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These once-essential Windows apps are just wasting space on your PC

CPU-Z is one of the most popular hardware monitoring tools for Windows. You can use it to get detailed information about the ...

Adata SC735 review: A solid SSD disguised as a USB drive

At a glance Expert's Rating Pros ・Small, thumb-drive class form factor ・Retractable captive Type-C connector ・Inexpensive for ...
The New York Times

Cache of Devices Capable of Crashing Cell Network Is Found Near U.N.

The Secret Service discovered more than 100,000 SIM cards and 300 servers, which could disable cellular towers or be used to conduct surveillance. By Eileen Sullivan Reporting from Washington The ...
The Verge

No, a Windows update probably didn’t brick your SSD

Both Microsoft and Phison couldn’t recreate issues reported on social media. Both Microsoft and Phison couldn’t recreate issues reported on social media. is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 ...
Lifehacker

How to Use Windows' New 'Quick Machine Recovery' Tool

If you've installed the big Windows 11 update that Microsoft pushed out in August (which also includes the new Black Screen of Death), you'll notice a brand new entry in Settings: Quick Machine ...
PC Gamer

After 4,500 hours of testing, SSD controller specialist Phison rules out allegations that a Windows 11 update is bricking drives

SSDs Best SSD for gaming in 2025: the fastest and the best value solid state drives to perk up your PC SSDs Best M.2 SSDs for gaming in 2025: my top picks for blazing fast storage Windows A new report ...
PC Gamer

A new report claims Windows 11 update is breaking SSDs and HDDs, but this could just be routine hardware failures

Is a Windows 11 24H2 update nuking SSDs and HDDs? That's the startling claim reported by Neowin. Specifically, it's the KB5063878 update that's said to be to blame for "storage failures that cause ...
Windows Central

8 registry tweaks that will make File Explorer faster and easier to use on Windows 11

On Windows 11, you can customize File Explorer with many different Registry tweaks. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) On Windows 11, File Explorer is the default file management tool, but its interface ...
NPR

5 simple (and cheap) things to make your house use less energy

Climate change shapes where and how we live. That's why NPR is dedicating a week to stories about solutions for building and living on a hotter planet. Our homes use a lot of energy. The huge amounts ...
Bloomberg L.P.

US Warns That Using Huawei AI Chip ‘Anywhere’ Breaks Its Rules

The Commerce Department issued guidance stating that the use of Huawei Technologies Co.’s Ascend artificial intelligence chips “anywhere in the world” violates the government’s export controls, ...
Wired

Do You Really Have to Stop Using Windows 10?

The end is here—at least, it is for Windows 10. Microsoft officially stopped supporting the decade-old operating system on October 14, 2025. There's one hiccup, though: Even though Windows 11 is a ...