The latest Windows Insider build for Windows 11 features numerous performance fixes and additions, especially for File Explorer. One of the fixes, pictured below, is a reorganized right-click context ...

Microsoft surprised developers on Monday by releasing a test version of a new Windows file system. The company made the test version of the system, called WinFS, available to Microsoft Developer ...

The Internal Revenue Service's Direct File free tax preparation system is making progress on its pilot test this tax season in 12 states, with the agency planning to offer it around the clock next ...

Many U.S. taxpayers in a dozen states for the first time can electronically file their federal returns directly to the Internal Revenue Service for free — but critics insist the new federal benefit is ...

Microsoft is testing Copilot Tasks, but recent mobile changes are raising concerns. A new update shifts Microsoft 365 Copilot toward a Copilot-first experience instead of a traditional document viewer ...

The Internal Revenue Service reopened access Tuesday to its Direct File free online tax preparation system after temporarily closing it to new users who want to pilot test the program. Processing ...

Microsoft has begun testing promotions for some of its other products in the File Explorer app on devices running its latest Windows 11 Insider build. The new Windows 11 "feature" was discovered by a ...

Microsoft’s new Dynamic Lighting feature is getting support from Razer, HP, Acer, Asus, Logitech, and more. Microsoft’s new Dynamic Lighting feature is getting support from Razer, HP, Acer, Asus, ...

The Windows 11 File Explorer change should ‘bring users the most relevant file content right to their fingertips,’ though it’s currently only available for business users. The Windows 11 File Explorer ...

Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 preview build with new features such as File Explorer access keys, a new VPN status indicator, and a new way to copy two-factor authentication (2FA) codes from ...

Mike Ricciuti joined CNET in 1996. He is now CNET News' Boston-based executive editor and east coast bureau chief, serving as department editor for business technology and software covered by CNET ...