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Windows Central Podcast: 10 years of Windows 10, and Copilot Mode!
Dan and Zac take a look back at Windows 10 as it celebrates its 10th anniversary and discussing how it's evolved over the ...
Battlefield 6 clarifies PC vs. console crossplay, skill-based matchmaking — potentially solving one of my biggest issues with Battlefield 2042
Battlefield 2042 introduced full cross-play and cross-progression between platforms, as EA dabbled with cross-play in earlier ...
Don't buy the wrong laptop for school — these sub-$600 options are actually worth your money
Lots of laptops are on sale right now as students and parents prepare for school, but few will run like these.
"Miserably incompetent" — Microsoft locked this LibreOffice developer account for a week, indicating "service violations"
Mike Kaganski bypassed blocked support channels after his Microsoft account was disabled, and his first tickets were ignored.
Windows 11 bug that "unexpectedly" trolled Apple squashed by Microsoft — Vista startup sound removed
An iconic part of Windows has been removed from Windows 11. Earlier this summer, a peculiar bug caused the Windows Vista boot chime to play when starting Windows 11. The bug only appeared for Windows ...
Battlefield 6 community reacts to the multiplayer reveal — player movement, cosmetics, server browser, PC specs, and more
Hardcore players and newcomers alike respond to the wealth of information shown off in the latest Battlefield 6 reveal.
8 new features arriving with the August 2025 Security Update for Windows 11
Check out the major features and changes coming in the latest cumulative update of Windows 11, and how to use them.
Windows 11 SE is dead — Microsoft pulls plug on special school edition of Windows for low-cost PCs
Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 SE will not get the upcoming 'version 25H2' update later this year, and that support ...
Mock Bing all you want — it keeps gaining users and making billions
Bing continues to grow in market share, and even a small gain in search share drives billions of dollars in revenue.
Poll: Should people have to verify their age to play video games, use social media, and watch adult content?
New legislation in several countries has led Xbox, Discord, YouTube, and other websites to require user age verification.
This phenomenal gaming headset proves some companies DO listen to us — and it's totally awesome when they do
The Razer BlackShark V3 Pro is like Razer made a list of every single complaint about the last version and solved them one by ...
New data shows Xbox is utterly dominating PlayStation's storefront — accounting for 60% of the Q2 top 10 game sales spots
Imagine this scenario a few years ago. It's no longer PlayStation, but Xbox itself that is now the biggest sales force on ...