Microsoft begins testing Windows 11 26H1 as it retools the OS for next-gen chips

Microsoft's latest Windows 11 test build is not about eye-catching features, it's about engineering. With the release of ...

This distro makes it easy to switch from Windows to Linux - here's how

If you're looking to migrate from Windows to Linux, you'll want a distribution with a familiar UI and a dependable base. VailuxOS easily checks both of those boxes.

Drowning in tabs? OpenWorkspace’s two-zone desktop app offers a radical solution

OpenWorkspace's "FocalContextual" interface turns the traditional PC GUI on its head for laser-focused productivity.
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Nothing to declare at border control except a Windows 7 certificate error

The queue might move on, but the software never did Bork!Bork!Bork! Today's bork - on a UK border control wait-time screen - ...
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5 terminal applications that will make you think twice about a GUI

These five applications show how far a terminal workflow can go and might convince you that you do not always need a GUI to ...
CNET

Windows 10 Users Can Still Get Free Security Updates. Here's How

Microsoft no longer officially supports Windows 10, so do this if you want to keep using your older PC securely. Jason Chun is a CNET writer covering a range of topics in tech, home, wellness, finance ...
ZDNet

The Windows Insider Program is a confusing mess

The Windows Insider Program has evolved tremendously in the last 11 years. For enterprise customers, those changes have been a source of confusion. Recent key leadership shifts suggest more unwelcome ...
The Escapist

Windows 1.0 turns 40: Time is a flat circle as Xbox and Microsoft feel as if they’re back in 1985

Ever wondered what owning a computer in the 1980s was like? Outside of nostalgia, it wasn’t the best. Until 1984, unless you were in some kind of strange lab or university, nearly everything was ...
Forbes

Patch These Microsoft Windows Vulnerabilities Now, CISA Warns

Update Windows 10 and 11 security now, CISA demands. Updated October 18 with expert comment regarding CVE-2025-24990, which is now confirmed as residing in “legacy code installed by default on all ...
PC World

Windows 10 extended updates program not showing up? Here’s what to do

Support for Windows 10 22H2 officially ended earlier this week on October 14th, and one day later, on October 15th, registration for Extended Security Updates (ESU) was finally activated. This means ...
The Verge

Microsoft’s Windows AI Lab is a new way to test experimental features

Microsoft Paint is the first app to get new experimental AI features. Microsoft Paint is the first app to get new experimental AI features. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been ...
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Kermit 95 Tutorial

Kermit 95 (K95) is a multipurpose communication software package for Windows. It can make serial-port connections, modem connections, and Internet and other types of network connections, all in a ...