Announced at Build 2023, Win32 app isolation is a new sandboxing technique that uses AppContainers to improve application security.

Heading into Windows 11 version 22H2, which Microsoft first delivered to customers in September 2022, we knew that the update rollout was speeding up, and that this version would get periodic sets of feature updates, called "Moments" internally, between each annual Feature Update (version upgrade). But with the rise of Controlled Feature Releases (CFRs), by…

Happy Friday! We're finally settling down after the move and are looking forward to a normal weekend. Which we will kick off early with some great reader questions... From Windows to Linux Eric_Rasmussen asks: With Windows losing focus these days, I've been thinking about how Microsoft could get away from the OS game. They've got…

The Windows 11 Insider build 25309 for Dev Channel testers introduces an enhanced volume mixer experience in the Quick Settings section of the taskbar.

OpenAI launched this week new APIs allowing developers to integrate ChatGPT and the company's speech-to-text Whisper model into their apps and products.

Lenovo unveiled the Yoga Book 9i at CES today, a new dual-screen laptop with two 13.3-inch OLED screens that will launch in June with a $2,099 starting price.

While the Google Pixel 7 Pro is just a minor upgrade over its predecessor, it offers a better overall experience and is more easily recommended.

In early October, Google announced the Pixel 7 series smartphones, which are by all accounts fairly minor upgrades over the Pixel 6 series.

The return of Two Grumpy Old Men Complain about Windows! Richard chats with Paul Thurrott about a year of Windows 11 - the good, the bad, and the meh.

Happy Friday! For the second time this week, I’ve raced back and forth to Philadelphia to get my passport renewed ahead of Sunday’s flight to Mexico. But that hasn’t stopped this from being another mammoth edition of Ask Paul. So let’s dive right in… Late to market wright_is asks: Why is Microsoft always last to…

I genuinely like Surface PCs, but I can’t recommend them because of reliability issues. And the dulling sameness of each upgrade would make even Apple blush. And so, not for the first time---and not, I suspect, for the last---I find myself wondering what the point of it all is. I write these words in the…

Happy Friday! And welcome to the longest Ask Paul in recent memory, thanks to a great set of thought-provoking reader questions. Let’s dive in. Google, Stadia, the future rob_segal asks: Related to Google's cancellation of Stadia, what kind of effect do you think this will have on consumer perception of future Google services? Rightly or…

Snap has just announced major layoffs and product cancellations as the company is forecasting lower revenue growth in the near future.

With the Pixel 6a, Google has redefined its A-series lineup to address the longevity problems of previous generation handsets.

After a week away, my Ask Paul skills are a little rusty, but here’s a great set of reader questions to get them back in shape. HP laptops and USB-C harmjr asks: Have you noticed in your reviews of HP a move away on the part of HP from USB C power cables. I been…

In celebration of Google Play’s 10th anniversary, Google is unveiling a new logo and icon for the service and a 10x Google Points promotion.