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Windows 11 has never been so popular - but is a fresh surge of installations coming from a place of love or mere tolerance?

Almost 30% of all Windows PCs now run on Windows 11 - a slow but steady victory as more users are begrudgingly accepting the new operating system.

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Company offers unofficial security patches for Windows 10 until 2030 — free, $27 Pro, and $37 enterprise subscriptions

Windows 10 support can be kept alive using essential patches without Microsoft's help.

Tom’s Hardware

Honor MagicBook Pro 16 laptop review

This laptop's stylish looks are partnered with an impressive amount of power, considering it's a mid-range machine. This power not only enables the MagicBook Pro 16 to handle everyday tasks but also more demanding creative applications, such as Photoshop and some light video editing.

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Latest Windows 11 update resumes rollout as Microsoft deals with nasty reboot bug – but some unlucky users have found their taskbar is now broken

Microsoft has taken out the taskbar now, sadly - so be careful around this preview update.

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Microsoft puts final touches on its new ad within Windows 11, rolls it out to Canary Channel Insiders

Windows Insiders in the Canary and Beta Channels have new builds of Windows 11 to test. The Canary Channel build includes a controversial advertisement for Game Pass within the Settings app.

Windows Central

Windows 11's new Start menu sidebar for Phone Link is unnecessary and only adds more clutter

Microsoft is building a new sidebar to show mobile devices alongside the Start menu, but I don't believe this is the correct design approach. Here's what I think about this feature.

Windows Central

As Microsoft finally makes Windows on ARM good, Lenovo has made one of the best laptops I've ever used

The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x (Gen 9) is one of the first Windows laptops powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon X series of ARM SoCs. It's a new generation, and here are my thoughts.

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HyperX Cloud III Wireless review: a solid and affordable gaming headset

Another winning pair of gaming headphones from HyperX

FreeDOS open-source text-based OS turns 30, still in active development and primarily used for retro gaming

Jim Hall built FreeDOS as an answer to Windows 3.1 and Windows 95. 30 years later, the command-line operating system is still alive and kicking and getting a renaissance thanks to retro gaming.

Tom’s Hardware

Microsoft's Copilot+ PC exclusive features are a bad joke, even for AI fans

Microsoft is trying to get you to buy a Copilot+ PC based on three exclusive Windows features that nobody wants or needs.

Tom’s Hardware

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite laptops suffer compatibility issues with many games — even Intel's integrated Arc Graphics is up to 3x faster

Snapdragon X Elite advertised 'flawless' Windows gaming on Arm, but the truth lands far from that lofty goal. Some games run quite well, but many have problems and older games ofter refuse to run at all.

Tom’s Hardware

This Windows 11 setting can ruin your Copilot+ PC gaming — how to turn off Automatic Super Resolution

A new Windows 11 setting made just for Copilot+ PCs isn't meshing well with many games, even games the setting is supposedly compatible with.

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Upcoming Xbox RPG Avowed features some "darker, scarier areas" and "tonal variety," according to directors

In an interview, Avowed's game director and gameplay director share details on the game's tone, including the kinds of variety players can expect in the atmosphere of the Living Lands.

Windows Central

Lenovo Slim 7 (2024) review: My favorite business laptop of the year (so far)

The Lenovo Slim 7 is available at Costco for $999, and that's a great deal for this 14-inch Windows 11 laptop with an OLED touchscreen. This Lenovo Slim 7 review will show you why.

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Elden Ring's DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, surpasses 5 million tarnished in less than a week

The Elden Ring train has no stops. The new DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, just surpassed 5 million sales. What's the next milestone?

Evening Standard

Best laptops for graphic design in 2024, tried and tested

Top-quality laptops for designers, digital artists, photography enthusiasts and more

TechRadar

Microsoft has gone too far: including a Game Pass ad in the Settings app ushers in a whole new age of ridiculous over-advertising

Windows 11 users will have Game Pass ads in their settings menu next month as Microsoft bloats PC’s with ads.

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I tried gaming on the Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition... I wanted to cry

ARM-based processors, like the Snapdragon X Elite and Apple silicon, don’t have the best luck running video games. But I gamed on the Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition to find out how good or bad it really is.

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The handheld gaming PC market is already oversaturated

Too much of a good thing.

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Valve says "more players than ever are choosing to play Steam games with a controller," and nearly 60% of them are on team Xbox

Controller use on Steam has tripled in six years

TechRadar

Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 review: makes me believe in the Surface series again

The Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 has completely changed my mind about the Surface Laptop series.

Tom’s Hardware

Windows 1.0 goes back to the future with the help of Raspberry Pi – PicoVision and emulation let you GUI like it's 1985

The Pimoroni PicoVision incorporates two RP2040 microcontrollers, offering plenty of computing power to run the OG Windows 1.01 version.

Windows Central

The wait is almost over. Windows 11 will FINALLY feature an ad for Game Pass in the Settings app next month

Microsoft just released a preview update to Windows 11 that ads an advertisement for Game Pass within the Settings app. The update will make its way to general users next month if testing goes well.

TechRadar

Microsoft console files are being exploited to let hackers gain access to private systems

MSC files used to target a known Windows flaw, allowing hackers to drop Cobalt Strike beacons.

TechRadar

Microsoft Surface Pro 11 review: the best Surface ever — and it'll only get better

The Microsoft Surface Pro 11 had a high bar to clear, and it has absolutely made me a believer in Microsoft's vision for Windows-on-Arm.

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