Windows 11 arrived with promises of tighter security, modern visuals, and smarter scheduling, yet a growing body of benchmarks now paints a more awkward picture: in many common workloads, it lags ...

That firsthand reporting helped inform CNET Group's official Best of CES 2026 awards, selected in partnership with the Consumer Technology Association. The winners have now been announced and are ...

Windows 11 just came in last in a six‑way speed showdown against its own predecessors, a result that seems to confirm every ...

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8 Unexpected Things the Windows 11 Snipping Tool Can Do (That Aren't Just Screenshots) Did you know that you can copy color values and extract text directly from the screenshots you capture with the ...

Earlier this week, Microsoft released the December 2025 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11. The company released KB5072033 for Windows 11 version 24H2 and 25H2, bumping systems to Build 26200.7462 ...

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 ...

Think you know Windows 11? Hidden deep in Settings are strange, brilliant, and downright surprising features you've probably never stumbled across—until now. Chris Hoffman is the author of Windows ...

The MatePad Edge is launching as Huawei’s first HarmonyOS 2-in-1 tablet on November 25th. Although the brand has yet to reveal details, the device has been tipped to feature a Kirin 9-series PC chip ...

At this year’s Microsoft Ignite 2025 developer conference, two new recovery tools were unveiled for Windows 11. The first tool is called Point-in-Time Restore (PITR) and allows you to create a restore ...

Microsoft announced two new Windows 11 recovery features today at the Ignite developer conference, called Cloud Rebuild and Point-in-Time Restore (PITR), that aim to reduce downtime and make it easier ...

The era of Windows 10 is officially over, and Windows 11 has taken over. Microsoft ended support for their former OS in October, although it will still offer security updates for one more year. Plenty ...