Happy Friday, and welcome to another mammoth installment of Ask Paul with a great set of reader questions. Taskbar improvements to Windows 11 hrlngrv asks: How much Windows 10 taskbar functionality do you believe the Windows 11 taskbar will recover in 22H2? I keep checking on this because it just doesn’t seem possible, but in…

Leo, Mary Jo, and Paul discuss Microsoft's blockbuster proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard for $67.8 billion. And some other stuff.

With the release of Windows 11 and new Surface PCs this week, we can enjoy an epic set of reader questions and an early start to the weekend. Surface Pro 8 crunchyfrog asks: I know that you're currently evaluating the new Surface Pro 8 for a lengthier review at some point soon. I would very…

Happy Friday! Once again, let’s kick off the weekend a bit early with another great set of Windows questions. Intel NUC bschnatt asks: I'm thinking of buying a NUC for the first time. They seem overpriced to me. Have you had fewer / same / more problems with them compared to your desktops over the…

Lost in all the excitement and controversy around Windows 11 is the little OS that could, Windows 10, and its 1.3 billion users. What’s going to happen to Windows 10? Well, Microsoft isn’t talking, of course. All we have are two facts. First, Windows 10 will be supported through October 14, 2025, which conveniently---and, I…