China criticized the US for what it said was trying to hurt Beijing’s ties with India, calling its approach “irresponsible.” A recent report by the Pentagon “distorts China’s defense policy, sows ...

US prosecutors charged a Canadian citizen with orchestrating a scheme that fraudulently raised more than $42 million, targeting individuals on chat app Discord Inc. while claiming to invest in ...

Preloading will help File Explorer launch more quickly on less powerful hardware. Preloading will help File Explorer launch more quickly on less powerful hardware. is a senior editor and author of ...

In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we run through the top stories of the week and examine how some of the victories in the US November elections show the power of online fandom. In today’s episode, ...

If you’re also tired of the messy right-click menus in Windows 11, Microsoft seems ready to finally fix it. During its latest WinUI Community Call, the company discussed plans to adopt a new ...

A new dashboard shows a teen’s recent activity, including calls, purchases, and top interactions. Teens can choose to notify guardians when they submit a report, without sharing full details.

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On the desktop and in Windows Explorer, the entry “Ask Copilot” has been appearing in the context menu when right-clicking on a registered file type such as DOCX, TXT, PDF or PNG for a few weeks now.

Ever since Microsoft killed WordPad in 2024, the much-simpler Notepad app has been receiving several new features—almost as if it’s evolving into a better, more modern version of WordPad. Meanwhile, ...

Microsoft has been on a tear updating Notepad, and now it’s adding an updated context menu that’s more consistent with Windows 11. News of this change comes via Deskmodder, which speculates that we’ll ...