ZDNET's key takeaways There are times when you may want to turn off Windows Security. I'll show you how to (temporarily or permanently) disable it on Windows 11 Home and Pro. I recommend creating a ...

Preloading (or pre-caching) is meant to speed up the load times of File Explorer, which have, so far, been a major downgrade compared to Windows 10. Microsoft is testing loading File Explorer into ...

Windows 10 PCs can receive free security updates until October 2026. To qualify for free personal updates, enroll with a Microsoft account. Customers in any of the 30 EEA countries automatically ...

Windows 11 finally lets users turn Smart App Control on or off without a clean install or reset. The fix arrived in Insider ...

If Windows Updates in Windows 11/10 are slow to download, then taking these steps will help you make Windows Updates download ...

Windows 11 has a powerful security feature you may not have heard of – and I'm glad to see Microsoft is fixing its most ...

Picochess is a chess program for the Raspberry Pi that you can use to carry out analyses, train openings, and master games.

A depressingly large number of PCs are still running Windows 10, months after support for that OS officially ended. If you haven't signed up for extended security updates, history says you're asking ...

If the "Restart Office to apply changes to your privacy settings" message keeps popping up on your Windows 11/10 PC, use the ...

I installed Bazzite for a console-like Steam Game Mode PC. It’s brilliant… until NVIDIA drivers, 4K glitches, and the Proton ...

Windows 11’s 2025 Patch Tuesday update (KB5072033) rolls out with a full File Explorer dark mode, Settings and taskbar ...