Your Windows 11 PC Will Soon Run Windowed Games Better
A new optimization tool in the works will help improve performance when a game runs in windowed mode on Windows 11. Fans of windowed-mode gaming may notice some performance issues when playing on Windows 11, but Microsoft intends to fix that very soon. A…
Windows 11’s windowed gaming and HDR are about to get a lot better
More and more PC gamers have been snapping up high refresh rate displays, some of which have HDR capabilities. If you’re one of those lucky folks, good news! Your PC gaming experience will soon get even better on Windows 11. Specifically, Microsoft plans…
4 reasons to still choose a Windows laptop over Mac
The M1, now enhanced by the M1 Pro and M1 Max, has utterly transformed the Mac. There’s now no laptop as efficient and full-featured as the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. In a lot of ways, it’s been hard for Windows laptops to compete in 2022. However,…
A Huge Settings Revamp Is Coming to Your Windows 11 PC
The changes include migrating more apps from the Control Panel to the Settings app, but will it be a welcome change? Microsoft is planning a big revamp of Windows 11, titled “Sun Valley 2.” And while we don’t know all of the details for…
7 Ways to Take Screenshots on Windows 10 and Windows 11
What’s the best way to capture that Windows 10 or Windows 11 screen? We’ll show you. Sarah Tew/CNET Whether you’re downloading Windows 11 (find out how to download Windows 11 for free) or sticking with Windows 10 for a while longer,…
Have an unsupported PC? Windows 11 has a message for you
If you’re running Windows 11 on an unsupported PC, then you might want to keep your eyes open for a new warning in the future. That’s because Microsoft is internally testing a new message in the Windows 11 Settings app to alert you that your system…
Windows 10 Troubleshooting: The Most Common Problems and How to Fix Them
Got Windows 10 problems? We’ve got answers. Stephen Shankland/CNET If you’re running into problems on your Windows 10 machine, we promise you’re not alone. Microsoft does release monthly security patches and larger feature updates…
Windows 11 is a modest improvement
In 2015, a Microsoft employee, according to Forbes, told a conference that “Windows 10 is the last version of Windows,” implying that the version of Windows would be frequently updated but the version Larry Magid (Gary Reyes / Mercury News) number…
The problem for a consumer HoloLens was always the lack of Windows Phone
Source: Windows Central Over the last few days, a lot of info about Microsoft’s plans around mixed reality and, specifically, HoloLens has come out due to reporting of Business Insider. The biggest news is that HoloLens 3 is reportedly canceled,…
How to find out which Mac, Windows, or Chrome operating system you have
Whether you’re team PC, Mac, or even ChromeOS, it’s not always easy to figure out exactly which version of your operating system is running at any given time. Operating systems are updated both in small increments that are hard to notice and…