Microsoft keeps trying to force Widgets and Apps on its userbase and we don't want an part of it, yet it returns every so often.

Ever since the rise of the personal computer, we've seen multiple different ways to interact with computers, including a variety of different operating systems. It's hard to believe that operating ...

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Microsoft's 2026 roadmap for Windows 11 reveals some exciting innovations, but those shouldn't overshadow the long-standing issues that affect everyday PC users. Chris Hoffman is the author of Windows ...

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 ...

The big picture: For years, Windows could survive almost anything as long as it kept working. That safety net is starting to disappear in Windows 11, just as Microsoft is wiring the operating system ...

Moving from Windows to Linux doesn't require much of a learning curve and brings some real benefits, but you need to accept a few compromises. I've been testing PC and mobile software for more than 20 ...

You often hear about how Windows 11 has become an annoying operating system, whether it's because it's riddled with ads, AI features, or just "bloated" in general. Even if it's sometimes hard to point ...

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 ...

There are a lot of different jobs to choose from in The Sims 4, including a pretty robust group of careers included with the base game and plenty more that have been added via DLC over the decade-plus ...

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