Category: Windows

April 14, 2021

Parallels Desktop 16.5 for Mac has been launched, adding a feature that owners of M1-powered Macs have been keenly awaiting – namely support for Apple’s own silicon. Parallels Desktop allows Mac users to run Windows 10 on their Apple device […]

March 12, 2021

One of the most annoying things about getting a new PC or laptop is undoubtedly having to go through and uninstall the bloatware that many OEMs still package with their devices. However a new Windows 10 update may be about […]

March 1, 2021

A recently-found bug in Windows 10 has just been fixed by Microsoft, but at the moment it’s only available to people who signed up to the Windows Insider program. The bug itself is particularly nasty, so it’s good that Microsoft […]

January 27, 2021

Microsoft is testing a new way of delivering features to Windows 10 machines via the Windows Feature Experience Pack. Microsoft started experimenting with the Windows Feature Experience Pack along with the release of the May 2020 Windows 10 update last […]

January 4, 2021

Microsoft is planning a “sweeping visual rejuvenation of Windows” that is designed to signal to users of the operating system that “Windows is BACK.” That’s according to a job listing posted by Microsoft recently, advertising for a software engineering role […]

December 24, 2020

Google Chrome is the world’s most popular browser, and that’s hardly a surprise. It’s fast, features many useful tricks, and supports plenty of useful extensions that can improve the internet surface experience. Chrome is also terribly annoying, to the point […]

December 22, 2020

Windows 10 users who have upgraded to version 2004 or 20H2 might have noticed something new when they go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update. Beneath the always-present “Check for updates” button, Windows update sometimes presents an […]

December 4, 2020

Microsoft, which has not given up on pushing frequent feature changes to Windows 10 users, this week introduced the concept of Windows Feature Experience Packs as a way to increase the number of times during a year when customers receive […]

September 25, 2020

As Mary Jo Foley reported this week, hybrid cloud drew a cluster of announcements at Microsoft Ignite last week. Among them were announcements for general availability of Azure Arc enabled server that enables connecting any server to Azure where it […]

September 16, 2020

Microsoft has been improving its Your Phone companion app heavily in the past months. The company first tested screen mirroring between Android and Windows 10 back in March 2019. Later last year, Microsoft added the ability to view Android phone […]