Microsoft plans to optimize Windows 11 for gaming with improvements to background processes, power management, and graphics ...

Microsoft has shared a detailed guide about its hardware recommendations and requirements for a gaming PC on Windows 11 in ...

Since its release last October, Windows 11 has struggled to make it with one vital user category: PC gamers. Now, a year later, Microsoft is making up for lost time by sharing tips for optimizing the ...

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

Windows 11 indeed has a handful of features that Microsoft ported over from their Xbox consoles that can improve your gaming experience, but PC gaming is a lot more complex than a few useful features.

Xbox full-screen interface on Windows 11 arrives through the Insider Hub, freeing about 2 GB of RAM for smoother play on ...

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 ...

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 ...

As Linux (and SteamOS) makes inroads among gamers, Microsoft tips updates to power management and system scheduling in ...

If you're a PC gamer, you're probably used to gaming on Windows 10. Later this year, though, you'll have to switch to Windows ...

Handhelds fall into two categories, those from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that rely on their own software like the Steam Deck, and other third-party handhelds like the ROG Ally and Lenovo ...

Recent benchmarks from Ars Technica show that SteamOS' performance advantage over Windows 11 largely evaporates and sometimes ...