PowerToys is getting a very useful tool for users who often switch between light and dark modes in Windows. Here is a quick ...

This floating Google search bar for Windows might be your next big productivity hack. Here's how to enable it.

Cleaning it up is straightforward. Right-click the taskbar and select Taskbar settings. From there, you can replace the search box with a simple icon, remove the Widgets icon, and hide the Task View ...

Microsoft is flooding every inch of Windows 11 with AI features… and if you’re like me, you aren’t thrilled about it. I’d rather choose the AI tools I want to use instead of Microsoft shoving them ...

Worries about missing the AI market might explain the culture of fear some Microsoft employees are experiencing.

Now MS says Paint is getting one Photoshop-like feature that might make it even more appealing— layered project saving, in ...

Next month, Microsoft will begin automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows devices outside the ...

On my laptop today I find that the Word and Powerpoint apps have disappeared and the associated file extensions (docx and pptx) no longer link to anything. Excel is still there though. Any clues? Is ...

Would it be possible to have an option to show labels (and not combine icons) for specific apps. For all other apps icons should stay combined without labels. The closest where I can get this, is to ...

There are a lot of basic functions in complex apps that don’t require you to open them fully. In the last decade or so, dynamic notifications have been a solution to this, both on desktops and ...

The new 'companion' apps are still in beta but promise faster access to your calendar, contacts, and file search from the taskbar. With over a decade of experience reporting on consumer technology, ...