PCs, for a long time, had a bloatware problem. The major PC manufacturers—Dell, Asus, Acer, and the like—had a bad habit of including "free trials" of software like Norton AntiVirus on new devices.

Sanuj Bhatia, the managing editor at Pocketnow, is responsible for supervising and contributing to all the content published on the website, including news, reviews, features, and how-tos. He began ...

Justin Pot is a freelance journalist who helps people get more out of technology. Microsoft keeps adding more and more stuff to Windows and it often seems to get in the way more than it helps. A ...

I hope everyone is enjoying the holidays. I went to do a fresh Windows 10 install on one of my machines, and had a few problems. The biggest problem was that Windows decided without my choosing it, ...

It's well known at this point that Windows 11, for all the things it gets right, comes with a lot of things users don't need. In fact, we've covered a few tools that help you clean up your Windows ...

Windows 10 holdouts, unfortunately, are going to have to upgrade to the newest version of the operating system soon. That's because the end is nigh for Windows 10, and Microsoft doesn't want anyone to ...

How to Download and Install the Windows 11 23H2 Update Your email has been sent Windows 11 23H2 is now available but it may take Microsoft a month or more to roll the update out to your computer. Get ...

This article shows you how to install Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 on a computer using a USB flash drive. This lets you install Windows on a netbook or another computer that may ...

Windows 10 is officially no longer supported after today, and it's time to upgrade to Windows 11. As long as you have a supported PC, it's very easy to install. But therein lies the problem: Windows ...

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. Let me state the obvious right up front: it's ...