March 1, 2024
Via: ComputerworldMicrosoft will add a range of artificial intelligence (AI) features to Windows 11, with new ways to edit content and control PC settings. Later this month, Windows 11 users will be able adjust settings within the operating system with text […]
February 7, 2024
Via: ComputerworldBoth Windows 10 and Windows 11 have a dark mode, but it’s not perfect. It’s missing some big features, like automatic dark mode at sunset and a true dark mode for every website. Meanwhile, some Windows applications don’t seem to […]
January 31, 2024
Via: ComputerworldThe Enterprise edition of any Windows version is aimed directly and more or less exclusively at businesses and other organizations of some scale, often with thousands or tens of thousands of PCs. It isn’t normally available for retail purchase (though […]
January 19, 2024
Via: ComputerworldThere’s good news for users who still need to run Windows for legacy enterprise apps — Parallels Desktop for Mac now officially works on Arm versions of Windows 11 on M3 Macs. Recently updated, Parallels was the first solution Microsoft […]
January 10, 2024
Via: ComputerworldInstalling and repairing Windows operating systems requires access to known, good, working, and virus-free installation, image, and supporting files. Typically, such collections can run into the tens or even hundreds of thousands of items, all organized within a complex hierarchy […]
January 4, 2024
Via: ComputerworldWelcome to the futuristic-sounding year of 2024 — that time of year when people set New Year’s resolutions and get started on them. If you subscribe to our Cool Tools newsletter at The Intelligence, you’ve seen me talking about something […]
December 20, 2023
Via: ComputerworldMicrosoft has bet everything on generative artificial intelligence (genAI) this year. Not even the shock ouster of OpenAI’s CEO for mysterious accusations of dishonesty — followed by his shock return without those accusations being fully explained — has slowed things […]
December 6, 2023
Via: ComputerworldI love Windows, but that doesn’t mean I love everything about it. In fact, Windows can behave in a lot of very annoying ways until you make some tweaks. When I set up any Windows PC for the first time, […]
November 9, 2023
Via: ComputerworldWant your Windows 10 PC to run faster? We’ve here to help. By tweaking some of the operating settings, your machine will be zippier and less prone to performance and system issues. And if you’re already running Windows 11, we’ve […]
October 18, 2023
Via: ComputerworldWindows 11 just got a lot of new features, and 2023’s big update isn’t just about AI taking over your desktop. There are lots of other updates to check out, including the return of many users’ favorite taskbar option. (I […]
October 13, 2023
Via: ComputerworldMicrosoft has been struggling to get people to use its Edge browser for years. Even though the company made Edge the default browser in Windows 10, users left in droves, most of them flocking to Google Chrome — and with […]
September 26, 2023
Via: ComputerworldThinking back to the era of Windows 3.0, 3.1, and Windows for Workgroups, I dimly recall that printer drivers could be especially troublesome. Happily, with Windows 95 through Windows 7, printer problems didn’t register much on my radar. But in […]
September 15, 2023
Via: ComputerworldThese days, a relatively clean and uncomplicated Windows 10 or 11 system disk might be home to more than 250,000 files and 90,000 folders. A more complex, application-heavy system disk might contain between half a million and a million files. […]
August 16, 2023
Via: ComputerworldIs Windows 11 better than Windows 10? Should you upgrade? That’s a question I’ve been getting a lot from the readers of my Windows Intelligence newsletter. People also want to know whether Microsoft has fixed the problems Windows 11 had […]
August 3, 2023
Via: BGRMicrosoft is about to release a big Windows update next month, which should bring Copilot to all Windows 11 users. That’s a new generative AI assistant that will replace Cortana on Windows. You can test Copilot already in beta if […]
July 25, 2023
Via: ComputerworldCloning a PC drive comes in handy for a variety of reasons, but primarily when you want to replace one drive on a PC with another that is either bigger or faster than the original drive, if not both. Such […]
July 24, 2023
Via: ComputerworldYou’ve probably spent a lot of time through the years gathering productivity tips for your favorite applications — after all, that’s where you get most of your work done. If you’re like most people, though, you’ve managed to find your […]
July 3, 2023
Via: ComputerworldBusinesses are likely to accelerate their adoption of Windows 11 next year, as the 2025 Windows 10 support deadline trumps underlying economic concerns. Almost two years after the operating system’s launch, the total installed base for Windows 11 stands at […]
May 8, 2023
Via: ComputerWorldYou’ve probably heard that Windows 11 is a “meh” operating system. And Windows 12 is little more than a dream at this point. But with Microsoft no longer updating Windows 10 (except for security fixes), what’s a PC geek got […]
March 20, 2023
Via: ZDnetPairing and syncing your smartphone with your Windows computer is a capability that can come in handy. The idea is to unite the two so that your PC can take on some of the functions and content from your phone, […]