Whether you’re running a Windows 10 or Windows 11 computer, you must have noticed that it has its own default programs that you can use right out of the box. While some people find these default ...

Adam Benjamin has helped people navigate complex problems for the past decade. The former digital services editor for Reviews.com, Adam now leads CNET's services and software team and contributes to ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft’s new ‘principles’ around default app settings and pinning new buttons to the Windows taskbar should ...

Windows doesn’t always “just work" — but with a little touch of tinkering, you can fix most of its unfortunate choices. A modern Windows PC works without much tweaking — mostly. But some settings out ...

The first thing I do on any Windows 11 PC to boost performance is adjust the visual effects. These include features such as ...

Changing the default browser is more challenging in Windows 11 than in Windows 10. But you can still do it. Here's how. With Windows 11, Microsoft has altered the steps for changing your default ...

Microsoft Word is used by many businesses as its primary word-processing program and it can sometimes develop glitches. If the version of Word on your business computer is displaying grayed-out ...

Microsoft has reversed a Windows 11 design change that made it highly annoying to change the default browser used by the operating system. Previously, web browsers could configure themselves as the ...

Microsoft is now using a Windows driver to prevent users from changing the configured Windows 10 and Windows 11 default browser through software or by manually modifying the Registry. Windows users ...

If you want to change your default hard drive from C: to D:, read this post. We will guide you through the step-by-step process of doing this on a Windows 11/10 PC. By default, Windows installs ...

In context: Microsoft Edge is an excellent browser by all accounts, and a much needed improvement over the garbage fire that was Internet Explorer. However, despite its innovative features and an ...