In context: Windows activation has been a part of PC users' lives since the Windows XP era, though Microsoft has made things a bit easier with Windows 10 and Windows 11. Now, on a non-activated OS, ...

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. Windows 11 has a search bar in the taskbar and ...

TL;DR: Windows 11 now opens links from the widget board in the default browser instead of forcing Microsoft Edge, but this is only happening in Europe to comply with the Digital Markets Act. It'd be ...

While it's been quite a while since Microsoft released Edge, it still isn't exactly well-liked. Strangely, one of the biggest reasons people dislike it is the extent to which Microsoft pushes users ...

Using Windows these days means putting up with many, many pitches to use and purchase other Microsoft products. Some are subtle, like the built-in Edge browser suggesting you use its “recommended ...

Microsoft is pushing a billion Chrome users to the Edge. Microsoft’s repeated warnings for more than a billion Windows users ...

Microsoft's Edge browser looks like it'll be getting an AI makeover of sorts, with a redesigned interface that adopts a very ...

If you're a fan of Microsoft Edge because of its simplistic design that adheres to Microsoft's own design guidelines, the latest release is going to disappoint you. As of Microsoft Edge version 138, ...

At this point, we're pretty much used to Microsoft trying to shove various products down the throats of Windows 11 (and 10) users using suggestions or nag panels - and here's another example, but with ...