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There's a Linux desktop environment for everyone. Windows users will feel right at home with several DEs. All of these desktop environments are free. Have you found yourself itching to walk away from ...

Back in the Windows XP days, when the only search functionality was a cartoon dog in the sidebar of Windows Explorer (not a joke), Google released Google Desktop. If you installed the application, you ...

Upgrading to Windows 11 is still possible even after Windows 10 reached the end of support on October 14, 2025. Although many devices continue to run the retired operating system, switching to Windows ...

In context: The latest Windows 11 update for Meta Quest 3 highlights how Microsoft and Meta are blending traditional desktop productivity with immersive computing. The move gives Microsoft a new ...

With Windows 10 support sunsetted, Microsoft is enhancing Windows 11 at breakneck speed. Following multiple AI upgrades last week, Microsoft continues to expand the way you can interact with your ...

Google announced on Tuesday that it’s launching a new experimental app for Windows that’s designed to help people find what they need faster. The app will allow people to use an Alt + Space shortcut ...

Google’s app can search local files, in Google Drive, and on the web. Google’s app can search local files, in Google Drive, and on the web. is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer ...

Republished on August 13 with the media response to Microsoft’s latest move. “Browse securely now,” Microsoft warns Windows users installing Google Chrome. “Microsoft Edge runs on the same technology ...

OpenAI’s New Open Models Are Available on Microsoft’s Azure AI Foundry Your email has been sent Developers can now build, test, and deploy applications powered by OpenAI’s gpt-oss models within the AI ...

Officially, Microsoft will stop providing new security updates for Windows 10 PCs after October 14, 2025, a little over a decade after its initial release. It's a stick that Microsoft is using to push ...

Copilot Vision’s vision is improving. Microsoft said Monday that it’s beginning to allow Copilot Vision to “see” your desktop, as well as specific applications. Microsoft calls this “Desktop Share,” ...