Notepad is the everyman of Windows apps, but at heart, it remains a plaintext editor that somehow evolved into a playground ...

PktMon.exe or Packet Monitor is the new network sniffer or network diagnostic and packet monitoring tool. It is located in the Systems folder, which means you can invoke it from the Run or Command ...

Notepad++ is a free and excellent code editor for Windows 11/10, and here is how to turn on the dark theme in this tool. At first, open your Notepad++, and select Settings on the menu bar, and choose ...

Notepad has always been one of Windows’ most honest tools. Open it, type, save, close. No drama. But in 2025, even this tiny pocket of simplicity isn’t safe from the AI wave sweeping through Microsoft ...

Windows 11 now preloads File Explorer to speed up launch times, but our tests show the fix only goes so far to speed-up the ...

The feature will at first only be available on Copilot+ PCs, but will later come to regular AMD and Intel PCs.

If a Windows upgrade has ever gone sideways on you, you know how vague and unhelpful the error messages can be. Here are my go-to troubleshooting tricks when that happens.

December 4, 2025: We have added four new Clash Royale QR codes for magic lucky chests and banner cosmetics. What are the new Clash Royale codes? If you're looking for new emotes and other freebies in ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Borderlands games are all about chasing down rare loot, and for Borderlands 4, players can once again expect to plug in some Shift codes to grab an ...

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December 1, 2025: We checked for the latest Marvel Rivals codes and updated our free skins list. Marvel Rivals is a hit hero shooter featuring a cast of iconic heroes and villains, from Iron Man and ...