Setting up a fresh Windows 11 PC is the perfect moment to lock in a core toolkit of free apps that handle everyday tasks better than the built-in defaults. I focus on a small set of utilities that ...

The Microsoft Store is the default platform for installing apps on any Windows PC. However, here are some of the best apps ...

Discover five lesser-known open-source apps that significantly improve the clipboard, files, apps, sharing, and media playback on Windows 11.

College can be extremely expensive — not just with tuition and dorm costs, but with materials, books, software, and more. You might think you have to spend lots of cash on apps to get you through your ...

The new crop of default Windows apps is too resource-hungry and inefficient — ditch them for these lightweight alternatives to save RAM.

You shouldn’t have to rely on cloud-only tools or duct-tape your workflow together with free apps that almost work.

Even if you aren’t a huge techie, you probably know about all the big, mainstream apps that are fundamental to how we use our PCs. I’m talking Word, Outlook, Chrome, Slack, Dropbox, etc. You know, ...

But, yes, while there are a lot of free Windows gaming apps out there, not all of them will enhance your gaming experience. Some will just take up extra space and hold onto resources. The others are ...

You can spend money on third-party PC optimization tools to improve performance, but Microsoft PC Manager claims to deliver the same benefits for free. I put it to the test. I've been testing PC and ...