In my mightily humble opinion, probably the worst thing to happen to Windows over the years has been AI. Maybe I'm just not the target market for it, but having Copilot buttons clog up my taskbar and ...

IT admins and system admins, and even home users have to run various Windows diagnostic runs from time to time in order to iron out or work around system problems. Last year, Microsoft published a ...

It's no secret that Microsoft's drive to turn Windows 11 into an "agentic" AI-focused OS has been controversial, but being de facto market leader does not mean users won't push back, and a handy ...

Do you prefer automating the mundane and repetitive tasks on your computer to simplify your workflow? If you do, you have one of the best automation tools, Automator, on macOS, which allows you to ...

You had to see this one coming. After all, I wrote a book about it. However, I’m still amazed at the number of people that don’t know what PowerShell is. So, here is my pitch, hopefully people take ...

Is your Windows computer running slow, or is it infected? You can probably download an antivirus and start scanning for malware or any other clean-up tool. But what ...

A popular Windows 11 ToolBox script used to add the Google Play Store to the Android Subsystem has secretly infected users with malicious scripts, Chrome extensions, and potentially other malware.

Windows 11 comes with numerous applications by default that offer little added value for many users — but still take up memory, clutter the Start menu, and start additional background processes. This ...