Follow my expert advice to make your Windows 11 PC faster, regardless of its age or specs, without compromising the appearance and functionality of the OS.

Windows 11 Insider Beta Build 26220.7859 (KB5077223) for 25H2 adds a Microsoft 365 upgrade option in Settings, plus taskbar and File Explorer fixes.

Note: This is an early peek at a chapter from my next book, De-Enshittify Windows 11. This book will be available for ...

Microsoft released its February 2026 Windows security update on Feb. 10 with new features, fixes and quality improvements. However, since installing the KB5077181 patch, some users say they can’t ...

It's no secret that Microsoft's drive to turn Windows 11 into an "agentic" AI-focused OS has been controversial, but being de facto market leader does not mean users won't push back, and a handy ...

There is perhaps nothing that has plagued the electronics consumer quite as much as bloatware. It’s omnipresent in most modern operating systems and products, whether it’s extra stuff on Android ...

Pre-installed software, often called bloatware, can clutter your Windows 11 experience from the moment you first turn on a new PC. These unwanted applications consume valuable disk space, use up ...

Cortana was Microsoft’s voice assistant designed to compete with Siri and Alexa, but it has now been officially discontinued. Despite this, it still appears on many Windows 11 systems, consuming ...

The problem first surfaced on Microsoft's own support forums and quickly spread to Stack Overflow and Server Fault after the October 2025 cumulative update (KB5066835) landed, which appears to have ...