Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Windows Central

Best Media Creation Tool alternatives to create a Windows 11 bootable USB

Skip the Media Creation Tool. Here's why Rufus and Ventoy are the best alternatives to create a Windows 11 bootable USB and how they can bypass system requirements (on unsupported hardware).

Windows Central

I spent a week with this awesome pre-built gaming PC — it's the next best thing to building your own system

When it comes to pre-built gaming PCs, you can go very wrong very easily. That's not the case with Maingear's MG-1 for 2025; it costs a premium compared to building your own (as do all pre-builts), but it's the closest thing to a DIY build I've ever seen.

Windows Central

Surprise! The iconic Roblox 'oof' sound is back — the beloved meme makes "a comeback so good it hurts" after three years of licensing issues

Three years after it was removed from Roblox due to a licensing issue, the beloved "oof" sound effect has returned to the game.

Windows Central

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Halo and Half-Life combine in wild new mod, bringing two of my favorite games together in one — here's how to play, and how it works

Have you ever wondered what a game that combines Halo and Half-Life would look like? Halo: GoldSource, a new mod that brings the Xbox flagship's multiplayer to Half-Life, offers a fascinating glimpse.

Windows Central

Galaxy Z Fold 7 review: Six years later — Samsung finally cracks the foldable code

After six years, Samsung has finally delivered the folding phone people have envisioned. The Galaxy Z Fold 7 is the most mainstream foldable yet and is easy to recommend, so long as you can afford the absurd price.

Windows Central

"I don't think I changed his mind" — NVIDIA CEO comments on H20 AI GPU sales resuming in China following a meeting with President Trump

NVIDIA's H20 AI GPUs are once again allowed to be sold in China following a reversal of restrictions by the Trump administration, and NVIDIA's CEO claims it wasn't he who changed the US President's mind.

Windows Central

A Tomb Raider composer has been jailed — His legacy overshadowed by $75k+ in loan fraud

Peter Connelly, known for composing Tomb Raider and shaping the series' iconic music, has been jailed after fraudulently obtaining over $75,000 in COVID support loans.

Windows Central

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Remedy offers update on 'FBC: Firebreak,' details coming improvements — "We’ve seen many players come into the game and leave within the first hour."

Remedy's multiplayer Left 4 Dead-like 'FBC: Firebreak' had tons of promise, but it hasn't blown up quite as the Control and Alan Wake developer might've liked. But that doesn't mean the team is giving up.

Windows Central

Microsoft kills Movies & TV storefront on Windows and Xbox — here's what will happen to your purchased media

After 12 years, Microsoft is shutting down its storefront that let Windows and Xbox users buy or rent Movies & TV shows natively on the platform.

Windows Central

Top 6 new features that landed on the Windows 11 Insider Program during the first half of July 2025

Here's a breakdown of Windows 11 builds 27898, 26200.5702, and others with QMR, Adaptive Energy Saver, passkey third-party providers, and other improvements.

Windows Central

4 features on Windows 11 exclusive to Europe that Microsoft should make global

Windows 11 features, such as uninstalling Edge, are currently only available in Europe, but they should be available globally.

Windows Central

This brilliant RTS castle builder from 2002 has been remastered on PC — get it at only $16 for a limited time

Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition has only been out for a few days, but I've already logged heavy hours. As far as remakes go, this is one of the best.

Windows Central

Elon Musk teasing a Grok male companion inspired by "50 Shades of Grey" — beating Microsoft's AI CEO at his own game

xAI recently launched Grok 4, and Elon Musk says the tool is getting a new male companion with Twilight and 50 Shades of Grey traits.

Windows Central

Elon Musk says we're in the "intelligence big bang" — after warning that a power crunch could kill the AI revolution this year

Elon Musk recently claimed that we're at the beginning of an immense explosion of intelligence, citing the importance of safe and truth-seeking AI.

Windows Central

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Windows Central

OpenAI introduces "ChatGPT agent" as the ultimate jack of all AI trades — with its own computer to check out your to-do list

OpenAI just launched ChatGPT agent to perform a wide range of computer-based tasks for users, including running code and creating slideshows and presentations.

Windows Central

Is Grounded 2 on Xbox Game Pass? — Here's what we know

Obsidian Entertainment's Grounded 2 — the sequel to its 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids!' inspired survival game — is almost here. But is it on Xbox Game Pass?

Windows Central

There’s your weekend sorted — Civilization VI Platinum bundle is completely free for a limited time

Civilization 6, two expansions, and six civilization scenario packs are included in this bundle, and you'd normally pay about $80. It's now free on Epic Games for a limited time.

Windows Central

Watch Blizzard's insane China drone show for World of Warcraft's 20thanniversary — Blizzard also announces a crazy, China-exclusive "Raid Rush" server that I wish the rest of the world could play

Social media has spotted footage of China hosting an epic drone show in honor of World of Warcraft's 20th anniversary. Around the same time, NetEase, the main operator for World of Warcraft in China, hosted a livestream showcasing new gameplay info for Chinese players and for the world at large.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Windows Central

Here are 5 good *current* Microsoft products that have become stagnant — or worse — abandoned

Microsoft's product graveyard is calling. Here are 5 products that may not be long for this world, if their lack of updates is any indication.

Windows Central

Minecraft lets you get the Lava Chicken song in-game — but it's absurdly rare

Minecraft adds the Lava Chicken song as a rare music disc drop straight from the movie, but tough to find in Survival.

Windows Central

Oblivion Remastered and Metal Gear Solid Delta co-developer Virtuos faces layoffs — with 270 workers cut

Virtuos, a company that's worked on games like The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered and Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, is hit with layoffs.

Windows Central

Steam takes down tons of porn games, cracks down on "certain kinds of adult-only content" — here's why, and its new policy (UPDATE: Valve responds)

Porn games have been on Steam for years now, but many just got taken down from the platform after a recent policy change. Here's Valve's new rule.

Windows Central

AMD's budget Ryzen AI 5 330 processor will introduce a wave of ultra-affordable Copilot+ PCs with its mobile 50 TOPS NPU

AMD's Ryzen AI 5 330 mobile processor could see x86-64 Copilot+ PCs challenging Qualcomm's ultra-affordable ARM64 Snapdragon X equivalents for the budget crown.

Windows Central

Pokémon has partnered with one of the biggest PC gaming brands again, and you can actually buy these accessories — but do you even want to?

Razer and Pokémon have collaborated on a new collection of limited edition accessories, this time featuring the original three (plus one) starters, and I have them.

Windows Central

Microsoft is on track to become the second $4 trillion company by market cap, following NVIDIA — and mass layoffs

Microsoft's share price rose over 19% this year so far, vastly outperforming the overall market.

1 … 38 39 40 41

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.