Microsoft's Windows 11 insider builds let you preview and try upcoming new features and settings. Here are my five favorites this year so far and how you can check them out.

One USB drive, multiple tools.

Skip drive bottlenecks entirely: see how a "Frugal Install" forces a bloated web browser to run directly through pure, volatile memory.

Ventoy is open-source bootable USB software for Windows that installs to a drive once so you can boot ISO, WIM, IMG and VHD files simply by copying them on. Ventoy is an open-source bootable USB tool ...

You can use an ageing laptop until it's completely exhausted, but by that point it's unlikely to be receiving security updates, and will be vulnerable to viruses. This is particularly important for ...

Google and Back Market’s $3 ChromeOS Flex USB Kit helps older PCs avoid e-waste, but availability remains limited after early demand. ChromeOS Flex returns after a quick sellout. Google and ...

I’ve been poking around Linux distros for years, and every now and then one pops up that feels refreshingly different without trying too hard. Voyager Live is exactly that. It’s not chasing the ...

I’ve been a Windows user since Windows 95, but I got frustrated with the growing issues. So, I made the move from Windows to Linux. Just like me, you’ll be able to do pretty much everything in Linux ...

It’s easy to end up with a collection of USB sticks gathering dust in your home from promotional giveaways, hand-me-downs, or old sticks you ditched in favour of newer ones with more storage. You’re ...

Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” is officially available for download. Built on top of Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS, this is the fourth and final entry in the 22 series. It introduces a new-look app menu, adds new(ish) ...

Back in the innocent days of Windows 98 SE, I nearly switched to Linux on account of how satisfied I was with my Windows experience. This started with the Year of the Linux Desktop in 1999 that ...

Most people think of USB drives as nothing more than portable storage devices. For years, they were the go-to tool for moving documents, photos, and music from one computer to another. But with cloud ...