Image: StackCommerce TL;DR: Windows 11 Pro for $9.97 gets you a modern interface, better multitasking, and enhanced security for a one-time price. Upgrading your operating system isn’t usually exciting—it’s more of a “guess I should do this eventually” kind of task. But when Microsoft Windows 11 Pro drops to $9.97, it suddenly feels a lot more worth
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Strip out Windows 11’s bloatware, ads, and other grossness—for free
Image: Dominik Tomaszewski / Foundry Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: PCWorld highlights Winhance, a free open-source tool that simplifies removing Windows 11’s bloatware, ads, and unwanted pre-installed applications. The application consolidates system optimization, privacy settings, Windows update management, and customization options into one centralized interface. Winhance makes Windows configuration as straightforward as
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Windows 11 KB5074109 update nukes Nvidia gaming performance and stability
Windows 11 banner shown on Microsoft News (Image source: Microsoft News with edits) Windows 11’s KB5074109 January 2026 update is causing FPS drops and instability on some Nvidia GeForce gaming PCs, forcing players to choose between performance and security. Microsoft’s January 2026 Windows 11 KB5074109 security update is starting to look like bad news for
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Microsoft’s new Windows 11 preview infuses external webcams with AI
Image: Microsoft One of the strengths of local AI is its ability to filter out unwanted noise, and a couple of new Windows features Microsoft is testing take advantage of that. One of them will be rolled out to Copilot+ PCs that use Intel processors first, breaking Microsoft’s streak of tying new features to Windows
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Windows 11 migration is still causing lots of headaches for
(Image credit: Shutterstock) Running an old OS like Windows 10 could soon pose cybersecurity issues Upgrading could reveal software compatibility issues, report notes The clock is now ticking to avoid a rushed Windows 11 migration New research has uncovered some of the finer details around why many businesses are still being cautious with their approach
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Is Windows’ Alt+Tab shortcut broken for you? A rogue update
Image: Ham Patipak / Shutterstock.com Last week, Microsoft released a new optional patch for Windows 11 called update KB5060829. Since then, users have been reporting that the update is causing problems with the Alt + Tab keyboard shortcut. According to Windows Latest, the issues don’t just stop at the popular productivity shortcut either. Other issues
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Don’t toss your Windows 10 PC! Try switching to KDE
Image: KDE Come October 14th, Microsoft is officially ending support for Windows 10. That means no more new features or improvements, no more security fixes (though you can extend those another year by using Microsoft services), and the gradual loss of apps as they also stop supporting Windows 10. Microsoft wants you to upgrade to
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Windows Hello webcams have stopped working in the dark. I
Image: Logitech Will your laptop recognize you in the dark? Maybe. Maybe not. An April patch update for Windows now “requires color cameras” to see a visible face when signing in, according to Microsoft via Windows Central. Technically, that means that Windows Hello is now using your webcam as well as the infrared depth camera
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Windows Security vs. Microsoft Defender: Important differences you should know
Image: PCWorld Your PC is capable of running not one, but two Windows apps designed to protect you and your system against online threats: Windows Security and Microsoft Defender. Telling them apart can be tricky, though. Thanks to a few name changes, what’s old sounds new and what’s new sounds old. If you haven’t kept
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Windows bug? AMD’s Ryzen 9000 CPUs perform better on admin
Image: Willis Lai / Foundry After AMD’s recent unveiling of its Zen 5-based desktop processors from the Ryzen 9000 series, Steve Walton of Hardware Unboxed noticed that the gaming performance of these CPUs is curiously better if you use a Windows administrator account instead of a conventional user account. He’s chalking this up to a