How to set up Connectors in Copilot for Windows 11 — search across Microsoft and Google services with natural language

Click the Connect button for Google Drive, Gmail, or Google Calendar. Confirm your Google Account credentials to complete the ...

How to Enable the New Start Menu on Windows 11

You can enable the refreshed Start menu on Windows 11 after installing the KB5067036 update and enabling a feature ID via ...
PC World

Switching to Windows 11’s dark mode saves my eyes at night

Most of the time I’m happy with Windows Light mode for my Windows look, but when it gets dark the glaring brightness of Light mode can be a little too much for my eyes. That’s when I like to switch to ...

Xbox-style handheld mode is rolling out on Windows 11, and you can try it now

Microsoft is expanding Windows 11’s full screen experience for handhelds, starting with ASUS ROG Ally models and rolling to MSI Claw. Paired with the Xbox app, it brings a cleaner, console-style ...
PC World

Discord’s new Halloween notifications suck. Here’s how to turn them off

I’m going to get right to the point. Discord likes Halloween enough to switch everyone to a spooky set of notification sounds. I dislike my primary PC unexpectedly starting up a howling ruckus as I’m ...
The Verge

Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it

Microsoft is rewriting Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. Microsoft is rewriting Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, ...
XDA Developers on MSN

I tried out the new Windows 11 Xbox mode on my PC, and we need it yesterday

Using Windows 11's new gaming mode on a desktop isn't easy, but we tested it out, and it needs to become an official option.
Yardbarker

Battlefield 6 Console Players: Turn Off Crossplay to Dodge PC Cheaters

If you’re booting up Battlefield 6 and wondering why your lobbies feel like a mouse-and-keyboard firing squad, it’s because crossplay is enabled by default. That means PlayStation and Xbox players are ...
Road to VR

Galaxy XR is the Headset the Industry Needs to Take Its Next Major Step

Samsung’s Galaxy XR is finally here, and with it, a perfect middle-ground of price and features to simultaneously turn up the ...
ZDNet

Leaving Windows 10 today? How to clear your new Windows 11 PC cache (and start fresh)

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. If your computer desktop looks a little chaotic and you're noticing some performance slowdown, it might be time to do a cleanup. The best way to ...
PC Gamer

Don't count on Arc Raiders ever getting a first-person mode: 'Once you start being able to put your face right up against an asset, it kind of falls apart'

Third Person Shooter Extraction shooter Gravebound's bullet hell action adds an exciting twist to the genre, and you can try it out in an open play test right now Third Person Shooter Arc Raiders ...
WTHR

Windows 11 Pro can turn your current PC into a modern, gaming-ready setup for only $14.97

This station earns commissions on purchases made through the link(s) on this page. TL;DR: Grab lifetime access to Windows 11 Pro on sale for $14.97 for a limited time (MSRP $199). Since Windows 10 ...