Microsoft's Windows 11 insider builds let you preview and try upcoming new features and settings. Here are my five favorites this year so far and how you can check them out.

Q. Your April article (“Optimize Windows 11 With These 8 Settings Tweaks“) had good tips for adjusting the Start menu and taskbar, but I’d like to do more. How can I go deeper into customization? A.

Even if you're perfectly content with Windows 10, you'll soon need to switch to Windows 11 for security reasons. We compare the two operating systems so you know what to expect upon upgrading. I've ...

In the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape, Microsoft has introduced various new features in Windows 11 designed to protect users from modern workplace threats. Among such features, Smart App ...

Nvidia’s Control Panel retirement shifts GeForce settings into the Nvidia app, creating new support and documentation steps for IT teams managing shared PCs. Nvidia is closing the book on one of the ...

Windows 11 quietly keeps malware at bay when Smart App Control is enabled, while letting you work freely without any disruptions. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

NVIDIA is retiring its classic Control Panel after two decades and moving the same GPUs settings into the official NVIDIA app that debuted in 2024. The company confirmed the shift in the release notes ...

Nvidia Control Panel is no more, or at least it won't be if you install the latest version of Nvidia's driver. After 20 years of being the slightly cumbersome interface for Nvidia GPU settings, the ...

Shiny new Nvidia apps like the GeForce Experience and the “Nvidia app” have come and gone, but the old Nvidia Control Panel and its rotating green Nvidia logo have existed as an option for managing ...

The Nvidia Control Panel is officially reaching the end of its active life as Nvidia shifts supported GPU settings into the redesigned Nvidia app. With the latest Nvidia driver update, GeForce users ...

Generated with Google’s Nano Banana 2. Microsoft is testing Windows 11 taskbar and Start menu updates, including movable taskbar positions, cleaner Start controls, and compact layout options.

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Before there were Settings, there was Control Panel. The legacy interface for changing Windows settings or accessing hardware and network tools has been ...