if I want to like it — and I do want to — I don’t think…
Intel and AMD PCs finally get some Microsoft Copilot+ features
Microsoft is promising an AI-driven future for Windows 11—but initially, only select PC owners could try Copilot+ features as they rolled out in preview. If you didn’t own a laptop with a…
Microsoft’s Copilot Vision preview watches your browser to offer AI help
Microsoft is slowly launching Copilot Vision in preview, a version of Copilot that “reads over your shoulder” as you browse the web, to Copilot Pro subscribers today. Microsoft is pitching Copilot Vision…
Revamped Microsoft Store page experience in Windows 11 is here
Back in August, Microsoft started testing some new changes to the Microsoft Store that primarily focused on a new Downloads section and a tweaked Library section, along with a new product page…
3 free Linux distros that look and feel like Windows
Linux is available in countless variations. Thanks to such diversity, there are even a few Linux variants that have similarities to Windows. For anyone curious about Linux, this familiarity with Windows could…
This obscure Windows tool securely and utterly deletes hard drive data
The Windows tool Diskpart overwrites all data on the hard drive with a zero, which is considered a secure deletion method. This applies at least to classic hard drives, i.e. HDDs with…
Windows 11 insists you use a Microsoft account. Here’s how to bypass it
Microsoft wants you to use a Microsoft account when setting up a brand-new PC, but what if you don’t want to? Fortunately, Windows 11 (Home 24H2) works in the same way previous…