These free, open-source tools will make your Windows PC more powerful and give you a serious productivity boost.

Even Explorer’s right-click menu has become extremely cluttered since Microsoft split it into two parts in Windows 11, with power options nestled deep into sub-menus within the sub-menu. Ugh. Unlike ...

Sometimes when you plug a USB drive into your PC it doesn't show up. We're going to look at a few ways to fix that problem.

Microsoft Store is a one-stop shop for all your game and app needs. It has a vast library of apps that can be accessed with just a few clicks. Because of its importance, Microsoft has given several ...

Microsoft Azure is now so big it’s hard to keep on top of all its features, let alone drill down into its ever-growing line of developer tools. That’s not surprising. In the past two decades, Azure ...

One area where this process is obvious is Azure’s many different service APIs, which often give language- and platform-independent ways to build Azure services into your code. These cover everything ...

When we open a document, say a Word file, Excel, or TXT file, an image file (PNG, JPG, etc.), audio video, etc., Windows automatically keeps track of such opened files. This helps to easily access or ...

Unravelling the hype behind IT for creating useful CIO strategies. Broadly speaking, there are two types of people in IT: those who like to tinker, constantly seeking the next best thing and those who ...

Microsoft is testing new File Explorer AI-powered features that will enable Windows 11 users to work with images and documents without needing to open the files. Known as "AI actions," they can ...

If Windows is your OS of choice, consider these open-source apps. There are tons of open-source apps for just about any task. These are all free to install and use on Windows. I've been using ...