Microsoft pushes Edge to auto-launch on Windows 11 startup in latest beta
Patrick O'Rourke Apr 3, 2026, 11:11 AM EDT Patrick O'Rourke is XDA's News Editor and Entertainment Segment Lead. …
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… Windows updates aim to improve performance on low-memory devices and fix core features. …
This one BIOS change fixed my gaming PC from randomly slowing down
… Beyond that, he enjoys experimenting with new gadgets as an enthusisast and expressing his views through writing. When he's not in tech, you'll probably find him gaming. Sign in to your XDA account For a while, I genuinely believed my system was just aging, and the solution was maybe a new upgrade. …
GPU prices shelved my upgrade plans, so I pushed my 5-year-old GPU to its limits
… Related Don’t buy a new GPU — do these 5 things instead You have a lot more options than you think I started with overclocking It's what I was most familiar with Overclocking hasn't been relevant these past few generations, so I never bothered to push my GPU beyond stock settings. …
Motion smoothing is ruining your movies, and TV makers won't stop pushing it
… But display hardware doesn't evolve that quickly, so software features often fill the gap, adding more appealing selling points to the box of each new model coming out every year. …
These 4 pre-installed Pixel apps create more clutter than they're worth
… They either duplicate services I already use, add unnecessary clutter, or constantly push features I have no interest in. Whenever I set up a new Pixel, one of the first things I do is clean up the software and make the phone feel more personal. …
My RX 9070 XT was the better GPU, but AMD's track record pushed me back to RTX
… AMD's development isn't outpacing their hardware New FSR features can run on older hardware, they're just not letting it happen Locking new features to the latest hardware is something both GPU giants are no strangers to, but AMD specifically have been very strict about FSR's support of older cards. …
Nvidia's DLSS 4.5 Multi Frame Generation is here to boost your frame rate
… With these new DLSS 4.5 features turned on, Nvidia says it's offering the "smoothest path-traced gaming yet," allowing 4K gaming at 240Hz and 1080p/1440p at 360Hz. …
Raspberry Pi 5's price hike pushed me toward mini PCs, and now I can't justify going back
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Chrome is quietly downloading a 4GB AI file without telling you, says researcher
… It powers features Help Me Write, scam detection l; users need to toggle off AI in settings to remove it. …