Microsoft's secret 'Windows K2' project aims to fix what users hate most
…usage when idle and to ensure it runs more smoothly even on lower-spec hardware. As for gaming, Microsoft is taking cues from SteamOS and aims to catch up with Valve's…
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How to Fix Wireless Dead Zones and Upgrade to Wi-Fi 7 at Home
…in the home to run outdated wireless hardware, especially if they were built years ago. This card helps to fix: – Lag during online gaming or streaming – Unstable wireless performance under load – Lack…
Xbox Ally X gets smoother gameplay with AutoSR update
…a less powerful GPU can deliver higher frame rates at higher resolutions, making top-tier games more playable on a wider range of hardware. It might not look quite as good as…
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 could (finally!) ship soon, leaks say
…AMD's Ryzen 9000X3D parts still dominate PC gaming, even after Intel released its Arrow Lake Refresh chips. (PCWorld's review of the Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus makes this pretty…
Windows 11 paves the way for eye-melting 1,000Hz monitors
…Anyone in the PC gaming community understands that PC gaming is a constant tradeoff between higher resolutions and detail levels, increased framerates, increased display refresh rates, and AI frame generation which affects…
20 free Windows apps that fix the most annoying parts of your PC
…SitApp for developing better posture If you work or game at your PC for hours at a time, then maintaining good posture and proper back health is something that's well worth…
Holiday PC sales are expected to plunge due to memory shortages
…My article provides some clarity on the gains you can expect from new hardware -- from boot times to the time it takes to calculate formulas in Excel -- to help consumers decide whether…
30 hours of battery? I didn't believe it--until this MSI laptop.
…It also gets fitted into a new design that’s sleek, slim, and a step away from the gamer aesthetic that many prior MSI machines exhibited. In our testing, the hardware held…
I'm a VPN expert and these are the fastest services I've ever tested
…Here at PCWorld we've been testing computer hardware, software, and services since the 1980s. As reviewers and users of PC hardware and software, we put every product through its paces using…
RTX Spark: All the laptops and mini PCs announced so far
…The Nvidia RTX Spark design is pitched as excelling at tasks like AI, content creation, and gaming, but we haven't seen much in the way of proof yet. While we don…