Microsoft has removed another obstacle that has prevented some Windows 11 users from updating to Windows 11 24H2. This update block affected PCs that had the game Asphalt 8: Airborne installed, and the block was instated because Windows 11 24H2 was causing the game to stop responding and had to be restarted frequently.
While the block was in place,
It’s happened to all of us. You pour yourself a steaming cup of coffee bright and early, then settle down for work… and promptly forget about your brew. Hours later, you’re faced with a dilemma: either drink that unappealing sludge cold or go microwave it. Yuck.
If you had a Nextmug, you could say goodbye to that dilemma forever. This thing is an electronic
Mini PCs. They’re like regular PCs, only… smaller. Stop me if I’m losing you here. The segment has been exploding in popularity lately, I guess because people are looking for more affordable PCs that don’t sacrifice desktop-style upgrade options. MSI sent a couple of its new models to Adam and Will to check out in the PCWorld la
Even though Disney+ isn’t currently offering any free trials, there are still a few ways to get Disney+ for free—or essentially free, anyway.
Both Verizon and Spectrum have deals that include free Disney+, provided you’re subscribed to a supported service plan. Another option is to investigate Disney’s streaming bundles; pick the right one, and yo
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If you try out Intel’s AI Playground, which incorporates everything from AI art to an LLM chatbot to even text-to-video in a single app, you might think: Wow! OK! An all-in-one local AI app that does everything is worth trying out! And it is… except that it’s made for just a small slice of Intel’s own products.
Quite simply, no single AI app has emerged as
Desk jobs come with plenty of aches and pains, especially when you don’t have a good chair to support you. But good desk chairs often come with proportionally “good” price tags. Oof…
That’s why we so often recommend the Staples Hyken, which isn’t just a favorite among PCWorld colleagues but across Reddit as well. And right now,
If you could use a portable monitor that’s easy to take with you anywhere you go—e.g., for laptop productivity while traveling—then don’t skip over this one by Acer. It’s on sale for just $100 at B&H (down from its original $140 price tag), which is a great dea
Far be it from me to tell the most valuable company on the planet what to do. But Nvidia, you do realize that your whole schtick is graphics cards, right? You know, GeForce, those chunky go-fast gadgets you’ve been selling for 25 years or so, to let people play video games
Look just about anywhere, and you’ll see news of tariffs. A trade war has broken out between the U.S. and select countries—the American government is now imposing taxes on goods arriving from China, select products from Canada, and all steel and aluminum imports.
But while the headlines spout flat numbers like 20 percent on Chinese imports and 25 percent on