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Every now and then, we publish a list of the top ten useful apps for Windows 10 and 11 users. In no particular order, these applications improve the default user experience, replace the stock (and often quite lame) programs, or offer a better way to do daily tasks on your Windows PC. Now, with 2025 here, it is time for the top 10 useful Windows 11 and 10 apps for every user in 2025.

TikTok and CapCut’s apps have started to shut down in the US, telling users, ‘you can’t use TikTok for now’ due to the ban.

EC has also requested access to information on how X moderates and amplifies content.

Brussels has ordered Elon Musk to fully disclose recent changes made to recommendations on X, stepping up an investigation into the role of the social media platform in European politics.

If your browser is suggesting inaccurate personal info, or you don't want to use this feature, here's how to control it.

On Microsoft Edge, you can control the personal information that the browser uses to help you fill out forms online, and in this guide, I will explain how.

Windows 11 version 24H2 is already a few months old (it was initially released on October 1, 2024), and Microsoft is now confident enough to ramp up the scale of the rollout. According to a newly published message in the official documentation, Microsoft is now force-upgrading eligible devices from Windows 11 version 22H2 and 23H2 to version 24H2.

Microsoft Office is one of the world's most recognizable brands, literally used by billions. The initial rebrand to "Microsoft 365" was dumb by itself, but yesterday, the firm notorious for terrible branding decisions predictably decided to double down.

Microsoft is probably eager to get more users onto Windows 11 from Windows 10. The company is paying attention to even the most subtle things out there that could persuade users to make the jump.

NVIDIA revealed new info surrounding its upcoming RTX 5000 GPUs, including non-DLSS performance.

Bitwarden is an open source password management solution that we have mentioned and recommended several times here on this site in the past.
 
The developers have released the first major update of 2025. It is available already for all supported platforms and includes a number of important changes and improvements.

New photos taken during the joint European and Japanese BepiColombo mission reveal fascinating details of the small rocky planet.

Android co-founder blames Bill Gates for Microsoft's $400 billion loss and missed opportunity in the mobile landscape.

Check out and learn the most essential 'cmdlets' you should know when using PowerShell on Windows 11.

Users are being forced to move to the new Outlook app on Windows PCs, with no option to keep using the older Mail app.

On January 14, 2025, Microsoft released the first Patch Tuesday updates for supported Windows 10 and Windows 11 versions. Your computer should apply the latest patches without any issues; however, if you have certain software installed, you will encounter problems at the offline stage. In the official support document, Microsoft warned users that Citrix software is not going along well with the January updates.

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 and Windows 10 PCs that sport TPM (Trusted Platform Module) or PTT (Platform Trust Technology) in the case of Intel systems are facing an administrator-related bug in the BitLocker control panel.

Microsoft says it will drop support for Office apps in Windows 10 after the operating system reaches its end of support on October 14.

Microsoft wants to make Edge match Windows 11's modern look and feel with a major overhaul project, but will it hit prime time?

One of AMD's mysterious Radeon RX 9000 cards might be a better fit in my gaming PC.

It's not uncommon for an abundance of leaks and rumors to drop while leading into a major event like CES 2025, and that's exactly what happened regarding AMD's RDNA 4 graphics cards.

Microsoft has released Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 24H2, 23H2, and 22H2. The 24H2 update is provided via KB5050009, while the 23H2 and 22H2 update is delivered via KB5050021.

It's the second Tuesday of the month, which means it's Patch Tuesday time again. As such, today, Microsoft is rolling out the monthly security update (also called "B release") for January 2025 on Windows Server 20H2 and Windows 10 for the latest supported versions, 20H2, 21H2, and 22H2.

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Gladiator II' tops the chart, followed by 'Venom: The Last Dance'. 'Mufasa: The Lion King' completes the top three.
 
 The data for our weekly download chart is estimated by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only.
 
Downloading content without permission is copyright infringement. These torrent download statistics are only meant to provide further insight into piracy trends. All data are gathered from public resources.

Back in November, Microsoft released a stack of new WinRE (Windows Recovery Environment) updates for various Windows 10 versions under KB5048239, KB5046911, KB5046912, KB5046913, KB5046914, KB5047135, and KB5046905.

Which type of RAM should you buy? Here are the differences explained in nerdy detail.
Most computer standards change quickly, with manufacturers adopting new ports, cables, and form factors as soon as they release. Random-access memory (RAM), meanwhile, hasn’t changed all that much in the last decade. So what is the difference between the different types of modern RAM?

Here are seven ways to turn off your computer automatically.

Windows 11 (or 10) doesn't include an option to schedule an automatic shutdown of your computer, but it's possible to use different tools to complete this task without having to resort to third-party applications.

Back when Windows 11 launched in 2021, Microsoft, as with any other company, wanted to hype people up about its new product. One aspect which the company focused on was suggesting that users would get better performance on 11 as the OS was designed to get the best out of their hardware. This was a bit of an ironic statement considering Microsoft introduced upgraded system requirements for its new operating system and, to this day, as it recently clarified, has stuck to it.