Microsoft has added a feature to Windows 11 that allows you to end tasks directly from the taskbar, but it's turned off by default. How It Works When the "End Task" feature is enabled, you can right-click on an app icon in the taskbar and see an "End Task" option. When you select this option
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Windows 11’s upcoming updates will be smaller, faster, and smarter
Image: Microsoft Microsoft is tweaking how your PCs will receive Windows updates yet again, making them quicker and smaller to download. But, if you’ve been holding out for the Windows 11 24H2 update that’s landed on Copilot+ PCs, you’ll have to wait a little longer. How Microsoft is improving Windows updates is a bit technical
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New Windows update makes it easier to move files around
Image: CoraMax/Shutterstock.com Microsoft continues to roll out new test versions of Windows 11 with useful features. Recently, the “jump lists” feature from Windows 10 were reintroduced and now the company has launched the slightly smaller Windows 11 Build 26241 beta, which makes it easier to move files around in Explorer. Kristian Kask Kristian Kask Kristian
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13 important Windows settings to change immediately
Skip to content Image: Michael Crider/IDG After installing Windows 11, you should check some settings and adapt them to your needs and streamline its use. Here, we’ll show you the 13 most important Windows 11 settings to adjust that maximize security and improve the operating system with just a few clicks. This article is based
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Want to keep using Windows 10 safely? Microsoft wants $61
Image: Friemann/Shutterstock.com Windows 11 had a rocky start, but it’s been getting better lately — good enough that PCWorld’s March Hachman can finally bear it, in fact. But there are still plenty of good reasons to stay on Windows 10 if you’re comfortable with it. Unfortunately, security isn’t one of them. The OS will stop
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Windows 11 tests next-gen USB, AI-enhanced audio, and lots more
Skip to content Image: Microsoft Microsoft said Friday that it has begun testing some extremely practical new capabilities for Windows 11, with new features that include Voice Clarity, 80Gbps USB support, and sharing and compression features that accommodate more applications. Windows 11 Build 26040 is part of the Windows 11 Canary Channel, code that may
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Why doesn’t Windows have a decent PDF editor?
Skip to content Image: Foundry In recent weeks, I’ve had the pleasure of familiarizing myself with the many PDF reading and editing programs available for Windows. But it hasn’t been an enjoyable experience. Not that there aren’t any decent programs out there–there are several that work well. But time and time again, I’m struck by
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Salvage Residence windows 11’s enormous 2023 Exchange now with the
Image: Rokas Tenys/Shutterstock.com The feature-packed Windows 11 2023 Update (aka Windows 11 23H2) is now officially available. Based on experience with Microsoft’s prior annual updates, it should take a few weeks — probably even months — until the 2023 Update is pushed to all Windows 11 PCs. But if you don’t want to wait for
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Windows Copilot will seemingly be the excellent swap Microsoft has
(Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff) Clippy, that helpful paperclip sprite that used to watch your work in Microsoft Word and do its best to help you, was never that smart, or even that deeply integrated with Microsoft's popular computing platform. Now imagine if Clippy got a brain and body transplant that made it a
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Windows 11 third-party apps break the Start Menu and Microsoft
(Image credit: Shutterstock / ra2 studio) Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 11 version 22H2 update, which will be introducing several new features to the Start Menu interface, can also break said Start Menu if certain third-party apps are also installed on the OS. Windows 11 update 22H2, which will most likely be coming out sooner rather than