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
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Windows 11 gets an updated Microsoft Store with better app
Image: dennizn/Shutterstock.com Microsoft is currently testing a revised Microsoft Store for Windows 11, which is available to Windows Insiders on the Canary and Dev channels. The new version of the Microsoft Store has a new download area, as discovered by Windows Latest. Previously, you could view all installed apps in the Library tab of the
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Windows 11 taskbar has a hidden “End Task” feature, how
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