The 7 apps I always install first on a Windows 11 PC — and they're all FREE

In a job like this, you spend more time than most setting up Windows 11 devices, and these are the first apps I have to ...

Old games, new PC: How to run DOS classics on Windows 11

Do you still have old applications or games that are no longer supported by current Windows PCs? We'll tell you how to get ...
ZDNet

Windows 11's Snipping Tool just got a Google Lens-like feature - here's how to use it

The Windows 11 Snipping Tool now has a visual search engine. You can learn more about the item you capture via a Bing search. You can also extract or translate text and even solve a math equation. The ...
PC Gamer

'Everything is on the table': Trump administration reportedly considering curbs on exports made using US software to China

Hardware Trump announces new 100% China tariff along with export controls on 'any and all critical software' over rare earth spat, as Chinese gov says it doesn't want a trade war but is 'not afraid of ...
The New York Times

Who Needs a Printer or Scanner? Just Use Your Mobile Device.

Free software on your phone or tablet lets you scan, create, edit, annotate and even sign digitized documents on the go. By J. D. Biersdorfer I write the monthly Tech Tip column, which is devoted to ...
PC Gamer

Microsoft says it's making 'every Windows 11 PC an AI PC' with a dizzying array of Copilot upgrades, including voice activation

AI Microsoft's new Gaming Copilot AI tool promises to be 'your personal gaming sidekick' but it mostly seems to do the work of a Google search, with the potential for 'hallucinations' Windows Copilot ...
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, ...