Microsoft's default settings for Windows 11 are filled with tiny annoyances, including unnecessary taskbar icons and unwanted apps. Here's how to declutter your new setup and maximize your security ...

Simple steps can make your smartphone, computer and TV work better for you. By Brian X. Chen Many default settings buried deep inside our technology make us share superfluous amounts of data with tech ...

In this guide, we show you how to reset PowerShell and Command Promot to default settings on Windows 11/10. Microsoft allows users of the Windows Command Prompt and the Windows PowerShell on Windows ...

Microsoft's default settings for Windows are designed to be helpful to the average person, but that's exactly what makes the defaults so unusable for most people. Because not one of us is average, and ...

Windows works great out of the box, but some default settings quietly slow you down or invade your privacy. Here are 9 things you should change right now for a faster, smoother, and more secure ...

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 ...

These controls, which are buried inside products from Apple, Google, Meta and others, make us share more data than we need to. By Brian X. Chen There’s a catchy saying going around with a valuable ...

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 ...