Windows 1o users fast running out of time SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Microsoft has just played its joker card twice in a week, forcing upgrades on millions of Windows PC owners. This will raise serious alarm bells for hundreds of million of users who may now need to upgrade their PCs with no alternative […]
Almost exactly a year ago, we were publicly yearning for the day when more portable gaming PC makers could ditch Windows in favor of SteamOS (without having to resort to touchy unofficial workarounds). Now, that day has finally come, with Lenovo announcing the upcoming Legion Go S as the first non-Valve handheld to come with […]
Xbox chief Phil Spencer has been dropping hints about an Xbox handheld for months, but what about Windows handheld gaming PCs? Jason Ronald, Microsoft’s VP of “Next Generation,” tells The Verge that we should expect to see the Windows handheld gaming experience change within this calendar year. Ronald was a roundtable panelist this evening at […]
Last January at CES, Microsoft chief marketing officer Yusuf Mehdi declared 2024 the “year of the AI PC.” And whether you believe that prediction came true or not—many new PCs come with AI-accelerating neural processing units onboard, but far from all of them—you can’t deny that Microsoft did try very hard to make it happen. […]
There are all kinds of reasons why you might want to extract text out of images. Maybe you’ve taken photos of restaurant bills and you want to make a record of what you’ve eaten; or perhaps you’ve got a bunch of screenshots that you need to get product names out of; or you could have […]
It’s impossible to ignore the rapid rise in the capabilities of artificial intelligence tools in recent months. Microsoft hasn’t been shy in stuffing Windows full of AI features: Windows computers now come with a dedicated key for launching Copilot, Microsoft’s AI assistant, which has been integrated into the operating system. We’ll guide you through everything […]
I still can’t quite believe that I’m using an Arm-powered Windows laptop every day. After more than a decade of trying to make Windows on Arm a reality, Microsoft and Qualcomm finally nailed it this year with Copilot Plus PCs. These new laptops have excellent battery life and great performance — and the app compatibility […]
Here’s what not to do when you update your PC NurPhoto via Getty Images Republished on December 29 with new reports into another Windows update issue hitting users. Microsoft has confirmed an unusual warning for Windows users updating their PCs. If you make a simple mistake, your PC “might remain in a state where it […]
When using media to install Windows 11, version 24H2, the device might remain in a state where it cannot accept further Windows security updates. This occurs only when the media is created to include the October 2024, or November 2024, security updates as part of the installation (these updates were released between October 8, 2024 […]
Remember when Windows 10 first came out? Those were the good old days. It seemed like they’d last forever. Well, they didn’t. In a few months, Microsoft will no longer support Windows 10. Windows 10 is dead. Long live Windows 11. Windows 11 Pro is an advanced operating system edition designed for professional and business […]
