…I have a Windows 10 PC myself, and instead of chucking it out, I'm going to do these things with it and put its hardware to good use. Install Linux Mint…
…If Windows 11 is still riddled with ads, friction from Update and Explorer, and continues to be unreliable, gamers will continue to look for alternatives, and Linux is a very serious alternative…
Anurag Singh Apr 18, 2026, 12:30 PM EDT Anurag is an experienced journalist and author who’s been covering tech for the past 5 years, with a focus on Windows, Android…
…It's easy to set up, its UI is very familiar to people who are used to Windows, and it runs just fine on older, weaker hardware. And while some people (such…
…Instead, they're all about increasing compatibility and improving hardware responsiveness. The latest SteamOS updates squeeze more life out of the original Steam Deck's AMD APU, and both Wine and Proton…
…Windows 11 is very actively connected to the internet and runs a lot of background tasks at any given time. It might be syncing with OneDrive , checking for viruses, downloading updates, updating…
…It doesn’t just stop there, and removes Windows Store components, Windows Update, and WinRE (Windows recovery environment). Still, Tiny11 is generous, as you get to keep Windows Defender and a few…
…desktop workflow onto hardware that desperately wants a console-style interface. Windows on handhelds is all about tiny buttons, random updates, sleep issues, advertisements in the OS, and, of course, background telemetry…
…8 hardware that may need future firmware updates before final-spec features are fully enabled. We are right now in a transitional dead zone where marketing has outpaced both legislation and software…
…Microsoft admits the Copilot key hurts assistive tech and shortcuts. A future Windows 11 update will let you remap the Copilot key to Right Ctrl or Context Menu. Back when Microsoft was…