Fix Your PC’s Broken Start Menu
Photo: PixieMe (Shutterstock) The Start Menu is an iconic Windows element (let’s pretend Windows 8 never happened). It’s the launch pad of Windows, providing access to files, apps, controls, and…
Windows 7 Is Officially Dead
Image: spacedrone808 (Shutterstock) Windows 7 launched in October of 2009. Barack Obama was president, Avatar was soon to hit movie theaters, and swine flu was officially declared a global pandemic.…
How to Bring Back the Classic Taskbar on Windows 11
Screenshot: Khamosh Pathak The Windows 11 taskbar gets worse with every release, and the widget popups and expanded Search bar aren’t helping. Here’s an idea, though: What if you nuke…
7 Apps to Get the Best Mac Features on Windows
Screenshot: Flow Launcher The Everything app is great for quickly searching through files, but it’s no Spotlight search. If you’re looking for something like Spotlight (or Alfred), try out the…
Use Microsoft PC Manager to Clean Up (and Speed Up) a Slow Computer
Photo: Wachiwit (Shutterstock) Normally we frown upon “PC cleaner” apps like CCleaner because they tend to do little more than help you find the same cleanup options already built into…
Why You Should Upgrade to Windows 11 2022
Image: Microsoft When Windows 11 launched last year, it was a radical update. It quite literally changed the face of the decades-old operating system with a new central taskbar and…
Microsoft Says Windows 8.1 Support to End in January 2023
Microsoft has announced to end the support for Windows 8.1 operating software. The tech giant has said that the technical support and security updates for the old version of Windows…
How to Stop Windows 11 From Updating Automatically
Photo: Wirestock Creators (Shutterstock) Windows 10 gained a bad reputation when it came to updates—the internet is full of frustrated anecdotes about Windows rebooting to install an update at exactly…
The Easiest Ways to Install and Update All Your Windows Apps
Photo: A9 STUDIO (Shutterstock) With the Windows 11 update, Microsoft’s Windows Store experiment is finally gaining some steam. But not every app is available on the Microsoft Store Preview. If…
These Windows Apps Are Outdated, Risky, or Scammy
Photo: diy13 (Shutterstock) Every computer develops some cruft over time: the small app you installed years ago and forgot about, or a cleaning utility you downloaded when you wanted to…