The localhost connection is refused when the application inside WSL is not running, is listening only on a specific interface instead of all interfaces, or WSL’s localhost forwarding feature is not ...

As Microsoft phases out older Exchange Server versions, IT leaders are facing new decisions about how to stay compliant and cost-efficient. Understanding the current licensing landscape for Windows ...

Packaging potassium sulfate, a fertilizer vital to the planet’s food supply, is visually striking—not because of what you see, but because you don’t see much at all. In China’s Xinjiang region, home ...

Researchers at the University of Toronto showed how hackers could use artificial intelligence to create a program that could target any known flaw in the world’s computers. By Cade Metz Cade Metz has ...

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.

Microsoft is testing changes for Windows 11 that will make it easier to customize the Start menu easier and to position the taskbar better for your needs. The company is rolling out them out to ...

Windows 11 Insiders can choose a smaller taskbar as well. Windows 11 Insiders can choose a smaller taskbar as well. is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, ...

The rumored Low Latency Profile mode supposedly boosts your system's processor to maximum frequency for high-priority tasks, like opening new apps. Tyler is a writer for CNET covering laptops and ...

If you have a PC performance issue, there are really only two potential paths around it: you can either optimize your software or you can make the hardware faster. Microsoft is choosing the latter ...

Reporting from May 2026 accurately claimed that Google Chrome silently installed a 4-gigabyte artificial intelligence model on users' devices without consent, and that the model reinstalls itself if ...

Looking ahead: Microsoft has signaled that much of 2026 will be devoted to improving Windows 11's performance and reliability. While the company has already unveiled updates to the taskbar, Windows ...

Microsoft has released out-of-band (OOB) updates to fix issues affecting Windows Server systems after installing the April 2026 security updates. As Microsoft confirmed last week, some admins may ...