Your Windows on ARM laptop could someday play real PC games
What’s happened? For the first time, a discrete graphics card has been publicly demonstrated running on Windows on ARM. As reported first by ITHome, the GPU in question is the…
Windows 11’s “fast” File Explorer is slower than ever and hogs more RAM
What’s happened? Microsoft rolled out a background-preloading update for File Explorer in Windows 11 Insider builds, hoping to make it open faster and feel smoother. The idea here was to…
Want to stick with Windows 10 after October 2025? Here are your options – including how to get a free year of extra support
It probably hasn’t escaped your attention that Windows 10 support expires on October 14, 2025. Given that, there’s precious little time left before those who remain on the operating system…
Windows 11’s SSD breaking bug just got more mysterious – and I really hope Microsoft can clear this up swiftly
Windows 11’s August update reportedly introduced an SSD breaking bug It’s been suggested that SSDs using Phison controllers are more likely to be affected Phison has conducted extensive testing, but…
Windows 11 is finally fixing poor sound quality with Bluetooth headphones – and PC gamers will be particularly happy
Microsoft is improving sound quality for Bluetooth headphones This will allow for high-quality audio in Windows 11 while using a mic, benefiting gamers who often use in-game chat with a…
Can’t sign up for extended Windows 10 support? Don’t panic, the rollout is underway – but it’s reportedly going ‘slowly’
Windows 10’s extended support offer is currently rolling out A fair few people aren’t seeing it, though – myself included Microsoft has said that the rollout is happening ‘slowly’ but…
I was at the Windows 95 launch 30 years ago – I still can’t stop thinking about it
I think I finally understand why my mind so often wanders back to that picture-perfect day in Redmond, Washington, and the Windows 95 launch event on August 24, 1995. Put…
I’m fed up with ads in Windows 11, but Microsoft may introduce yet another one to the Start menu
Microsoft is experimenting with a new recommendation in the Start menu It’s effectively an ad for Copilot (and Microsoft 365 Copilot) Recommendations include prompts to write a draft, create an…
I was about to upgrade to Windows 11, but I’ve decided to stick with Windows 10 – here’s why
It’s confession time. I’ve been procrastinating over upgrading to Windows 11 on my main PC, even though I fully intended to move to the newer operating system, away from Windows…
Windows 11 could finally get a finished dark mode – but I can’t believe how long it’s taken
Windows 11’s dark mode has long remained unfinished Microsoft is bringing dark mode to some new parts of the interface, based on clues spotted in testing This includes file operation…