Facepalm: Users have long criticized Windows 11 File Explorer as inferior to its Windows 10 predecessor. The essential tool suffers from slow launches, sluggish file searches, and delayed right-click ...

My little theory is that the concept of “imprinting” in psychology can just as easily be applied to programming: Much as a baby goose decides that the first moving life-form it encounters is its ...

The Windows Start menu is getting its first major redesign since 2021 and will be rolled out to everyone with the November 11 Patch Tuesday update. The Start menu is now scrollable, so you can move ...

A federal safety agency has issued a warning against the use of two different brands of bed rails. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Gold Kernal LLC, doing business as OasisSpace; and ...

Equally important, but often overlooked, is the question of a valid license (get a new Windows 11 license for 50% off on the PCWorld Software store): Don’t worry, in most cases, the upgrade from 10 to ...

Founded by former OpenAI staff members and funded by Amazon and Google, Anthropic has raised the stakes in the GPT wars. Anthropic's Claude Desktop app often outshines its ChatGPT rival in various ...

While Apple is very keen that its macOS software is only ever run on Macs, there are numerous options for doing the opposite and running Windows on Apple computers. If you're a developer, or need ...

Tech entrepreneur David Heinemeier Hansson said he looks for two key things when hiring programmers. Hansson, the creator of Ruby on Rails, says a good cover letter is crucial for applicants. If you ...

Notepad now lets you use markdown text formatting on Windows 11, which means you can write in Notepad just like you could in WordPad. The new formatting feature is turned on by default, and you just ...

We are slowly getting near October 14, 2025, the date on which Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 10. Unless you have plans to opt for Microsoft's Extended Security Updates program to get extra ...

A PowerShell script using WBAdmin can create full system backups of Windows 11, offering a simple, scriptable alternative for advanced users. Over the last couple of years, I have written a few blog ...

Using a Windows 11 PC is a great experience, but what about protecting it from cybercriminals with bad intentions? Fortunately, your Windows 11 PC comes with Windows Security built in, and it does a ...