Don’t Downgrade From Windows 10 to Windows 8.1
Windows 10 can sometimes be a real mess. Between botched updates, treating its users as beta testers, and adding features we never wanted it can be tempting to downgrade. But you shouldn’t go back to Windows 8.1, and we...
Windows 10 Is Only Making Windows Fragmentation Worse
With Windows 10, Microsoft wanted to get every Windows user on the same platform. Now, the opposite is happening. Just 6.6% of Windows 10 PCs have the October 2018 Update over three months after its release....
What Exactly Happens When You Turn On Your Computer?
When you power on a computer, it goes through a “boot up” process– a term that comes from the word “bootstrap.” Here’s what’s happening in the background—whether you’re u...
Windows 10’s Next Update Makes the Start Menu Less Terrible
Windows 10’s default Start menu is a cluttered mess, but it’s about to get better in the Windows 10’s next version. That release is codenamed 19H1, and will be released sometime around April 2019....
How to Use Windows 10’s New Sandbox (to Safely Test Apps)
Microsoft has released an Insider Preview Build that includes the new Windows Sandbox feature. If you’re on the Fast track, you can download and start using it today.
Windows 10’s New Sandbox Feature is Everything We’ve Always Wanted
Whether it’s a program you found on the Internet or something that came in your email, running executable files has always been risky. Testing software in clean systems requires virtual machine (VM) software and a sepa...
Why Doesn’t Microsoft Just Give Up on Cortana?
Cortana may soon recognize different voices, a feature Alexa and Google Assistant have had since 2017. Microsoft isn’t quite giving up on Cortana, but it’s slowly transforming Cortana into something other than a g...
Now Windows 10 Has C, B, and D Updates. What is Microsoft Smoking?
According to Microsoft, Windows 10 has “B,” “C,” and “D” updates—but never “A” updates! These updates are released at different times, contain different things, and are of...
How Microsoft Is About to Make Google Chrome Even Better
You’ve probably heard Microsoft will base its Edge browser on Chromium, the open-source project that forms the basis for Google Chrome. That won’t just make Edge better—Microsoft contributing to Chromium mea...
