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If Windows 11’s handheld mode is as good as it looks, it could save the Xbox Ally

Handheld gaming PCs have had an operating system problem since day one. Windows 11 is simply not optimized well for handheld gaming PCs, leaving SteamOS as the preferred handheld operating system.
SlashGear

Is There A Good Windows 11 Alternative For Gamers?

For as long as PC gaming has existed, it has been more or less synonymous with Windows. Due to its chokehold on the market, nearly every title eventually makes its way to Microsoft's operating system ...
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Windows 11 version 25H2 is rolling out to more devices, and for good reason

Microsoft first began rolling out the latest platform release of its Windows 11 operating sytem, version 25H2, back on September 30 of this year. Also known as the Windows 11 2025 Update, 25H2 has ...
Neowin

Microsoft Weekly: Windows 11 25H2 is getting close, so does the end of Windows 10Microsoft Weekly: Windows 11 25H2 is getting close, so does the end of Windows 10Microsoft ...

This week's news recap is here. Windows 11 version 25H2 is right around the corner, new details about extended security updates for Windows 10, a single preview build for Windows Insiders, new games ...
PC World

Don’t want Windows 11 25H2? Too bad. Microsoft is forcing it on some PCs

It’s been just over a month since Microsoft released Windows 11 25H2 and anyone who wants to install the major Fall 2025 update can do so. But what if you’d rather hold off instead? Turns out, ...
CNET

This Trick Will Let 'Incompatible' Windows 10 PCs Upgrade to Windows 11

The era of Windows 10 is officially over, and Windows 11 has taken over. Microsoft ended support for their former OS in October, although it will still offer security updates for one more year. Plenty ...
ZDNet

This free tool installs Windows 11 on unsupported PCs - without any bloatware

Flyoobe can upgrade an unsupported Windows 10 PC to Windows 11. You can install Windows 11 without the usual apps and bloatware. The tool is easy to configure and use ...
PC Gamer

A bunch of Steam players just made the switch to Windows 11 as Windows 10's death date is now less than two weeks away

More Steam users have made the switch to Windows 11 in the past month. Just a few weeks before the death of Windows 10. You have to respect it; that's years of holding out for improvements to the new ...
TweakTown

Microsoft warns Windows 11 23H2 is about to be killed off - so you've got to upgrade to 24H2

TL;DR: Windows 11 version 23H2 will reach the end of support on November 11, 2025, which means no more security fixes. So at that stage, holdouts from 24H2 will be forced to upgrade - though you might ...
TweakTown

Windows 11 is getting a 'highly requested feature from Windows 10' - an in-your-face clock

TL;DR: A new Windows 11 preview build 27938 in the Canary channel introduces what's apparently a much-wanted feature - the larger clock in the notification center (that displays the seconds) from ...
PC Gamer

Windows 11 is going to start quietly preloading File Explorer in the background to make it faster, which is a good reminder that you should probably try a different file ...

In the latest Windows Insider beta update released November 21, Microsoft announced the arrival of its full-screen Xbox experience for laptops and desktops alongside a number of other new features and ...