Marshall Gunnell is a Tokyo-based tech journalist and editor with over a decade of experience covering IT, cybersecurity and data storage. Alongside CNET, his work has appeared in ZDNET, Business ...

Windows gets a lot of flak from users for having more bloat than macOS or Linux, and rightfully so. The term "bloatware" is synonymous with a fresh Windows install, to the point that there are custom ...

Windows 11 includes many apps, but some are better than others. Some apps receive top billing and will boost your everyday productivity. Other apps can be dumped, but delete tools with care. Every ...

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Microsoft has made a move to ship all Windows 11 PCs with AI ready features, much to the chagrin of its end users. The addition of AI slop to the operating system has resulted in some rather ...

Alternatively, head to the Windows 11 Start menu and either scroll down the screen or go to the Apps section. Right-click on the entry for Copilot and select Uninstall. Either action will remove ...

In my mightily humble opinion, probably the worst thing to happen to Windows over the years has been AI. Maybe I'm just not the target market for it, but having Copilot buttons clog up my taskbar and ...

Microsoft is finally allowing some users to uninstall Copilot in Windows 11, but the option comes with strict conditions and ...

Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5074109 and KB5073455 cumulative updates for versions 25H2/24H2 and 23H2 to fix security ...

Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7535 to the Dev and Beta Channels on Friday, introducing a new ...

Microsoft has released Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 KB5074109, KB5073455 for January 2026. Here's what's included.

It seems like a fair assessment to state that the many ‘AI’ features that Microsoft added to Windows 11 are at least somewhat controversial. Unsurprisingly, this has led many to wonder about disabling ...