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Best free PDF editor of 2025
By Steve Clark last updated
Updated We tested out the best free PDF editors for creating, managing, and sharing files completely free of charge.

Best PDF editor of 2025
By Steve Clark last updated
Updated We reviewed all the best PDF editors for Windows, Mac, and Android

Microsoft is fixing Windows 11 Task Manager’s quirky reporting of CPU usage, and a much-wanted change for the lock screen is coming, too
By Darren Allan published
Confused by Task Manager seemingly getting CPU usage wrong in Windows 11? Don’t worry, Microsoft has cleared up what’s going on here.

Before Zoom, Skype made video calls a thing and I'm gonna miss it
By Lance Ulanoff published
Microsoft is shutting down Skype, the service that all but invented online video calls

Microsoft warns Trump against ‘strategic misstep’ in AI race
By Ellen Jennings-Trace published
The US government has implemented strict limits on chip exports - but Microsoft isn’t happy.

Don’t panic – Microsoft’s Edge browser isn’t about to subject you to a flood of unblocked adverts (not yet, anyway)
By Darren Allan published
Some folks seem to believe that the end is nigh for uBlock Origin – and maybe other popular extensions for Edge – but it very much isn’t (yet).

Microsoft’s latest bit of nagging in Windows 11 might come from a good place, but it’s seriously annoying some people
By Darren Allan published
New piece of stealth advertising in Windows 11 is a warning to back up your PC – and while that’s good advice, not everyone needs prodding to use OneDrive.

Best lightweight Linux distros of 2025
By Mayank Sharma last updated
Updated We list the best lightweight Linux distros, to make it simple and easy to run a simpler Linux OS on older x86 machines.
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