Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Windows Central

Windows 11 users are still turning to third-party tools to bypass Microsoft's push for all-encompassing AI — and "Winslop" is the most categorical example to date

Winslop is a lightweight app that helps you remove the AI features Microsoft has been heavily integrating into Windows 11.

Windows Central

Here's how you get the new Hawker HX sniper in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 as fast — and stress free — as possible

The second week of the Black Ops 7 Fallout crossover event brings the final new weapon of Season 01, and this is how you can get it unlocked quickly, and without sweating.

Windows Central

Reddit users: r/WindowsCentral is live — join us to shape coverage, boost visibility, and help build the strongest Microsoft community online

Your upvotes, comments, and presence help more people discover our reporting — and help shape what we cover next.

Windows Central

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

This decade's best horror game picks up "Xbox Play Anywhere" support on PC and Xbox Ally — but ... don't download it yet

Resident Evil Village hits Xbox Game Pass on Jan 20. The landmark horror title concludes Ethan Winters' story, and sets the scene for Resident Evil Requiem.

Windows Central

CoD sales fell 60% — and Kotick says the collapse proves the Microsoft buyout was the right move. Does it?

Bobby Kotick claims Call of Duty sales are down more than 60% as he defends Activision’s $69B sale to Microsoft amid a lawsuit from Swedish pension fund AP7.

Windows Central

Oops! Microsoft possibly just leaked Xbox's Forza Horizon 6 release date with an in-game pop-up — here's when the big open-world racer might come out

Microsoft and Xbox may have just accidentally shown Forza Horizon 6's release date in an in-game pop-up, if this leak is to be believed.

Windows Central

"The year ahead is shaping up to be extremely volatile" — IDC adds another PC price alarm to a market already filled with noise

Expert analysts agree that 2026 will be anything but pleasant for those shopping for a new PC, and smaller brands will struggle the most.

Windows Central

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Microsoft isn't deleting your Windows 11 files, but OneDrive's sync system is causing confusion and frustration: "I think they should have to go to jail for this."

Microsoft hasn't deleted your files from your local folders; they have just been relocated and synced to OneDrive because the backup feature was enabled by default when upgrading to Windows 11, version 25H2.

Windows Central

One of the best Xbox Play Anywhere games just got its notorious save bug fixed for Xbox Ally and Xbox PC

We complained and moaned, and Xbox listened. Kojima Productions, Xbox, and 505 Games collaborate on a strange bug preventing save files from working correctly for Death Stranding on Xbox PC / Xbox Ally.

Windows Central

Help shape the future of Windows Central with our audience survey

Your input will guide future coverage, features, and community initiatives.

Windows Central

Google's parent company Alphabet hits $4 trillion — Google’s AI deal with Apple pays off

Alphabet has reached a $4 trillion valuation after Apple selected Google’s Gemini to power parts of Siri, alongside strong cloud growth and continued strength in advertising revenue.

Windows Central

A new 'more interactive' Hellblade is reportedly in the works, but Ninja Theory is no longer working on its 'experimental' Project Mara title

A new report claims that Ninja Theory is no longer working on Project Mara and is, instead, now developing a third installment in its Hellblade series.

TechRadar

Valve's Steam Deck suffers the same problem as the Xbox Ally, and the solution might be a modern manufacturing impossibility — Sony nailed it 16 years ago

Handhelds are a modern marvel, but they're getting way too big. Is the PSP Go an example of what we should have done, or is that space filled by smartphones?

Windows Central

Storage might join RAM on your PC shortage wish list — NVIDIA's new AI supercomputers will suck up millions of TB of SSDs to operate

NVIDIA's new Rubin AI supercomputers have arrived, and they're likely going to need millions of TB of NAND to scale out. Priced into the market or not, SSDs are likely about to become the next big short in 2026.

Windows Central

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Windows Central

Epic Games Store has grown massively, but it has trained users to never buy anything — is Xbox PC going down the same path?

Free games helped Epic reach millions of players, but it also changed how they spend. Is Xbox doomed to make the same mistake on PC?

Windows Central

Jeff Bezos said the quiet part out loud — hopes that you'll give up your PC to rent one from the cloud

Amazon's Jeff Bezos once revealed how he thinks of local PC hardware as antiquated, ready to be replaced by cloud options. Will DRAM prices make it come true?

Windows Central

A14 gets smarter, A16 gets stronger, but they're still both lightweight — ASUS expands Zenbook lineup with faster Snapdragon power and bigger OLED options

At CES 2026, ASUS refreshed the awesome Zenbook A14 — and announced a new, ultra-light 16-inch version powered by Qualcomm's most powerful laptop chips yet.

Windows Central

"Supply will not fully meet demand" — PC sales were strong in 2025, but experts claim 2026 will not be the same

New research from Omdia shows that PC manufacturers had a great 2025. However, that's not expected to continue in 2026 due to market issues.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

TechRadar

AI haters be warned – Windows 11's folders could get a large dose of Copilot AI

Microsoft could put Copilot in Windows 11's File Explorer in a far more in-your-face way than the AI is right now.

Windows Central

A dual-screen gaming beast is born — ROG Zephyrus Duo levels up for creators and gamers alike with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 L and versatile design

During CES 2026, ASUS not only announced its refresh for the Zenbook Duo, but also revealed a brand new Zephyrus Duo with an NVIDIA RTX graphics card. Here's how they compare.

Windows Central

Legion Pro gaming laptop concept is a shape‑shifting OLED — goes from 16 inches to 24 inches for an ultrawide experience

Lenovo has moved its rollable screen tech from ThinkBook to Legion, and those who wish their laptop had an ultrawide display will certainly want to check this one out.

Windows Central

Windows Wrap: Dell resurrects XPS, HP redefines mini PCs, and Lenovo steals Surface's lunch — all at CES 2026

From the HP EliteBoard G1a to the return of the Dell XPS, CES 2026 delivered wild hardware. Meanwhile, Microsoft denied rumors of 22,000 layoffs.

Windows Central

This clever transforming controller is great for FPS and fighting games on Xbox — but it's a different story on PC

I have been given the opportunity to review the Turtle Beach Stealth Pivot Xbox Controller, and it's quickly turned into one of my biggest, pleasant surprises of 2026 despite being two years old for it's suberb swappable controls, strong build, latency-free connectivity, and more.

Windows Central

The Fallout event in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has a set a precedent — and leaves last year's shenanigans a distant memory

Whatever you think of Call of Duty from the outside, from the inside, the new Fallout event is how these should be done. With actual content.

Windows Central

Steam Deck faces a new rival — SteamOS Legion Go 2's premium hardware should run games Valve's gaming handheld cannot

A SteamOS variant of Lenovo's flagship Legion Go 2 handheld gaming PC is launching this year. It offers premium specs compared to the Steam Deck to play some games Valve's devices cannot handle.

1 … 11 12 13 14

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.