Manage your Windows audio with just a click

With SoundSwitch you just press a shortcut key—Ctrl+Alt+F1, for example—and it switches to your selected device. You can ...
PC World

Windows won’t boot? Safe Mode is the lifeline you need

PCWorld explains how Safe Mode serves as a critical troubleshooting tool when Windows fails to boot by loading only essential system components. Safe Mode enables users to identify problematic drivers ...
ZDNet

Your PC's critical security certificates may be about to expire - how to check

Secure Boot protects modern Windows and Linux PCs. Microsoft Secure Boot certificates from 2011 expire in June 2026. Most PC owners are fine if they install the latest updates. Last year's ...
TechCrunch

Microsoft says hackers are exploiting critical zero-day bugs to target Windows and Office users

Microsoft has rolled out fixes for security vulnerabilities in Windows and Office, which the company says are being actively abused by hackers to break into people’s computers. The exploits are ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows 11 Notepad flaw let files execute silently via Markdown links

If a user opened this Markdown file in Windows 11 Notepad versions 11.2510 and earlier and viewed it in Markdown mode, the above text would appear as a clickable link. If the link is clicked with ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows 11 KB5077181 fixes boot failures linked to failed updates

Lawrence Abrams Lawrence Abrams is the owner and Editor in Chief of BleepingComputer.com. Lawrence's area of expertise includes Windows, malware removal, and computer forensics. Lawrence Abrams is a ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Iron Ore Drops as Stockpiles, Vale Output Add to Supply Concerns

from Brazilian miner Vale SA added to concerns about oversupply. Inventories of the steelmaking material at Chinese ports climbed 0.5% from the week before to around 161 million tons, according to ...
ZDNet

I replaced my full-sized desktop with a mini Windows PC, and it's somehow just as capable

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...
CNET

Microsoft Issues New Security Warning for Windows 10. Here's What You Need to Do

Jason Chun is a CNET writer covering a range of topics in tech, home, wellness, finance and streaming services. He is passionate about language and technology, and has been an avid writer/reader of ...
PC Magazine

A Free One-Click Fix for Slow Computers? I Put Microsoft's PC Manager App to the Test

Microsoft's PC Manager promises to optimize your machine's performance at no cost. I tried it out to see if it's good enough to replace third-party tools. I've been testing PC and mobile software for ...
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I built my first gaming PC - and it's so much easier than I thought

PC gaming is something I've always been a bit intimidated by. Terms like GPU, CPU and RAM always made it feel like I had no idea where I would even start or what any of it means. Especially as someone ...