Windows 11 just resumed feature updates and the early 2026 changes are surprisingly useful.

Testing Windows has always allowed you to try out new features ahead of time, even a new operating system. But the Windows 11 26H1 release Microsoft is testing now literally breaks Windows into two ...

Customers will be given more control over when and where content is downloaded to reduce the risk of similar incidents in future. CrowdStrike has blamed a hole in its testing software for the release ...

Windows 10 will soon be coming to an end. Anyone using the Microsoft OS has until October 14, 2025, to find an alternative. If your PC can handle the increased system ...

Bottom line: At its core, Windows 11 26H1 is a transitional build rather than a headline release. It lays the groundwork for processor and architecture support that has yet to arrive, setting the ...

What was Microsoft’s best Windows operating system of all time? If you’re like us, you have…opinions. Even if you’re not the type to parse through all of the little details that separated Windows 98 ...

Nearly a decade ago, Ars testing found that Valve’s “Steam Machines”-era version of SteamOS performed significantly worse than Windows when SteamOS’s Linux game ports were tested on the same hardware ...

CrowdStrike is making improvements to error handling and software rollouts. CrowdStrike is making improvements to error handling and software rollouts. is a senior ...

With the retirement of Windows 10, as described in part 1 of this series, users of the operating system to control test and measurement systems have a choice to make. In part 2, we looked at what ...

Build 26300.7674 is the first public test of what's expected to become the major feature update for 2026. Unlike routine quality improvements, this new release is ...

There are two native ways to perform an Internet speed test from the Taskbar in Windows 11: Perform an Internet speed test using the Taskbar system tray Test Internet speed using the Quick Settings.

That's the thing though. Linux isn't that much more "trimmed down" when you're running a distro like Fedora KDE Ediition. It's a full desktop. Sure, stuff isn't where Windows puts it and you'll need ...