Windows 11
Since its debut in 2021, Windows 11 has grown both in market share and in functionality. The dominant desktop operating system for PCs now has built-in AI, along with a host of powerful features.
Below, we help you make the most of Windows 11 with helpful tutorials, breaking news and in-depth analysis.
Latest about Windows 11

By Andrew E. Freedman last updated
We test dozens of laptops a year for their performance, screen quality, and battery life, to find the best laptops right now across Windows, macOS, Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm notebooks.

By Kunal Khullar Published
Just 128MB of RAM is enough to boot Windows 11.

By Mark Tyson Published
A technology enthusiast claims that the oldest GUI application that still runs on Windows 11 is CDPLAYER.EXE from November 1992.

By Oliver Haslam Published
Advanced Performance Extensions, or APX, will bring improved performance to some apps, but there are no chips that support it just yet.

By Mark Tyson Published
Professional Windows crusher NTDEV has showcased their next-generation tool for compressing Windows 11 with a video of an install that fits on a single CD-ROM.

By Jake Roach last updated
All of today's desktop CPU benchmarks compared, including Intel's 13th-Gen Core series and AMD's Ryzen Zen 4 and Threadripper.

By Mark Tyson Published
Windows 11 was released five years ago, on October 5, 2021. But it feels like it's been around longer as Microsoft’s latest OS has put users through so much pain.

By Kunal Khullar Published
Windows 11 users can soon recover from serious installation problems without relying on a USB drive or a custom recovery image.
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