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When launching Minecraft (Java Edition), you may get OpenGL Error 65543 and the game won’t start. This happens when Minecraft can’t create the OpenGL ...

Microsoft ended support for Windows 10—including security updates—on October 14, 2025. It's possible to keep using Windows 10 safely for a few more years, but I don't think it's worth the hassle.

Let's go back in time to an era of personal computing, where dial-up internet was cutting-edge and desktop monitors were enormous. Specifically, let's jump to April 6, 1992, the day Microsoft released ...

Facepalm: Users have long criticized Windows 11 File Explorer as inferior to its Windows 10 predecessor. The essential tool suffers from slow launches, sluggish file searches, and delayed right-click ...

Threat actors supporting Russia's geopolitical interests are using Linux-based virtual machines (VMs) to obfuscate their activities from Windows endpoint security tools. The group is tracked as "Curly ...

A new Microsoft update patches a bug affecting Windows recovery. The bug prevented the use of USB mice and keyboards in WinRE. The new patch is available through Windows Update. Microsoft has fixed a ...

Microsoft really doesn’t want you creating a local account on Windows 11. Microsoft really doesn’t want you creating a local account on Windows 11. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has ...

If you're experiencing a laggy, slow, or unresponsive PC, the Task Manager is often your first step to identifying the culprit. Typically, you'll find a popular app like Chrome causing a memory spike ...

Chris Hoffman is the author of Windows Intelligence, an email newsletter that brings the latest Windows news, tips, and tricks to inboxes each week. He's also the former editor-in-chief of How-To Geek ...

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