Customize the Start Menu in Windows 10 and Windows 11 For easy access to your favorite apps and most-used settings, here’s how to customize the Start Menu in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Views: 7 (more…)
Read more15 Super-Charged Alternatives to Built-in Windows Apps It’s great Windows ships with a pile of included apps for everything from taking notes to viewing media files, but they usually aren’t the best options out there. Here are our favorite alternatives to the default Windows applications. Views: 1 (more…)
Read moreFrustrated with Sluggish Windows Performance? Audit Your Startup Programs Now You can wipe Windows and start fresh or even buy new hardware, but before you go to extremes, sit down and audit your startup programs to speed up your Windows PC. Views: 0 (more…)
Read moreHow to Disable Bing in the Windows 11 Start Menu Windows 11, like its predecessors, integrates Bing search directly into the Start Menu. Any time you search for an application, file, or folder, you also search Bing. There isn’t even an option to disable it in the Settings app. Luckily, you can do it with a registry hack. Views: 2 […]
Read moreHow to Keep a Windows Laptop Awake With the Lid Closed Wondering how to keep your laptop on when it’s closed? Here’s how to close your laptop and still use it with a connected monitor. Views: 0 (more…)
Read moreSpeak Up: How to Use Speech Recognition and Dictate Text in Windows You can talk to Windows using the built-in speech recognition or text dictation features. Views: 0 (more…)
Read moreHow to force quit an app in Windows If your Windows program won’t respond, force quitting is often the move. Here are some things to try before you reach for the power button. Views: 0 (more…)
Read moreA Visual History of Windows Over its 40 years, PCMag has covered every version of Microsoft’s operating system. Like you, sometimes we loved it, and sometimes we didn’t. Let’s take it back to MS-DOS to see how Windows has evolved. Views: 0 (more…)
Read moreComputer Acting Up? How to Uninstall a Windows Update If your computer is freaking out after you installed a Windows update, here’s how to uninstall the patch and return to an earlier version of the Windows 10 or Windows 11 operating system. Views: 1 (more…)
Read moreHow to Connect Apple AirPods to a Windows Laptop Connecting Apple AirPods, AirPods Pro, or AirPods Max to your Windows laptop is as easy as pairing any other Bluetooth-enabled device. Once done, you can use your AirPods to listen to music as well as talk to people in online calls on your laptop. Here’s how to do that. Views: 0 […]
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