Joel Lee

2 days ago | pcworld.com | Mikael Markander |Joel Lee

Come October 14th, Microsoft is officially ending support for Windows 10. That means no more new features or improvements, no more security fixes, and the gradual loss of apps as they also stop supporting Windows 10. Microsoft wants you to upgrade to Windows 11—and if your PC doesn’t meet the requirements, then Microsoft wants you to trade it in or recycle it and get a brand-new Windows 11 machine. But maybe you don’t have the money for that. Or maybe you’re repelled by Windows 11.

3 days ago | pcworld.com | Kristian Kask |Joel Lee

Back in March, the numbers showed that Windows 10 holdouts were finally starting to switch to Windows 11, and those numbers continued to grow—albeit slowly—in April. However, the latest figures from Statcounter show that Windows 11 lost global market share in May. At the end of April, 43.72 percent of all Windows users were using Windows 11, but by the end of May that figure had dropped to 43.22 percent.

3 days ago | pcworld.com | Kristian Kask |Joel Lee

The new Shared Calendar Improvements in the latest update to the classic version of Microsoft’s Outlook email client are causing a wide range of problems in the app, Microsoft says. On the support page, which was last updated yesterday, Microsoft lists several issues that have already been resolved as well as several that remain in need of fixes.

4 days ago | pcworld.com | Viktor Eriksson |Joel Lee

Announced last week via blog post, Discord has begun testing its own digital currency called “Discord Orbs,” which are virtual rewards for completing so-called “Quests” on the Discord platform. Discord says they’re dedicated to making Quests the “most authentic, engagement-centric advertising product in gaming,” which currently come in two types: Play Quests and Video Quests.

4 days ago | pcworld.com | Laura Pippig |Joel Lee

When the Nintendo Switch 2 releases on June 5th, it will be an opportunity for many gamers to enjoy an upgraded Switch experience with new hardware and new titles. Plenty of them, in fact, with the Switch 2’s built-in storage of 256GB. But it’ll run out sooner or later. And when the Switch 2 fills up, you’re going to want a microSD card (or several) to hold all your additional, especially with modern games being as large as they are. However, you need to be careful.