The first is SteamOS, a Linux-based operating system that launched in 2014. This operating system was designed as a ...

Microsoft seems a little hot under the collar over the upcoming Steam Machine, but a year-end summary says it will keep ...

Microsoft has a new “Performance Fundamentals” plan for Windows 11 gaming in 2026, promising smoother performance and console ...

The overall quality of the Windows experience is at a historic low point, due to increasing concerns over AI and feature bloat, and a long list of crippling bugs. With that in mind, many PC gamers are ...

Windows gaming saw notable improvements in 2025, and Microsoft plans to go even further in 2026. In a blog post, the software giant detailed all the ways it has updated Windows gaming on PCs and ...

Microsoft’s October 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 is causing unexpected and severe slowdowns in several PC games. Update KB5066835, deployed across Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 systems, has been ...

AMD’s newly launched Ryzen 9000 series desktop CPUs are finally available for purchase, and recent performance comparisons suggest that these CPUs perform better on Linux than Windows 11, particularly ...

In a new post on the Windows Experience Blog, Microsoft revealed it is optimizing several key Windows 11 components for faster gaming performance. As part of ...

TL;DR: Microsoft's new Windows 11-powered PC gaming handhelds, the ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X, demonstrate the company can remove bloatware and unnecessary features to optimize performance. By disabling ...

Microsoft has begun rolling out the beta version of its AI-powered Gaming Copilot to Windows 11 systems for users aged 18 or older, excluding those in mainland China. Tagged as a "personal gaming ...