But even if you keep using your Windows desktop, you may find it interesting that Linux can still benefit your life. Aside from the fact that much of the internet runs on Linux servers, there are ...

Microsoft is set to officially retire Windows 10 on Oct. 14, ending the operating system's security and feature updates. Though that's sad news for the hundreds of millions of Windows 10 users out ...

Microsoft is providing a new backup app for Windows 11 and Windows 10 that you can use to back up your data. The app is available free of charge in Windows 10 and Windows 11, but does not offer much ...

Flyby11 is a tool that helps you install Windows 11 on devices that don’t meet the hardware requirements. You can use it to install Windows 11 24H2 or later, even ...

Microsoft's new GPT-5-powered Smart mode, which OpenAI describes as the "best model to date", is automatically rolling out for free to Copilot users. We've tested it here at HotHardware and observed ...

Many high-end games, professional software, and cloud security applications now require Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 features, which are only supported when the system disk uses the GPT partition format.

If you’re adding a new SSD or hard drive to your PC, you’ll likely need to initialize the drive in Windows 11 before you can format or use it. This process sets up the disk’s partition style (MBR or ...