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PCWorld argues that the PC’s biggest threat isn’t obsolescence but losing user control over hardware, software, and data ...

If you’ve been waiting for the right time to get your hands on a new gaming laptop, then now’s the time! Especially if you want an upper-mid-range machine with plenty of power. The gaming-ready ...

Microsoft isn’t great when it comes to branding. And the Xbox is ground zero for that — the original Xbox console has become iconic, but its names have become progressively worse with the Xbox 360, ...

For 2026, Alienware updated its popular 16X Aurora gaming laptop with a gorgeous OLED display and Intel's newest HX Plus series CPU, and it's on sale this week for the first time. You can pick up a ...

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Recap: Modders have long treated game consoles as small-form-factor testbeds, but few projects push that idea as far as YouTuber PhasedTech's latest build: a full Windows gaming rig, complete with ...

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

Update March 30, 05:43 EDT: Microsoft has temporarily paused the KB5079391 rollout due to 0x80073712 errors during installation. Microsoft has released the KB5079391 preview cumulative update for ...

Microsoft has announced initial steps to improve the quality of Windows 11 in the coming year. In a blog post, Microsoft Windows + Devices EVP Pavan Davuluri outlined several changes, including: ...

Microsoft released an out-of-band update to fix the March 2026 non-security preview update, which was pulled over the weekend due to installation issues. The optional cumulative update (KB5079391) was ...

A Microsoft VP doesn't like forcing a Microsoft account in Windows. This means the company may finally let you use a local account instead. This is part of an effort to make Windows more reliable and ...