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 ...

Although your new ASUS ROG Xbox Ally is touted as a handheld gaming device, it's still a full-fledged computer that runs Windows 11 (Home), and this means you can tweak it like a regular machine to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michael Kraus / EyeEm / Getty Images Windows 11 indeed has a handful of features that Microsoft ported over from their Xbox ...

Although you can play games out of the box on Windows 11, there are still many tweaks you can apply to further improve your computer's gaming performance. You can, for example, turn on and off system ...

Microsoft is enhancing Windows 11 gaming performance by 2026, introducing the Xbox Fullscreen Experience across all handheld devices to compete with Valve’s Steam Deck. PCWorld reports that ...

In context: Tech-savvy PC gamers typically have a solid understanding of their hardware and how it performs. However, Microsoft may soon offer additional support for more casual users still working to ...

Microsoft has quietly dropped 8th, 9th, and 10th-gen Intel gaming CPUs from its new hardware guidelines for Windows 11 PC manufacturers, but gamers don't need to be too worried. While the company hasn ...

As of December 2024, Windows 11 has achieved a new record, capturing 54.96% of the Windows user base on Steam, an increase of 1.98 percentage points from the previous month. Meanwhile, Windows 10 ...

Microsoft has responded to reports that a recent Windows 11 security update has caused gaming SSDs to fail. According to the company, a "thorough investigation" left the company in no doubt that its ...

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 ...

Alex Co has been writing about games for 15 years and running, and is a huge fan of online shooters and anything horror related. Microsoft puts Xbox handheld plans on hold to focus on Windows 11 PC ...