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Windows 11 gets a new Clippy assistant powered by ChatGPT AI. The app is free and open-source but requires an OpenAI API key to make it functional. The Clippy AI app works similarly to the way you would interface with Bing Chat and Google Bard. Microsoft Clippy is making an unofficial comeback with a ChatGPT upgrade for the Windows 11 desktop. Clippy was the digital assistant that the software giant designed to help users get the most out of the suite of Office apps....

Microsoft recently released Windows 10 build 14393.82 for PCs and Mobile devices enrolled in the Windows Insider Preview program. The update was described as a cumulative update KB3176932. Then the software giant released the same update again but as update KB3176934, which included an additional (minor) fix to optimize the download size of the update. However, up until now, we didn’t know the changes and improvements Microsoft was including with the update....

Google to upgrade its Bard AI. The upgrade will consist of switching the chatbot to the powerful PaLM model. The Google Bard upgrade with improve reasoning, coding, and other capabilities. The company expected to roll out the upgrade in the coming weeks. Since Microsoft introduced Bing Chat AI , Google has struggled to make Bard AI a competitive product to the point that Google CEO Sundar Pichai had to publicly respond to criticism and promise new changes to improve the chatbot....

Xbox One X is now available across the world , and it’s the newest member of the Xbox family that Microsoft is positioning to bring true 4K gaming and entertainment to the living room. The only problem at this point in time is that the list of Xbox One X Enhanced titles still short. However, it doesn’t necessarily mean that you won’t be able to take advantage of the console’s powerful hardware....

To activate Windows 11, open Settings > System > Activation , click “Change,” and enter the product key. Alternatively, during setup, on the “Activate Windows” page, enter the 25-digit product key that activates your purchased edition. To reactivate Windows 11 after a hardware change, open Settings > System > Activation , click “Troubleshoot,” select the “I changed hardware on this device recently” option, choose a computer, and click “Activate.” Can you activate Windows 11 with a Windows 10 product key?...

To change your account picture on Windows 11, open Settings > Accounts > Your info . Click the “Browse files” button and select a new profile picture. Or click the “Open Camera” button and take a picture. On Windows 11 , when you create an account using a Microsoft account, it will get your online profile picture, and if you create a local account, the system will assign a generic image....

Although you can always use the mouse to resize the Windows Terminal console, you can change the settings manually to set a new default height and width every time you launch the command line experience. The option is available from the Startup settings, and they will apply for all profiles, including for Command Prompt, PowerShell, WSL, and others. In this guide , you will learn the steps to adjust the size of the new command-line experience on Windows 10 ....

To change the lid-closing action on Windows 11, open Settings > System > Power & battery , click the “Lid & power button controls” setting, and change the “Closing the lid will make my PC” settings for “Plugged in” and “On battery.” You can also open Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Power Options , click “Choose what closing the lid does,” use the “When I close the lid” setting, and choose the action for “On Battery” and “Plugged in....

On Xbox Series X , S, and Xbox One, when you open the Power menu and select the “Turn off console,” the device will not completely shut down. Instead, the console will enter into sleep, which speeds up the startup process the next time you turn it on, but it wastes more energy. If you play Xbox games regularly or are a power gamer, perhaps that’s the best behavior to have in the power settings....

UPDATED 9/23/2023: Windows 11 23H2 is the second feature update for the operating system arriving before the end of 2023, and in this guide, you will learn the steps to determine if the new version is already installed on your desktop computer, laptop, or tablet. Although devices receive a new feature update every year, you won’t find the update’s name anywhere in the system. However, each release receives an identification number that allows you to determine the name and version number....

To clear the cache on Microsoft Edge, open “edge://settings/privacy,” click “Choose what to clear,” select the “Cached images and files” and “Cookies and other site data” options and any other browsing data to delete, and click “Clear now” to clear the browser cache. On Windows 11 or 10, you can clear the cache, cookies, and other information (such as passwords, history, etc.) from Microsoft Edge, and in this guide, you will learn how....

