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VLC’s long-running 3.0 branch has taken a significant step forward with the appearance of a release candidate for version 3.0.22, and the changes matter for two very different groups of users: the growing population of Windows 11 on Arm owners, and a tiny but vocal set of hobbyists still running...

Tom’s Hardware’s practical rundown of free Windows applications lands where many of us live every day: the toolkit that keeps content, code, and media moving without a subscription bill. The list — which highlights ScreenToGIF, GIMP, Inkscape, Notepad++, Rufus, VLC, and HandBrake — is both a...

Windows ships with capable, polished defaults — but for many real workflows the built‑in apps are the bottleneck: limited features, conservative design choices, and occasional performance problems leave gaps that small, focused third‑party tools fill quickly and cheaply. The six alternatives...

Windows ships with a tidy set of built‑in utilities that make a PC usable out of the box — but if you’re looking for speed, control, and features that actually match real workflows, the defaults often fall short and quietly slow you down. A recent roundup arguing that Windows’ bundled apps can...

Windows ships with a competent baseline of tools, but for users who prefer transparency, control, and long-term maintainability, the open-source alternatives on this How‑To Geek roster are worth considering — this article examines the nine apps the original author installs on every fresh Windows...

Windows ships with a respectable set of built‑in utilities, but for many users those apps feel like checkbox features: serviceable, occasionally sluggish, and often lacking the power or polish needed for real work. A compact set of community‑driven, lightweight replacements can dramatically...

On a fresh Windows machine the right five additions can turn a clean install into a productive, comfortable workspace in under an hour — that’s the practical premise behind the ZDNET roundup of “5 free Windows PC apps I always install first,” and it’s a small, high‑value checklist worth...

Windows users are often stereotyped as reliant on a diet of proprietary software, yet a closer look at today’s computing landscape reveals a thriving ecosystem of open-source tools that fundamentally enhance the Windows experience. In reality, some of the most essential Windows apps are...

Linux Tools vs. Windows Alternatives: 6 Free Apps That Outshine the Competition The age-old rivalry between Linux and Windows isn’t just about operating systems—it’s about design philosophy, innovation, and community-driven development. While Windows software is known for its polished user...

Extracting a single frame from a video can sometimes be as satisfying as finding the perfect snapshot from your favorite movie. Whether you're grabbing a moment for a presentation, social media, or simply preserving a memorable scene, Windows 11 offers a variety of tools to help you get the job...

In a significant shift aimed at modernizing its software, Microsoft has announced that legacy Digital Rights Management (DRM) services will no longer support playback in Windows Media Player, Silverlight, Windows 7, and Windows 8. This move, detailed on a recently updated support page by...

The rapidly evolving landscape of entertainment has increasingly seen a shift from traditional television formats to online streaming, particularly through Internet Protocol Television (IPTV). For Windows 11 users who are keen on diving into this modern way of consuming content, it's vital to...

OK this is an obscure question- So, on my tv I have the VLC app. When I try to get VLC to connect to my windows 11 share it says: "Your input can't be opened: VLC is unable to open the MRL smb://WINDOWSDELL. Check the log for details." Your instinct is to say it's a problem with the VLC app...

For most of the last several days, my computer's sound output (using nVidia GeForce GTX 750) has been slowed down by 80 or 90%! How can that possibly happen? Usually a reboot doesn't fix the problem. Even when I run the audio troubleshooter, the sound frequencies remain absurdly low. At one...

Hello all, I'm trying to stream my media FROM Windows 10 PC TO my Android 11 phone using VLC. My files are located on my 2nd D drive which I can't see them in my phone. I'm trying to make it work in 2 ways. FIRSTLY, by enabling the ''Media Stream Options'' in which I can only stream shared media...

Every once in a while I try the Google Chrome cast feature from several different Computers and it has never worked. I am able to cast from the windows feature but not from Google chrome. I also tried it from Mac O/S and also did not work. All give the same issue. Which is that no device can be...

i think after a windows update my Logitech webcam is not working like it did before the update if that ius even the problem any way the problem i a having is I have windows 10 home on my pc and have-Logitech webcam C525 hd webcam installed. about a month ago before any recent march...

I have a number of MP4s which were taken with a cell phone. They have various rotation values. When I view them in various video players (VLC, Windows Media Player, even WinAmp, etc) they all actually play it in different orientations. Obviously they are all treating the rotation metadata...

Hello everyone this is my first real post, I am hoping that I can learn so much from the members of this Forum. I am very happy to be here.:) Kind Regards Tippe.:up: I use for Audio: Foobar2000, Aimp4. For both Audio & Streaming: Roon, Audirvana & JRMC. For Video: VLC & Potplayer.

Hi, This is a new issue since the windows update recently which took a whopping 30 minutes to install, and consequential video issues, well, I was able to play a DVD in VLC without the CPU fan getting noisy however now it gets noisy. The resolution is only 1024 by 720 which for me is normal. So...