Unique designs, smart engineering, and serious performance defined this year’s CES PC haul. These are our favorites across 11 categories of hardware.

From desk-dominating 6K monitors to input devices that rethink how we click, scroll, and type, CES 2026 proved that the unsung heroes of the PC world—peripherals!—are about to have a breakout year.

PowerToys is a collection of power user utilities that should come standard with Windows 11 at this point. Here are some of ...

The Reliability Monitor shows system errors, warnings, and informational and critical events that can help you troubleshoot your Windows PC.

You can now use Microsoft Edit to create and edit text files directly in Command Prompt or PowerShell without switching apps, ...

This runs a continuous ping to Google's DNS, showing real-time information on whether your connection is dropping packets or ...