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Windows 11 hit the milestone in the recent holiday quarter. Windows 11 hit the milestone in the recent holiday quarter. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things ...

TL;DR: Windows 11 initially led the market with 58.18% share in October 2025 but declined to 50.7% by December, while Windows 10's share rose to 44.6%. This shift reflects millions of users amid ...

We're back to settle what has become an age-old debate: does Windows 11 or Windows 10 deliver better gaming performance? Microsoft has been rolling out Windows 11 25H2 for the past few months, an ...

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Complaining about Windows 11 is a popular sport among tech enthusiasts on the Internet, whether you’re publicly switching to Linux, publishing guides about the dozens of things you need to do to make ...

Note: This is an early peek at a chapter from my next book, De-Enshittify Windows 11. This book will be available for ...

Now that Windows 10 has reached the end of support, it's increasingly appealing to cybercriminals. While upgrading is recommended, you don't have to switch immediately—here's how you can keep your ...

Jason Chun is a CNET writer covering a range of topics in tech, home, wellness, finance and streaming services. He is passionate about language and technology, and has been an avid writer/reader of ...

Windows Smart App Control, a thing that is supposed to protect users, not-so-smartly blocked an important piece of Microsoft's own Xbox handheld. Last year, Microsoft launched its first Xbox-branded ...

X is putting its money where its mouth is. The Elon Musk-owned social media platform just pledged it will give $1 million to the user who creates the most popular long-form post using its newly ...