Windows 3.1 included a red and yellow 'Hot Dog Stand' color scheme so garish it was long assumed to be a joke, so I tracked down the original designer to get the true st…

"The truly funny thing about this color scheme is that all the other Windows 3.1 color schemes are surprisingly rational, ...

Windows 11’s newly revamped Start menu design is annoyingly large

The new Start menu is being rolled out to all users on Windows 11 25H2 with no option to keep using the old design.
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Screenbox review: the open-source Windows app that leaves VLC looking ancient

TL;DR: Screenbox is the media player VLC should’ve evolved into — modern, fluent, fast, and delightfully usable. It won’t ...
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5 obscure media player apps for Windows to try this weekend

MPV is available for Windows, Linux, macOS, and OpenBSD, among others. The source code is also available on GitHub, so if you ...

Microsoft is giving Windows 11’s Run command a fresh look, 30 years later

Microsoft is testing a new version of the Run command window (summoned by pressing Win + R simultaneously) in Windows 11. The ...
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Windows 11 is getting a modern Windows Run (Win+R) built with WinUI 3, and it might get new features

Microsoft is testing a new Windows Run, but don’t worry. It won’t replace the existing legacy Windows Run dialog that we all ...

Windows updates keep breaking, and Microsoft's "agentic OS" isn't helping

Microsoft recently published a baffling support document stating that Windows updates released after July 2025 may break some crucial parts of the operating system's shell. According ...

Latest Windows 11 updates may break the OS's most basic bits

The problem, which "primarily affects a limited number of enterprise or managed environments," occurs on PCs running Windows ...

Want faster PC shutdowns? Master these Windows commands and tricks

Sometimes you just want Windows to shut down. But instead of shutting down quickly, the system seems to ponder, blocked by ...