Microsoft is pushing AI agents deep into Windows, reviving a platform strategy that once made the PC operating system ...

So-called prompt injections can trick chatbots into actions like sending emails or making purchases on your behalf. OpenAI ...

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

Background activity can drain your battery and use your mobile data without you seeing it happen. Apps refresh in the background to keep content updated, which helps you pick up where you left off.

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 ...

This is important because: These updates mark a clear shift toward a more centralized and user-friendly way to manage and maintain your apps on Windows 11. Why should I care? You’re getting a more ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s not the coolest phrase in the world to utter, but here goes: I love Windows. Maybe you do too. Maybe you don’t, but you’re forced to use it for work. Whatever the case, for all its positives, ...

Too Good To Go partners with restaurants and grocery stores for surplus goods. As the government shutdown drags on, SNAP benefits could lapse for 42 million Americans who rely on the federally funded ...