UPDATED 3/26/2025: You can clone a Windows 11 installation to another Solid-State Drive (SSD), NVM Express (NVMe), or Hard Disk Drive (HDD) for free using Clonezilla, eliminating the need to reinstall the operating system. Clonezilla is a free, open-source Linux tool designed to clone virtually any drive containing any data. It achieves this by copying all the bits from one drive to another of equal or larger size. If your device runs Windows 11, you can use Clonezilla to transfer the entire installation (including settings, applications, and files) to a new (faster) SSD, NVMe, or HDD that matches or exceeds the original drive’s capacity, all without reinstallation....

UPDATED 3/5/2025: You can use Command Prompt with the DiskPart tool to create a Windows 11 USB bootable media, and in this guide, I’ll outline the steps to complete the process. On Windows 11 , you can create a USB bootable media with several tools, including the Media Creation Tool and popular third-party tools like Rufus and Ventoy . However, you can also use Command Prompt to create a USB to boot a computer to install Windows 11....

Although Zoom is a video conferencing service primarily for businesses and schools, it’s also a popular solution among home users for one-and-one and group video chat as it’s a cross-platform service available on Windows 10 , macOS, iOS, Android, and on the web. The service uses a subscription plan model that starts a $14.99, but there’s a free tier that includes unlimited minutes for one-to-one video calls, but group calls on Zoom are limited to 40 minutes....

Starting with the May 2020 Update (version 2004) , Windows 10 is removing the option to defer feature updates up to one year from the Settings to avoid confusion. The decision was made considering that feature updates are no longer automatic , and only devices with a version of Windows 10 nearing the end of service will receive the update automatically. However, the deferral option isn’t entirely gone. If you wish to use this option as an extra layer of assurance that the device won’t upgrade to a new version, it’s still possible to defer feature updates using Group Policy....

To delete Windows 11 pending updates, open File Explorer and navigate to the “C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download” path, select the files, and delete them. You can also use Command Prompt to complete this process. Once you complete the steps, check for updates one more time. UPDATED 11/5/2025: On Windows 11 , you can remove pending updates by deleting the contents of the “Download” folder inside the “SoftwareDistribution” folder that contains the files that Windows Update uses to apply system updates....

To find the MAC address on Windows 10, open “Command Prompt,” run the “ipconfig /all” command, and confirm the “Physical Address” information. You can also open Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi or Ethernet , open the active network connection, and determine the MAC address on Windows 10 without Command Prompt. It’s also possible to use the Control Panel and the System Information app. UPDATED 12/18/2023: On Windows 10 , the MAC (Media Access Control) address is a unique hardware identifier available on every network adapter, and in this guide, I’ll outline the steps to find this information for your Wi-Fi or Ethernet adapter....

On Windows 11, you can disable the touch screen feature through Device Manager, PowerShell, or the Registry Editor. In Device Manager, expand Human Interface Devices , right-click HID-compliant touch screen , and select “Disable device.” In PowerShell (admin), run the Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object { $_.FriendlyName -like ‘touch screen’ } | Disable-PnpDevice -Confirm:$false command. In the Registry , open HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Wisp\Touch , create a DWORD (32-bit) named TouchGate , and set its value to 0 ....

You can download the Windows 11 25H2 ISO file using the Microsoft official download page, the Windows Insider Program download page, or the UUP Dump script. After downloading, use Rufus to create a bootable USB drive for a clean installation or upgrade, even on unsupported hardware. Windows 11 25H2 (2025 Update) is now officially available, starting September 30, 2025. You can download the official ISO file from the Microsoft Support website....

On Windows 10, Reserved Storage is a new feature starting with version 1903 (April 2019 Update) designed to set aside part of your computer available storage, which the system can use for updates and avoid problems as a result of not enough space. Reserved Storage usually will reserve around 7GB of storage for updates, temporary files, system cache, and apps. When a new update is available, Windows 10 will delete the files on the reserved storage automatically allowing updates to install successfully....