Monica J. White is a journalist with over a decade of experience in covering technology. She built her first PC nearly 20 years ago, and she has since built and tested dozens of PCs. PC hardware is ...

Remember back when Windows 11 first came out and Microsoft gave everyone a free pass to upgrade? On the surface, it was a generous move; in actuality, it was a ploy to lure us away from Windows 10.

Windscribe is the David to the Goliaths of the VPN industry—it's a small company, but it consistently outperforms most of the biggest names in the market. It has one of the largest fleets of physical ...

The Phone Link tool in Windows is a great way to make calls from your desktop or laptop, as long as your phone is nearby.

Task Scheduler isn't a particularly pretty part of Windows, but it's a powerful tool if you take the time to understand it.

Microsoft doesn't want customers to upgrade older PCs to Windows 11, but there are workarounds for all but the oldest devices. Here's what you can do. On Oct. 14, 2025, Microsoft officially ended ...

Available to Windows Insiders, the built-in tool measures your upload and download speeds over Ethernet or Wi-Fi.

Microsoft is testing a Windows 11 speed test inside Quick Settings. Learn how it works, who can access it, and when it could reach more users.

A hidden setting spotted in an experimental Windows 11 build suggests Microsoft is preparing to take advantage of Intel's latest CPU technology. But don't expect your PC to suddenly become faster ...

Microsoft publishes its own list of removable Windows 11 apps. Here is what is on it, what to keep, the built-in ways to ...

It has been a little more than a month since WSL 3.0.1 came out, and it's already changing the way I run my Linux containers.

Every device that goes online has an IP address, and websites read it as soon as you connect. It tells them roughly where you are and which internet provider you use. A show can disappear from your ...