Some of the hints for older, unsupported OSes apply equally to both Mac and Windows. Both come with an assortment of bundled ...

Preserving not just updates, but also lots of the now-deleted optional extras Legacy Update was already extremely useful if you chose to disembark from Microsoft's upgrade railroad. Now it's even more ...

Windows is no doubt a powerful operating system, and you can tweak system settings and add power user utilities to speed up ...

Tis the season to indulge in pointless desktop eye candy in the name of festive cheer – and this desktop pet Santa for GNOME ...

You might think your laptop is old but reliable, only to find that it suddenly became obsolete in 2026. Here's what you need ...

How to prepare for the end of Windows 10 and that it’s rebuilding the very bones of Windows 11 around AI, with the promise of a different kind of ‘normal’. The brains at Microsoft say this reboot is ...

There are more issues than just the encroaching menace of ‘helpful’ AI, though. Feature bloat in general has been a growing ...

Samsung Internet for Windows has started getting a new update that brings meaningful performance improvements and optimization.

A sneaky new strain of the ClickFix malware is making the rounds, and it’s going after the easiest victim of all: anyone who trusts a Windows update prompt. Security researchers at Huntress say the ...

The first thing I do on any Windows 11 PC to boost performance is adjust the visual effects. These include features such as ...

Android is under attack. Google’s emergency update is now deploying across Samsung’s vast user base and you should install as soon as you can. This isn’t the only Android security update you need. But ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. Update Dec. 5 at 09:15 a.m. EST: This article, originally published on ...