These free, open-source tools will make your Windows PC more powerful and give you a serious productivity boost.

I was fed up with Windows 11’s shortened right-click menu. Here’s how I restored the full classic menu in just a few steps.

Medicat USB is basically a giant toolbox you can boot straight from a flash drive. Like PhoenixPE, it builds on a Windows Preinstallation Environment (here, it’s called Mini Windows 10), which runs ...

Vista's back, baby! A native video wallpaper feature has been spotted in the latest Windows 11 Insider builds.

If you're tired of how your taskbar and Start Menu look on Windows 11, this free app can help you customize them.

XPPen, the world’s leading digital art innovation brand, opened its presence at IFA 2025 in Berlin (Booth H5.2-197) with the ...

If you've installed the big Windows 11 update that Microsoft pushed out in August (which also includes the new Black Screen of Death), you'll notice a brand new entry in Settings: Quick Machine ...

Parallels Desktop 26 for Mac has just been released, bringing new features and performance enhancements to the virtualization software, including full support for Apple's forthcoming macOS Tahoe ...

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ShareX is a free and open-source screenshot and screen recording tool for Windows. It packs a bunch of screenshot and screen recording modes alongside comprehensive annotation and editing tools, which ...

Microsoft has created Windows XP Crocs as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations. The custom footwear features a sky blue design with grassy green soles that mimic the conic Bliss wallpaper from ...

GUI matters: Microsoft released the original edition of Windows XP in 2001 and kept the operating system alive for more than 17 years. The once massively popular platform remains fondly remembered, ...