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In this episode of Microsoft Weekly, we look at Microsoft doing shady stuff to make people use Bing, a big drop of new hardware, a "year of Windows 11 PC refresh," only one new Windows 11 preview ...

Is the F5 key not working correctly on your Windows 11/10 PC? The F5 key is typically used to refresh your desktop or Explorer or reload a web page. However, some of our readers reported that the F5 ...

CRN’s Jennifer Follett spoke with Circana’s Mike Crosby about the anticipated PC refresh cycle and the role the channel will play in bringing AI PCs to market. Jennifer Follett, Executive Editor, CRN: ...

Windows 11 Point-in-Time Restore lets you roll back updates, drivers, and settings fast without reinstalling Windows.