In the latest test versions of the system, Microsoft enabled the use of .webp images as desktop background in the Windows 11 operating system. This option is available in Insider build 26220.7653, and is expected …
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Windows 11 has a free and very useful battery health checker that few users know about
Microsoft has built a simple but very informative laptop battery diagnostic tool into Windows 11. This report makes it possible to accurately check the overall health of the battery and assess whether replacement is really …
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New Windows 11 update crashes performance and FPS on GeForce graphics cards
The latest Windows 11 update, tagged as KB5074109, has caused a backlash among users. Although the patch brings a number of security improvements, there have been numerous reports of a noticeable drop in gaming performance …
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A complete computer in a keyboard case, not a Commodore or a Spectrum, but a classic Windows 11 PC
At this year’s CES 2026 consumer electronics fair, HP presented the world’s smallest AI PC, which completely changes the classic idea of a desktop computer. Instead of a case, HP placed all the necessary hardware …
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Windows and Office no longer work without an account – the end of cheap licenses and offline activation
Microsoft has without much notice removed the possibility of classic telephone activation for Windows i Officemore than two decades old. Calling the activation number now only redirects users to the web portal aka.ms/aohwhere logging in …
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In 2026 we will be buying Windows laptops with new hardware, the time of Intel, AMD and x86 dominance is over
Qualcomm has published new internal data suggesting that processors from the Snapdragon X2 Plus series achieve significantly better results in performance and energy efficiency compared to current mobile chips from Intel and AMD designed for …
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Windows wants to seriously speed things up and take advantage of the speed of NVMe SSDs
Microsoft is finally modernizing the way Windows handles commands for reading and writing data on SSDs. This represents one of the biggest changes in the Windows storage infrastructure in more than ten years, and the …
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Microsoft is finally introducing unified control over all Windows 11 updates
Microsoft is testing a new feature called the Update Orchestration Platform (UOP), which aims to once and for all solve the chaotic situation in which Windows 11 currently finds itself when it comes to updating …
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