I tested Game Mode across multiple titles and found my PC performed better without it enabled.

Bazzite is almost the perfect Windows 11 replacement for my main gaming PC, but I can't make the jump just yet.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michael Kraus / EyeEm / Getty Images Windows 11 indeed has a handful of features that Microsoft ported over from their Xbox ...

New Xbox Full Screen Experience will launch on all Windows PCs in 2026, potentially boosting game performance by reducing RAM usage Auto Super Resolution technology will expand to handheld gaming ...

You might want to install the 24H2 update if you have a Ryzen CPU. You might want to install the 24H2 update if you have a Ryzen CPU. is a senior correspondent and ...

The AMD Zen 5 Ryzen 9000 series was a hotly anticipated release earlier this year, especially given the problems Intel has been having with its Raptor Lake CPUs. However, gamers quickly noticed the ...

Microsoft is tackling Windows 11 memory bloat, promising to shrink the OS footprint and boost performance on PCs equipped with just 8GB of RAM.

Microsoft Windows Defender is the default security feature on every Windows 11 PC. It’s one of the OS’s most useful features because it works continuously in the background to detect and prevent ...

With the Steam Deck still the favorite of the handheld gaming PC market by a wide margin, and Valve poised to make a swing at console-style living room PCs with the second-gen Steam Machine, Microsoft ...

AMD's recent branch prediction optimizations, which significantly improved gaming performance on Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" and Ryzen 7000 CPUs, are now available for Windows 11 23H2 users. This update offers ...