These free, open-source tools will make your Windows PC more powerful and give you a serious productivity boost.

Windows ML connects programs like Adobe Premiere to your PC’s CPU, GPU, or NPU.

Google rarely makes native desktop apps with everything usually in the browser. That’s changing today with a new “Google app ...

Microsoft says the August 2025 security updates are triggering unexpected User Account Control (UAC) prompts and app installation issues for non-admin users across all supported Windows versions. This ...

Microsoft has fixed a known issue caused by the August 2025 security updates, which triggers unexpected User Account Control (UAC) prompts and app installation problems for non-admin users on all ...

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Microsoft has started testing the ability to use video wallpapers on Windows 11. The feature has been spotted in the latest ...

One of the hottest apps for Windows users right now is Flyoobe, a free tool that can be used—among other things—to install Windows 11 on computers that don’t ...

ExplorerPatcher brings back the old Windows 10 Start menu that’s straightforward and actually useful. And if you were one of those people who liked live tiles, good news, you can have those back as ...

Microsoft has been on something of a rollercoaster with its properties over the past few weeks. As you may remember, the company recently announced its plans to retire the Mobile Plans app on February ...

If you’ve got a set number of apps that you use every day, or every time you switch your PC on, you may as well set them all to open on startup. That way you’ll save a heap of time opening them ...

On September 9, 2025, Microsoft is scheduled to begin deploying the Patch Tuesday update for the ninth month of the year for Windows 11, which introduces expected security fixes and improvements, as ...