Microsoft's default settings for Windows 11 are filled with tiny annoyances, including unnecessary taskbar icons and unwanted apps. Here's how to declutter your new setup and maximize your security ...

This Windows Imaging Component (WIC) codec makes it possible to decode .pgm and .ppm files with Windows applications that can leverage WIC codecs. It makes it possible to view Netpbm encoded images in ...

HP and Dell have cut support for hardware-accelerated High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) playback on select laptops, a change that has left some users unable to view HEVC content in browsers such as ...

Windows 10 supports video files encoded using High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), also known as H.265 video. Microsoft charges for its official codecs and doesn't include them in Windows 10. However, ...

Upgrading to Windows 11 is still possible even after Windows 10 reached the end of support on October 14, 2025. Although many devices continue to run the retired operating system, switching to Windows ...

It's official: Windows 10 is dead. Although it had a decent run as far as operating systems go (10 years; it came out in 2015) continued use is inadvisable. A system not receiving security updates ...

The Windows Start menu is getting its first major redesign since 2021 and will be rolled out to everyone with the November 11 Patch Tuesday update. The Start menu is now scrollable, so you can move ...

It’s that time of year again—temperatures are dropping, leaves are changing color, and Microsoft is gradually rolling out another major yearly update to Windows 11. The Windows 11 25H2 update is ...

Ah, good old Rufus. Where would we be without you? Well, it seems the answer is a world with far fewer Windows 11 machines. October 14 is the last day Windows 10 users will get critical support from ...

Above and beyond the benefits of a fresh do-over, clean installing Windows 11 improves security, exposes new features, and more. With the Windows 10 end of support date arriving on October 14, ...