Installing Linux distributions using WSL is simple enough. The official Microsoft Store has plenty of distros to choose from, ...

Windhawk is a free and open-source utility that allows you to customize most aspects of the Windows user interface, including ...

Xiaomi is preparing to roll out HyperOS 3 to 25 Xiaomi, Redmi, and Poco devices, with updates expected to arrive before 2026.

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Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. That’s the theme of Microsoft’s latest warnings for users sticking to Windows 10 and refusing the endless warnings to move to the newer, safer and more ...

Upgrading to Windows 11 is still possible even after Windows 10 reached the end of support on October 14, 2025. Although many devices continue to run the retired operating system, switching to Windows ...

It didn’t take long for some IT leaders who last month started paying to get Windows 10 security updates to face their first support problem. Microsoft said the update issued last week on November ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Microsoft’s mandatory security update this month has been described ...

Steven Musil is a senior news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around ...