I spent a week making Windows 11 usable, and the fact that I had to is the whole problem
…There are a few hacks to get past it, but my question is, why do I need to resort to that tactic? If I want to run a version of Windows 11…
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I replaced my smart home hub with a $120 mini PC, and my smart home finally feels responsive
…I had to configure using skills and apply workarounds that felt like hacks. When my Philips Hue bulbs stopped cooperating with the Echo, I decided to move on. I impulsively picked up…
Your bad Wi-Fi isn't your ISP or PC's fault if you're following these 4 practices
…In fact, you might have done this too, and even looked inward to blame your hardware, except the truth is that more often than not, the blame lies somewhere completely different. A…
The FCC's router ban could make these router brands a risky bet in the future
…network hardware run into the ground? The first target is the budget routers The first brands that come to mind for the average American In order to prevent state-sponsored hackers exploiting…
I built a local AI stack with 5 Docker containers, and now I'll never pay for ChatGPT again
…Sign in to your XDA account Moving my workflow to a local AI setup was the best productivity hack I’ve discovered in years. Relying on cloud APIs often felt like building…
I'm sticking with PowerToys Command Palette until Windows fixes taskbar and search
…You cannot move it unless you use a third-party UI tweaking tool or a registry hack. Both of these techniques are hit-or-miss, and Microsoft has a habit of making…
The Flipper One is finally official, but Flipper isn't selling it yet — they're asking for help to build it
…For anyone interested in the Linux side of consumer hardware, this is one of the few hardware announcements in years that's actually pushing vendor practice toward open kernels and away from…
I'm staying on Windows 10 a little longer, and I'm far from alone
…An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows. When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building…
I stopped using my Steam Deck as just a handheld after discovering Desktop Mode
Jasmine Mannan Jun 6, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
Switching from Cloudflare DNS to a home-built resolver taught me how much I was trusting them
…I can run blocklists, block access from geographic regions known for hacking, and gain fine-grained control over which devices on my network can see. Look, I'm no fan of censorship…