device drivers

A missing Bluetooth switch, headphones that connect without sound, or a keyboard that repeatedly drops out can make Windows feel far less reliable than it is. In most cases, the fault is not a mysterious hardware failure: it is a discoverability setting, stale pairing record, radio state, driver...

OSNews managing editor Thom Holwerda, marking 20000 stories across 21 years at the site, used stock Windows 11 exclusively for a month after a fundraiser incentive and concluded he would not stay, calling the experience punishing despite finding a few modern conveniences that worked. The value...

Windows users in 2026 still need to update Windows, Microsoft Store apps, hardware drivers, firmware utilities, browsers, and major third-party applications through separate channels, because Windows 11 has never turned PC maintenance into the single, automatic, phone-like system many people...

Windows users seeing the volume bar repeatedly appear or remain stuck on screen are usually dealing with one of three things: a stuck hardware control, a misbehaving audio device, or third-party software repeatedly sending volume commands to Windows. The symptom is small, but the diagnostic...