Ubuntu MATE uses the MATE desktop (which is lightweight yet full-featured), which makes it easy for new users to hop onto the Linux bandwagon. MATE is as easy as it gets, with a bottom panel, a top ...

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Attention Windows 11 users! A recent string of updates has caused an intriguing hiccup: the password sign-in icon is ...

Every new Windows laptop starts the same way. It looks tidy, but within a day you notice the small annoyances. Finding files takes too long, multitasking feels clumsy, and some formats still need ...

Rushing through software installation can create major security vulnerabilities, and experts warn that choosing the right install method—or even the Microsoft Store—can better protect your system from ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. As the size of video games continues to expand thanks to greater resolution textures, uncompressed audio, and more detailed 3D models, space on hard ...

Google Chrome’s installer reportedly refuses to open on Intel and AMD computers. It seems like Google may have accidentally served the Arm version of the installer ...

I'm Sayan Ghosh and I'm a contributor from Canada. I'd describe myself as an amateur photographer who loves storytelling and trying different street food. When not working, I'm on my custom-built PC, ...

Microsoft makes it clear that Recall is opt-in and you can fully uninstall it. Microsoft makes it clear that Recall is opt-in and you can fully uninstall it. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, ...

ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Google Gemini all run on servers in distant data centers, even as the PC industry works on moving generative AI (genAI) chatbots onto your PC. But you don’t have to ...