Everything you may have missed this week.

Microsoft's KB5077181 security update has caused endless restart loops and system lockouts for Windows 11 users, with no official fix released as of February 13.

The Alienware Area-51 Gaming Desktop is the kind of machine you buy when you just want everything fast and you do not want to think about upgrades for a long time. At $5,249.99 with a $900 discount, ...

This process is called a clean install, which is ironic as there's nothing particularly clean about it: Microsoft has enshittified Windows Setup.

Catch up with this week's Microsoft stories in our weekly recap, including long-anticipated taskbar fixes in Windows 11, ...

Upgrade your OS, not your hardware.

There are many popular home items that have been banned over the years. From detergents to fertilizers, these products are ...

Plus, in this week’s Installer: a new Mario Tennis, Sony’s great new buds, a wild time-travel movie, and much more.

Real-world optimization problems often require an external “modeling engine” that computes fitnesses or data that are then input to an objective function. These programs often have much longer ...