Microsoft tests File Explorer search optimisation to reduce RAM usage in Windows 11

A new Windows 11 Insider update optimises File Explorer search by removing redundant indexing operations, promising faster ...
TechSpot

Windows 11's updated File Explorer remains painfully slow despite using twice as much RAM

Facepalm: Users have long criticized Windows 11 File Explorer as inferior to its Windows 10 predecessor. The essential tool suffers from slow launches, sluggish file searches, and delayed right-click ...
Game Rant

Black Ops 7: How to View KD Ratio & Combat Record Stats

Umama Ali is an experienced content writer with a passion for gaming. He has been immersed in video games for as long as he can remember. When he is not playing video games, he can be found playing ...
Bleeping Computer

How to use the new Windows 11 Start menu, now rolling out

The Windows Start menu is getting its first major redesign since 2021 and will be rolled out to everyone with the November 11 Patch Tuesday update. The Start menu is now scrollable, so you can move ...
PC Magazine

Microsoft Will No Longer Let You View Photos in the Windows 11 Phone Link App

Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. When it comes to transferring photos from my phone to my desktop PC for backup, I'm still a big fan of just plugging in ...
The Conversation

View from The Hill: Nationals dump net zero – say Australia shouldn’t cut emissions faster than comparable countries

Michelle Grattan does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
USA Today

Dictionary.com names '6-7' as 2025 Word of the Year. Here's what it really means.

Dictionary.com has announced its 2025 Word of the Year, and if you're not up to speed on this year's slang, you may be puzzled by the outcome. The online dictionary announced on Oct. 29 that its Word ...
PC World

Whoa! Windows 7’s market share surged, tripling in users last month

Every month, Statcounter publishes market share figures for the various Windows versions, but this month’s figures are something special. In September 2025, an ancient Windows version that hasn’t been ...
GameSpot

Black Ops 7 Beta Preloading Is Live, Here's What You Need To Know

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is a little over a month away from its November 14 launch on PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S now that ...
The Verge

Microsoft is changing how Xbox controllers work on Windows 11

You’ll be able to long press on the Xbox button to get to a task switcher for apps and games. You’ll be able to long press on the Xbox button to get to a task switcher for apps and games. is a senior ...
ABC7

'The View' co-hosts weigh in on the 29th season of the show

NEW YORK -- The new season of "The View" kicked off on Monday, reuniting hosts Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, and Alyssa Farah Griffin for hot topics and plenty of ...