I assumed Windows’ default settings were harmless. It turns out, several quietly track more than you’d expect—but they’re easy to fix.

The default power mode on a Windows PC is set to Balanced, which tries to find a middle ground between battery life and ...

Learn how to turn off and remove AI features in Windows 11. Disable Copilot, AI in Notepad, Edge, Explorer, Office, etc.

Take advantage of Windows Accessibility settings to refine everyday interactions, and make multitasking feel more natural and ...

Here you can adjust the display settings of your PC, reduce or increase the brightness, use your PC in the Night Mode with warmer colors and also adjust the HDR settings. To use the Night Light on ...

Of all the optimizations and tweakable settings available natively within Windows 11, I find these three to be by far the ...

If there’s one section of Windows 10’s Settings app that could be considered “fun” it would have to be the Personalization section. This is where you get to make your PC yours by setting the ...

Microsoft no longer officially supports Windows 10, so do this if you want to keep using your older PC securely.

On Windows 10, sometimes, you may come across settings that appear grayed out, making it impossible to enable or disable certain features from the Settings app. When this happens, the page is likely ...

Microsoft has already modernized and reworked a lot of old user interfaces in Windows 11, but the legacy Control Panel is still required when changing plenty of Windows settings. With build 26052, ...

Ah, it’s good to be a god. That’s what they say, right? While you may not be a deity in your own right, you can be something of a god when using Windows 11 — by enabling the hidden God Mode. God Mode ...