These free, open-source tools will make your Windows PC more powerful and give you a serious productivity boost.

If you're constantly setting up new PCs with Windows 11, this tool can get you started much more quickly. But it takes some time to set up.

Microsoft's long-gestating Gaming Copilot AI assistant is coming to more PC users and the Xbox mobile app in the near future. This toolset is sort of like an AI version of those old Nintendo help ...

Microsoft has fixed a known issue caused by the August 2025 security updates, which triggers unexpected User Account Control (UAC) prompts and app installation problems for non-admin users on all ...

Microsoft says the August 2025 security updates are triggering unexpected User Account Control (UAC) prompts and app installation issues for non-admin users across all supported Windows versions. This ...

Xbox has revealed that it is testing a feature on its PC app that allows users to access third-party launchers, such as Battle.net and GOG Galaxy, directly from Microsoft's own app on supported ...

The feature, limited to Copilot+ PCs, lets you search for files and images in plain language, meaning you don't need to recall their exact names. Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a ...

Editor's take: Microsoft has spent years trying to make its official app store the default gateway for Windows software. The effort has mostly flopped, but the company keeps nudging the store toward ...

Windows on Arm is a project that I can't help but get excited about, however long and torturous the road towards gaming on the OS fork might be. So I'll happily take the top-up to my excitement meter ...

Microsoft is also developing new features to enable more games to be played on Arm-based Windows 11 PCs. Microsoft is also developing new features to enable more games to be played on Arm-based ...

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Ollama AI devs have released a native GUI for MacOS and Windows. The new GUI greatly simplifies using AI locally. The app is easy to install, and allows you to pull different LLMs. If you use AI, ...