By typing simple, text-based commands into Windows' PowerShell, you can quickly install apps directly from the Microsoft ...

Heads up, Xbox gamers! Microsoft has rolled out a new Xbox system update on February 18, and this applies more than your standard stability upgrade. The latest firmware patch for the Xbox Series X|S ...

Microsoft is working on a bunch of new features for Windows 11, including a new network speed test that you can access from ...

The network icon in the system tray's context menu and the Wi-Fi quick settings page in Windows 11 are getting buttons to let you quickly run a network speed test. (Takes you to Bing to do the speed ...

Microsoft has announced a trio of unique new Xbox Wireless special edition controllers. It’s called the Breaker series, and it includes three new controllers of various colors, united by a jagged ...

You might not have heard of the Nex Playground, but it’s a tiny gaming system built entirely around Kinect-like games. With its camera and computer vision processing, the $249 Nex Playground can track ...

The Nex Playground brings motion-tracked games to the entire family. Consider it the best of the Xbox Kinect in a tiny box. Honestly, I'm just happy it gets my kids off the couch. I do my best to ...

Windows 11 hit the milestone in the recent holiday quarter. Windows 11 hit the milestone in the recent holiday quarter. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things ...

The Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for Windows 10 provides customers with a more secure option to continue using their Windows 10 PCs after October 14, 2025, while they transition to Windows ...

The purpose of this document and method is to show you how you can easily create a dual- or multi-boot Windows/Linux USB pendrive so that you can run the Windows 11 installer and one or more Linux ...

From sluggish startups to nonstop ad interruptions, Windows 11 can be incredibly frustrating. I felt the same way-until I did what most users never bother with: fine-tuned key settings, changed some ...