The latest Windows Insider build for Windows 11 features numerous performance fixes and additions, especially for File Explorer. One of the fixes, pictured below, is a reorganized right-click context ...

In brief: Microsoft initially introduced its controller-friendly Windows interface with the Asus ROG Xbox Ally in October, but all Windows handhelds will support it starting from today. Windows ...

Microsoft will bring its Copilot Actions feature that can perform certain tasks to its Windows 11 operating system, enabling work with locally stored files. It's coming first to people in the Windows ...

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Windows 11 is testing a network speed test that you run from the taskbar. The speed test icon takes you to the Bing website. For now, you need a Windows 11 Insider build to use the feature. Now ...

In brief: In surprising news, Windows 11 is getting a new feature that isn't powered by generative AI. Microsoft is reportedly working on an internet speed test that can be accessed from the Taskbar's ...

The latest Insider build of Windows 11 confirms that Microsoft is working on adding a built-in speed test feature. Whenever we notice that our download speed feels slower or that web pages take longer ...

QMR is Microsoft’s emerging tool to resurrect Windows after updates break bad. Here’s what it does and how to take it for a test drive. A noteworthy new feature is starting to make its way into ...

Microsoft will soon let you remotely lock your PC and access its clipboard directly from your Android phone. The new clipboard feature allows your phone to access text and images copied on your PC, ...

Nearly a decade ago, Ars testing found that Valve’s “Steam Machines”-era version of SteamOS performed significantly worse than Windows when SteamOS’s Linux game ports were tested on the same hardware ...

In May 2024, Microsoft announced the Windows Copilot Runtime. Targeted at its then-new Copilot+ PCs, it provided a mix of innovations, from on-device small language models to improvements to Windows’ ...

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