Engineers are now focusing on performance, reliability, and the overall Windows experience. Engineers are now focusing on performance, reliability, and the overall Windows experience. is a senior ...

We're back to settle what has become an age-old debate: does Windows 11 or Windows 10 deliver better gaming performance? Microsoft has been rolling out Windows 11 25H2 for the past few months, an ...

If Windows is your preferred operating system, consider these open-source apps. There are numerous open-source apps available for almost any task. These are all free to install and use on Windows.

Jason Chun is a CNET writer covering a range of topics in tech, home, wellness, finance and streaming services. He is passionate about language and technology, and has been an avid writer/reader of ...

I don't want people to switch away from Windows; I want Microsoft to treat its premier operating system like it used to. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Now that Windows 10 has reached the end of support, it's increasingly appealing to cybercriminals. While upgrading is recommended, you don't have to switch immediately—here's how you can keep your ...

It's officially time to let go. Windows 10 has been over as we know it for some time now, only for Windows 11 to have taken over. To finalize things even further, Microsoft ended support for the ...

Microsoft is celebrating 25 years of Xbox with new games, hardware, and more. Microsoft is celebrating 25 years of Xbox with new games, hardware, and more. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, ...

Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 10 last October. Many PCs with Windows 10 don't pass Microsoft's strict requirement check. It's possible to bypass this and ...

Chinese state-sponsored threat actors were likely behind the hijacking of Notepad++ update traffic last year that lasted for almost half a year, the developer states in an official announcement today.

Windows Microsoft and Ericsson's new partnership will make 5G laptops more secure and reliable with AI. This enterprise feature is expected to arrive in Surface Copilot+ PCs first. Windows 11 Windows ...

Microsoft Notepad is a decades-old staple of the Windows ecosystem. The simple text editor has undergone several permutations over the years, but the latest one has been controversial for a variety of ...