Microsoft tests various refinements for Windows 11 in the first two weeks of April, and here's all you need to know.

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Windows is a capable operating system, but it has its problems. These applications make using Windows less annoying.

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Microsoft is trying to make Windows Update less of a hassle. In a Microsoft blog post, Pavan Davuluri, executive VP of Windows + Devices, said the company is giving users more control over how updates ...

Notepad has slowly gained a plethora of features that elevate it way beyond a basic text editor, now rivaling the likes of Apple Notes and Google Keep. But is Microsoft right to do this? When you ...

Microsoft has rolled out fixes for security vulnerabilities in Windows and Office, which the company says are being actively abused by hackers to break into people’s computers. The exploits are ...

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Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM) is a special boot mode for Windows Server domain controllers, similar to Safe Mode, that allows administrators to perform critical maintenance, repair, or ...

StayAwake is a simple, lightweight plugin for Notepad++ that enables you to maintain an Active status on Microsoft Teams (and perhaps other messaging applications such as Slack and Zoom). StayAwake ...

The Microsoft Text Input Application can run in the background even when you do not use touch or handwriting features. You can turn it off quickly by adjusting a few settings, stopping related ...