Windows Terminal has a hidden feature called "Quake mode" that turns it into a global drop-down console, saving you precious seconds and mouse clicks.

That's not the case anymore; you can use sudo on Windows 11 now. All you need to do is enable a few toggles, and you can enjoy one of the smallest but perhaps most significant workflow improvements to ...

Some of the hints for older, unsupported OSes apply equally to both Mac and Windows. Both come with an assortment of bundled ...

ThioJoe explores 11 command line tools that can boost your workflow efficiency.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Microsoft has a “security disaster” on its hands — the scale of which ...

Microsoft says Windows PowerShell now warns when running scripts that use the Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet to download web content, aiming to prevent potentially risky code from executing. As Microsoft ...

Microsoft no longer officially supports Windows 10, so do this if you want to keep using your older PC securely.

TL;DR: Windows 10 support ended in October 2025, requiring businesses to buy Extended Security Updates or upgrade to Windows 11. Despite this, Windows 10's market ...

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

Windows 11 has been out since October 2021, and by now, you're likely familiar with its most noticeable changes. You already know about — and probably frequently use — the centered Start Menu and its ...

This seemingly innocent, yet convenient phrase is popping up in online shopping carts everywhere. Given America’s deepening affordability crisis, the ability to break up purchases into smaller, more ...

Microsoft says that recent Windows 11 security updates are causing VPN networking failures for enterprise users running Windows Subsystem for Linux. This known issue affects users who installed the ...