Windows 11 just came in last in a six‑way speed showdown against its own predecessors, a result that seems to confirm every grumble about the operating system feeling heavier and slower. The twist is ...

Microsoft's latest Windows 11 test build is not about eye-catching features, it's about engineering. With the release of Insider Preview Build 28000, Microsoft has begun seeding ...

Intel’s Core Ultra lineup of desktop and laptop processors has been frustrating to review. None of them have been ...

Seagate's LaCie Rugged SSD4 (starts at $179.99 for 1TB; $619.99 for 4TB as tested) external SSD looks a lot like many of the ...

Type Task manager in the Search bar and click on the Search result. In Task manager click on the tab Startup apps. Locate the ...

Microsoft loves to promote Windows 11 25H2's AI features and other improvements, but can it game faster than Windows 10? We tested 14 modern titles to ...

Microsoft recently started offering users of modern SSDs an option to significantly increase their drive speeds. Specifically, this involves a performance boost for NVMe drives. NVMe stands for ...

AMD’s follow-up, the Ryzen 7 9850X3D, is technically faster, but you’d be hard-pressed to tell them apart when you’re ...

Serious PC gamers agree: AMD’s Ryzen 7 9800X3D has been one of AMD’s most successful processors in recent years, thanks to its game-boosting 3D V-Cache technology that layers in high-speed cache to ...

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Microsoft’s strict Windows 11 requirements have turned a routine upgrade into a referendum on who deserves modern software.