Instead of relying on it to behave as my main OS, having Windows 11 in a virtual machine reframes it completely. Any specific ...

Editor's take: Microsoft is doubling down on its plan to turn Windows 11 into an "agentic AI" platform, and in the process seems determined to strip away the last bits of user agency left in the OS.

A new community tool is drawing attention for its bold claim: the ability to remove nearly every AI component built into Windows 11. The script, called RemoveWindowsAI and published on GitHub, is ...

Microsoft says Windows PowerShell now warns when running scripts that use the Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet to download web content, aiming to prevent potentially risky code from executing. As Microsoft ...

The modern Run prompt looks like more of a launcher in the latest preview builds of Windows 11. The modern Run prompt looks like more of a launcher in the latest preview builds of Windows 11. is a ...

In a nutshell: Microsoft ended mainstream support for Windows 10 in October but the aging operating system still has a strong install base. According to Dell, roughly a billion PCs are still running ...

Who doesn’t remember PC games such as Maniac Mansion, the King’s Quest series and the dubious adventures of Leisure Suit Larry or software such as Microsoft Works and Lotus Smart Suite? These titles ...

AutoHotkey (AHK) is a free and simple yet powerful Windows scripting language. It doesn’t get a lot of press these days, but Windows geeks used to love writing and swapping AHK scripts. Well, that’s ...

ESU on sale now — if you need it. Republished on October 16 with Microsoft’s bold new AI update and a reminder from the U.S. government that you must secure ongoing Windows updates. If Microsoft’s ...

PowerShell is a scripting language for Windows and is used for OS configuration and automation. You can use Notepad or PowerShell ISE to test your scripts. You can also run PowerShell scripts from a ...

Chris Hoffman is the author of Windows Intelligence, an email newsletter that brings the latest Windows news, tips, and tricks to inboxes each week. He's also the former editor-in-chief of How-To Geek ...