All smart TVs—from LG, Samsung, TCL, and other brands—collect personal data. Here's how to use privacy settings to limit ...

Antivirus software acts as a performance brake, especially on older PCs. However, with a few tricks you can significantly ...

Smart charging on Surface devices helps protect battery health by limiting charge capacity. However, some users prefer to disable it for full battery use. Here is how to turn off smart charging step ...

As the support of Windows 10 comes to an end on October 14, 2025, it's now the time to sign up for the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program to continue getting critical security updates after 2025.

TL;DR: Microsoft now enables Xbox Cloud Gaming on LG's webOS automotive platform, allowing passengers to stream Xbox Game Pass Ultimate titles directly in select vehicles like the Kia EV3. This ...

Nadella took to X, formerly Twitter, saying Microsoft's "breakthrough work on an analog optical computer points to new ways to solve complex real-world problems with much greater efficiency. He added ...

The talk of this weekend was how the two Georgia Bulldogs corners were playing between junior cornerback Daniel Harris and redshirt freshman cornerback Ellis Robinson IV. Both had solid days in the ...

Most modern Windows PCs rely on Microsoft Defender as their first line of defense against malware. Over the years, it has evolved into a capable and often underrated antivirus that blocks a wide range ...

Previously, you could indefinitely delay an app update. Now you have up to five weeks. The Microsoft Store previously allowed you to indefinitely pause app updates until you were ready to download ...

Microsoft's new GPT-5-powered Smart mode, which OpenAI describes as the "best model to date", is automatically rolling out for free to Copilot users. We've tested it here at HotHardware and observed ...

Akira ransomware is abusing a legitimate Intel CPU tuning driver to turn off Microsoft Defender in attacks from security tools and EDRs running on target machines. The abused driver is 'rwdrv.sys' ...