customization

Windows Settings stands at the forefront of the modern PC experience, offering a gateway for both everyday users and power aficionados to tailor, secure, and optimize their computing environments. Understanding how to navigate and master this versatile app is crucial for unlocking the true...

For months, Windows 11’s visual subtleties have spurred debate within its ever-vocal user base, but few would have predicted that a seemingly minor shade adjustment in File Explorer’s disk space bars could spark such fervor. Yet, when a darker blue hue rolled out to Insider builds, the minor...

PowerToys is stepping up its Windows 11 game with an eye-catching overhaul that brings a modernized Command Palette to replace the aging PowerToys Run. Designed to deliver a macOS Spotlight-like search experience that resonates with Windows 11’s contemporary aesthetic, this update aims to blend...

Windows 11 is taking a fresh, user-centric approach with the introduction of custom advice tailored directly to your PC’s hardware—an innovation that’s poised to redefine the relationship between operating system and user. No longer a one-size-fits-all affair, the Windows 11 24H2 update...

Microsoft's journey to redesign the Windows 11 Start menu was marked by a series of innovative concepts, many of which were ultimately set aside in favor of a more streamlined approach. The Windows design team recently unveiled several of these early prototypes, offering a glimpse into the...

For decades, the Start Menu has anchored the Windows user experience, acting as the gateway to applications, system functions, and a distinctly "Windows" sense of productivity. Yet, for every billion clicks on the familiar grid of tiles or the new wave of search-powered lists, there’s another...

For nearly three decades, the Start menu has been the most iconic entry point on Windows, enduring cycles of radical reinvention, community backlash, nostalgic longing, and, occasionally, real delight. In 2025, Microsoft is upending expectations once again with a radically reimagined Start menu...

For years, the humble Windows search bar — an icon that sits perched on millions of desktops across the globe — has promised to be our digital compass, quickly pointing the way to files, settings, and apps scattered across the vast sprawl of today's hard drives. Yet for many users, the...

Windows 11 continues its rapid evolution with the unveiling of a significantly redesigned Start menu, marking one of the largest interface overhauls since the platform's initial launch. This newly detailed Start menu—now officially announced after a wave of leaks—signals Microsoft's commitment...

For many gamers, the allure of switching from a console to a PC is rooted in promises of higher frame rates, sharper graphics, and an entire universe of customizability. Marketing, peer discussion, and glossy social media posts tout the undeniable advantages of PC gaming: access to a wider game...

The world of Windows 11 widgets extends far beyond the default news blurbs and weather updates most users see when they first set up their system. As Microsoft strives for deeper integration, customization, and productivity, advanced tools have emerged—many of which remain underutilized by even...

For those who have long envied the versatility of MacOS widgets, or perhaps reminisced about the glory days of Windows desktop gadgets, the landscape of desktop customization on Windows has often felt lacking. The modern Windows widget system, as of Windows 10 and Windows 11, largely confines...

For those seeking an alternative to mainstream media players like VLC, particularly on modern systems such as Windows 11, the MPV player stands out as a lean, highly customizable, and open-source option. Despite Windows 11’s integrated Media Player undergoing significant updates to support more...

Windows 11 has long stood as a testament to Microsoft’s desire to blend productivity, creativity, and control within a sleek interface. Yet, as with all carefully curated user experiences, boundaries exist—some visible, others discreetly woven into the software fabric. Among these has been...

Not content with letting you paint your desktop in weird pastel hues or chasing you down with AI-powered widgets, Microsoft is now ready to add a little more, shall we say, color, to your conversations—by letting you toggle off the profanity filter for voice typing in Windows 11. That’s right...

For years, Windows users have encountered a curious form of digital etiquette: an ever-watchful profanity filter embedded within the voice typing feature of Windows 10 and Windows 11. If you attempted to dictate anything even vaguely resembling a swear word, the result was almost always a parade...

Windows Copilot’s journey has been one marked by ambition, controversy, and—at least in its latest incarnation—a much-needed dose of humility. For an AI assistant built into the very bones of Windows 11 and now literalized as a dedicated keyboard key, Copilot has often seemed to waver between...

Few operating system launches in recent memory have sparked as much curiosity—if cautious optimism—as the arrival of AcreetionOS. The development team’s straightforward challenge to would-be migrants from Microsoft’s flagship platform is bold: “Have you been wanting to switch away from Windows...

Few moments in PC gaming’s history have disrupted the ecosystem quite as forcefully as Steam Deck’s arrival and the subsequent emergence of projects like Bazzite. For decades, Windows was the unchallenged king for desktop gamers, not just because it came pre-installed on every major PC, but...

Few operating systems ignite as much debate, passion, and, admittedly, frustration as Windows does with each new iteration—and Windows 11 is no exception. Launched amid great fanfare and promising a sleeker, faster, and more integrated experience, Windows 11 has earned praise for its modern...