Microsoft had a big share of discontinued apps along the way, but some of them were really great for their purpose and some ...

DnD 2024 backgrounds grant characters stat increases, a starting feat, a range of proficiencies, and a clear backstory. This is a major shake-up to the original Dungeons and Dragons 5e rules, and it ...

The result is ultraportable Windows 11 powerhouses like the Dell XPS 13, which we recommend to most folks as the best Windows laptop overall. I'm not the biggest fan of the capacitive function ...

Microsoft is currently focusing all they can on Windows 11. Not only did the company recently dub 2025 as the “Year of the Windows 11 PC Refresh,” but this year’s CES has been all about ...

I was privileged to byline the cover story of the last print issue of PC Magazine, the Windows 7 review, and I’ve witnessed every Microsoft win and misstep up to the latest Windows 11.

Also new is the ability to set different desktop backgrounds (aka wallpapers) for each desktop. Setting up a wireless display is another option for separating computing tasks, and Windows 11 doesn ...

Windows hosting services can host your websites and apps on dedicated Microsoft technologies like ASP.NET or .NET. In fact, they can even run different products like Exchange or Microsoft SQL ...

Choosing an operating system is part personal preference and part budget. For the most part, Microsoft Windows and Apple's MacOS do the same things (except for gaming, where Windows is the winner ...

The iconic Windows 10 desktop background, known as “Hero,” is a real photograph (and it's not some lazy Photoshop class project either). Microsoft went on maximum overdrive to create this ...

Design Awards 2025: Alvar Aalto's Finlandia Hall is a modernist gem reborn through sustainability and accessibility Helsinki's Finlandia Hall, an Alvar Aalto landmark design, has been reborn - ...

Wallpaper’s Ellie Stathaki delves into what defined the 2025 Wallpaper* Architecture Awards Wellbeing and restorative strategies are increasingly coming to the forefront of our efforts to nurture ...

It’s been a long time since Windows 11 last received optional updates with new features included. As usual, the developers at Microsoft took a well-deserved break over the holiday season.