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Windows 11 offers a wide variety of features, and many of them—like the Windows Subsystem for Linux and language packs—aren't installed by default. You can also remove features that are installed by default. Here's how to do it, graphically or from the command line.

Spotify’s shuffle feature has been a common complaint among listeners for years. It never really feels as “random” as people want it to be, but it’s not as easy as you would think to make something feel truly random. Spotify is working on giving users more control over the shuffle feature to combat this.

Honda’s CR-V Hybrid has long been the benchmark for efficient, family-friendly SUVs, but a new challenger is proving it doesn’t own the spotlight. This rival brings a sharp design, upscale interior, and impressive fuel economy to the table, giving shoppers a serious alternative in the hybrid compact SUV segment.

Under Apple ownership, Beats have remained a surprisingly relevant brand, making for perhaps the only earbuds/headphones that play nice with both iPhones and Android phones. The latest Powerbeats Fit are here, and they look pretty nice.

Adobe Premiere is finally coming to mobile, as the company just announced the release of a powerful new iPhone and iPad version. The best part is that it's free, though you'll need to pay if you want more generative AI credits or storage.

Did you know that ChromeOS had a built-in clipboard manager? Clipboard history allows you to access the five most recent items you’ve copied to your clipboard—including images.

Philo, the live streaming service, just added the ad-supported tiers of HBO Max and Discovery+ to its Core package, which comes with a price hike. The base plan, which gives you roughly 70 basic cable channels along with over 100 free channels, is going up by $5 a month.

You’ll always find me testing new applications on a virtual machine. However, setting up a virtual machine isn't a straightforward process, and the overall performance you get is not very smooth either. That's why I recently made the switch to Windows Sandbox, and here are my initial impressions after using it for over a week.

Home Assistant and Apple Home appeal to two different smart home owners. The former is seen as complex with endless possibilities, the latter a closed ecosystem that’s incredibly easy to use. But did you know you can get the best of both worlds?

Google's latest hardware announcements were joined by the Pixel Watch 4, but the Pixel Watch 3 is still a really good purchase, especially if you can find it at a good price. Now, the Pixel Watch 3 is heavily discounted—making for a great deal if you're not necessarily aiming for Google's very best smartwatch.

Android secures your device by asking you for a PIN, pattern, or full password. What happens if you forget the security method you set up? If you're lucky, you can get back in easily—but that may not be possible.

Widgets are now a staple across nearly every Apple platform—from iOS and iPadOS to watchOS and beyond. In iOS 26, Apple expanded widget compatibility to the car with the redesigned CarPlay experience.

My recycling bin is overflowing with packaging for smart plugs, remotes, and sensors. After starting my smart home journey relatively slowly, I decided it was time to kick things up a notch and part with a few hundred dollars at everyone’s favorite Swedish flat pack and hot dog retailer.

This year, the Apple Watch Ultra 3 regains its identity as the biggest, baddest smartwatch that Apple offers. It’s still a fine choice for people who want the most battery life, but it’s back to being the only choice that motivated runners and athletes should be looking at.

When it comes to computer mice for productivity work, the MX Master series has been a popular choice for years. Logitech has now revealed the latest version, the MX Master 4, with even more features packed into the same ergonomic design.

The biggest problem with trackers is how easy they are to use by stalkers. So when stalkers can use your own trackers, that's a problem. And that appears to be what's happening to Tile trackers right now. Yikes.

We've seen a whole lot of tiny PCs in all shapes, forms, and specs. We like them a lot here at How-To Geek. But Qualcomm's prototype computers have us wishing that we could actually have them as a real product.

The thousands separator is a character used to separate groups of three digits in larger numbers, such as the commas in 1,000,000. In Microsoft Excel, you can format numbers to include the thousands separator. In this guide, I'll show you how.

When you apply Microsoft Excel's percentage number format to a cell already containing a number, it multiplies the value by 100. This can be frustrating, as there's apparently no easy way to stop this from happening. Until now!

Personally, I find the argument that vinyl audio sounds better than CDs or high-quality digital streaming audio unconvincing. However, what is inarguably true is that vinyl audio quality, more than any other extant physical media, is affected by the quality of the turntable you use.