Installing Linux distributions using WSL is simple enough. The official Microsoft Store has plenty of distros to choose from, ...

Windows has access to a vast selection of free, paid, open-source, and proprietary applications. While you can find many of these in the bundled Microsoft Store, others are scattered across the ...

Windows 11 is a solid operating system that offers some benefits over its predecessors. It features a fresh design, solid gaming performance, and offers much better multitasking over the prior version ...

It's official: Windows 10 is dead. Although it had a decent run as far as operating systems go (10 years; it came out in 2015) continued use is inadvisable. A system not receiving security updates ...

Google is working to make it easier for ‘experienced users’ to install apps made by unverified developers. The company is building a new ‘advanced flow’ that allows these users to accept the risks of ...

In a job like this, you spend more time than most setting up Windows 11 devices, and these are the first apps I have to install. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

There is this constant tug-of-war game where Microsoft constantly tries to add more stuff to its operating system without user consent, and users continuously object to these efforts by purging all ...

Following its launch earlier this month, the Google app for Windows is now prompting users to uninstall and reinstall the app to get continued updates. The Google app for Windows is currently in Labs ...

The Xbox app is now a launcher for all of your PC games. The Xbox app is now a launcher for all of your PC games. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, ...