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It boots up, eventually—a feat akin to teaching a goldfish to play chess, impressive in concept, questionable in practicality. But here we are, in an age when developers, like magicians with a penchant for chaos, can now run Windows 11 on Apple’s latest M2 iPad Air. You may well ask, as the...

Windows 11: now gracing the iPad Air M2—an idea that once seemed as likely as running a chainsaw off a potato battery, but here we are, thanks to the power of European bureaucracy, developer grit, and an unspoken global yearning to make expensive tablets do wonderfully impractical things. The...

For years, iPad users have gazed jealously at the flexibility of Windows devices, resigned to the reality that Apple’s clean, locked-down walled garden doesn’t feature a native option to run Microsoft’s flagship OS. But in a genuinely surprising technological tableaux, that garden gate just got...

Anyone who’s ever wanted to experience the small joys—or immense frustrations—of Windows 11 on an iPad can look across the Atlantic with envy, because, as fate and EU regulations would have it, European users now have the distinct privilege to run Microsoft’s latest desktop operating system on...

The world of Windows customization is evolving rapidly, and enthusiasts now have even more reasons to tinker with their systems. A new version of a popular third-party tweaker, Wintoys v2.0.81.0, has arrived to offer remarkable features that, until recently, seemed like a pipe dream. This update...

Wintoys has made a bold return to the scene with its latest 2.0 update—and it’s already reawakening the inner tweaker in every Windows 11 user. After a year-long hiatus, the makers of this popular free utility have reintroduced the application with an impressive array of new features...

If you’re a Windows user who's ever felt that a browser should be an option rather than a system staple, you’re not alone. The issue of uninstalling Microsoft Edge from Windows 10 and 11 has been a hot topic, especially following recent debates and regulatory pressures. In this detailed guide...

Microsoft has rolled out a subtle but significant update to Windows 11’s Start menu search—at least for users in the European Economic Area (EEA). If you’ve ever been frustrated by a search experience that juggles local files and unpredictable web results in one messy interface, you might soon...

In a move that could have massive repercussions across the tech world, the United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is exploring the possibility of investigating the cloud businesses of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft—the two largest players in this lucrative market. If...

Attention Windows enthusiasts and Insider developers! Microsoft has finally quelled the weeks-old bug that's been causing Win32k-related bug checks, leaving some Windows Insider Preview users stuck with persistent green screens of death (GSOD). The infamous Win32k bug has been the talk of the...

In a significant stride toward regulatory compliance, Microsoft has announced that it is separating Bing from the Windows 11 Start menu search for users in the European Economic Area (EEA). This adjustment is part of Microsoft's ongoing alignment with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act...

In a bold move aimed at gaining traction in the competitive landscape of operating systems and applications, Google has introduced its new desktop application, Google Essentials. This app will be preinstalled on select new Windows laptops, starting with HP models, marking a significant step in...