New registry control: Windows 11 now offers a setting to block Chrome and Edge from downloading on-device AI models and remove existing ones. Why it matters: The 4GB Gemini Nano model has prompted ...

Microsoft recently introduced a registry setting in Windows 11 to block Google Chrome’s automatic 4GB AI model download.

Most Windows users avoid the Registry Editor, assuming it's too complex and only for power users-but that's a misconception. With just a few simple tweaks, you can make noticeable improvements to how ...

Microsoft is rolling out passkey support for Microsoft Entra on Windows devices, adding phishing-resistant passwordless authentication via Windows Hello. The feature is opt-in and will enter public ...

In sharp contrast with its approach to privacy, Windows 11 security is in a good place, with no major enshittification issues. However, security is too big an issue to ignore, and Windows 11 ...

In a nutshell: Microsoft recently updated Windows Server 2025 with a native NVMe driver that can significantly increase SSD performance. While the new driver is not officially available for consumer ...

Hibernate mode on Windows 11 lets you quickly resume your previous session with all your open files and apps active in the background. You can enable hibernation from ...

The new Windows 11 Dev Channel build 26220.6772 (KB5065797) brings an important security upgrade. After updating your Windows 11 25H2 (Dev) and 24H2 (Beta) Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-in Security (ESS ...

Bottom line: For Microsoft, which has promoted Windows Hello as part of its broader push to phase out passwords, new research highlights that biometric logins are only as secure as the systems that ...

Have you ever needed a power performance boost on your computer? Perhaps you are doing tasks like editing videos, designing graphics, or playing a PC game, and feel like your computer is running too ...