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I'm fed up with gaming on Windows 11 — here's how Valve's Steam Machine can fix PC gaming
By Dave Meikleham published
Windows 11 can sometimes be a pain to play games on. That’s why I’m super-pumped at the prospect of having a streamlined Linux PC in my living room.

Windows turns 40 — here's the 20 best (and worst) moments in Windows history
By Alex Wawro last updated
Windows marks its 40th birthday on Thursday (November 20), so to mark the occasion we thought it'd be fun to remember all the highs (and lows) of Windows through the years!

I’m a Windows user — and these are 5 upgrades I want from Windows 12
By Tony Polanco published
Microsoft hasn't announced Windows 12, but it's a safe bet we'll eventually see a successor to Windows 11. Here are 5 upgrades that could make the next Windows truly useful.

7 Windows 11 apps I install first on every laptop and desktop PC I review
By Alex Wawro last updated
From 7-Zip to Everything, these are the (free!) apps I install first on every Windows laptop and desktop I review because they make me more productive, versatile and comfortable on my PC.

This weird Windows 11 bug makes Task Manager clone itself — and you can’t close it
By Scott Younker last updated
A bug in Windows 11 KB5067036 is causing the Task Manager to copy itself and prevent it from closing.

Microsoft was down — LIVE updates on outage that took down Azure, Xbox, 365 and more
By Scott Younker last updated
Microsoft and several connected software systems are suffering an outage.

Windows 10 just hit end of life — here's how to get a year of security updates for free
By Kaycee Hill published
Microsoft quietly gave Windows 10 users a free year of updates, here's how to claim yours

Microsoft issues urgent Windows 10 warning — and 84% of our readers are impacted
By Jason England last updated
Microsoft just issued a stern warning that over 90% of ransomware attacks target unsupported Windows 10 PCs. But at the same time, 84% of Tom's Guide readers haven't upgraded to Windows 11.
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