If you want to de-enshittify Windows 11 but find starting over from scratch to be daunting, then this is for you.

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

Tired of all the Microsoft AI slop? You can remove it entirely. Some people love AI. If you're not one of them (or if you have a favorite AI tool that isn't baked into it), using Windows 11 can feel ...

A new report out today from endpoint security firm Morphisec Inc. details a previously undocumented malware family dubbed “PyStoreRAT” that abuses trusted open-source platforms and Windows scripting ...

Editor's take: Microsoft is doubling down on its plan to turn Windows 11 into an "agentic AI" platform, and in the process seems determined to strip away the last bits of user agency left in the OS.

AutoHotkey (AHK) is a free and simple yet powerful Windows scripting language. It doesn’t get a lot of press these days, but Windows geeks used to love writing and swapping AHK scripts. Well, that’s ...

Windows updates usually bring security enhancements, bug fixes and new features. Sometimes, though, these updates can also break parts of the operating system. Unfortunately, some updates for ...

Vanilla Windows 11 is quite a storage-hungry operating system, but with this script, you can shrink it down to "just" 2.8GB. Since Microsoft is not willing to budge on Windows 11 hardware requirements ...

PowerShell scripts are used to automate repetitive tasks and make some changes to your system’s configuration. However, we have noticed that at times, Windows can’t run a PowerShell script in Windows ...

Even if you're perfectly content with Windows 10, updates will soon cost extra and you'll eventually need to switch to Windows 11. I compare the two operating systems so you know what to expect upon ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, May 15, 2025: This story, originally published May 14, ...

I’ve got a better way to scroll on Windows — especially on large monitors. This instantly boosted my productivity and fixed a major annoyance I had with Windows 11. And you can try it yourself in just ...