Seeing the level of anger reached in some posts must have been off-putting to some onlookers still on the fence about a ...

Microsoft's plan to fix the slow performance of File Explorer in Windows 11 involves having the app pre-load on startup, and ...

Windows 11 indeed has a handful of features that Microsoft ported over from their Xbox consoles that can improve your gaming experience, but PC gaming is a lot more complex than a few useful features.

Back in August 2025, we compared the performance of Windows 10 22H2 with Windows 11 24H2 to see how much better the new OS is in performance as support for Windows 10 is ending very soon. The results ...

Preloading makes Windows 11 File Explorer open faster than before, at ~30MB extra RAM. Despite gains, Windows 11's preloaded Explorer still lags Windows 10's Explorer in open/close speed. That ...

Currently, Windows 11 consumes more system resources and feels less responsive than Windows 10, which is one of the bigger reasons why so many users are still refusing to make the upgrade. Such users ...

AMD didn't have an easy ride with its latest Ryzen 9000 desktop CPU launch, marred first by a delay and then mediocre reviews thanks to only small gains over their predecessors. However, AMD Ryzen ...

Microsoft's solution for the sluggish Windows 11 File Explorer is more of a workaround than a proper fix. To boost response ...

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AMD earlier this week released the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, its flagship X3D SKU, touting it as the best all-rounder CPU for gaming and productivity. We tested the chip and found ourselves agreeing thus ...

Facepalm: Plenty of people still dislike Windows 11 – it's partly why adoption rates for the most recent OS are disappointing – so it's not surprising to hear someone complaining about its performance ...