Microsoft has introduced an option to make Windows 11 installation much faster — just be aware of the dangers of taking this shortcut.

Windows 11 File Explorer is finally getting performance fixes in 2026. Microsoft promises faster search, navigation, and file transfers.

AMD has confirmed that the Windows 11 preview optimisation that provided massive gains for its Ryzen CPUs, but was limited to the future release 24H2 version of Windows 11, will in fact be made ...

To check computer speed boost clocks, use CPU-Z (Windows) or Intel Power Gadget (Mac). This article explains how to check the base clock speed and computer speed boost clocks on Windows and Mac ...

Windows picked this for you — and it picked wrong.

Microsoft is testing faster Quick Settings in Windows 11 with instant loading, new features, and broader UI performance ...

It seems as though the more powerful computers get, the more noticeable it is once they start to buckle under the pressure of multi-tabbed web sessions, unchecked digital hoarding, many-windowed ...

TL;DR: Microsoft's Windows 11 preview builds 26100.7918 and 26200.7918 introduce a built-in taskbar network speed test, native Sysmon support for advanced threat detection, faster resume-from-sleep ...

I've been testing PC and mobile software for more than 20 years, focusing on photo and video editing, operating systems, and web browsers. Prior to my current role, I covered software and apps for ...

The latest Insider build of Windows 11 confirms that Microsoft is working on adding a built-in speed test feature. Whenever we notice that our download speed feels slower or that web pages take longer ...

Windows 11 shows thumbnails of images and videos when we open a folder. The thumbnail preview of images helps us to view images without opening them, so we can find the image we are looking for ...

Windows 11's new "internet speed test" tool sounds handy… until you click it. Turns out it's basically just a glorified shortcut that launches Bing in your browser. A couple of days ago, Microsoft ...