Tired of all the Microsoft AI slop? You can remove it entirely. Some people love AI. If you're not one of them (or if you have a favorite AI tool that isn't baked into it), using Windows 11 can feel ...

If you want to allow or block script files using AppLocker in Windows 11, follow the steps below. Initial Setup Create Rules and attach the script Let us talk about them in detail. If you are setting ...

A new report out today from endpoint security firm Morphisec Inc. details a previously undocumented malware family dubbed “PyStoreRAT” that abuses trusted open-source platforms and Windows scripting ...

Editor's take: Microsoft is doubling down on its plan to turn Windows 11 into an "agentic AI" platform, and in the process seems determined to strip away the last bits of user agency left in the OS.

December has only just started, and Microsoft is already busy with the latest set of broken Windows reports, the hangover from the end of Windows 10 and the slow uptake for its replacement. Now the ...

Microsoft wants to overhaul Windows into an agentic OS, but that’s easier said than done. Microsoft wants to overhaul Windows into an agentic OS, but that’s easier said than done. is a senior editor ...

Windows Recall is one of the biggest AI features Microsoft has added to Windows 11. It’s useful, but it comes with some privacy trade-offs. If you're a Windows 11 user, and specifically an owner of a ...

A former Microsoft developer thinks Windows sucks and explains why. Windows has become a marketing tool to sell Microsoft services. A Microsoft exec calls Windows an agentic OS, with brutal responses.

Windows 10 may tell you that support has ended even if you paid for it. The incorrect message is due to a display bug. Microsoft promises a fix in a future Windows update. Microsoft offers extended ...

AutoHotkey (AHK) is a free and simple yet powerful Windows scripting language. It doesn’t get a lot of press these days, but Windows geeks used to love writing and swapping AHK scripts. Well, that’s ...

Steven Musil is a senior news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around ...

Over a decade since Microsoft tried to make talking to Cortana on PCs a thing-- and spectacularly failed in the process-- the Windows giant is taking another swing at voice commands with its Copilot ...