For organizations of all sizes, Microsoft 365 remains an excellent choice for productivity and communication software.

Microsoft 365 delivers an excellent business email service in the form of Outlook - but it does a lot more too.

Microsoft Family Safety runs on multiple platforms besides Windows 11 but you'll need a premium account to try out all its features.

Microsoft Intune is available as part of Microsoft Endpoint Manager to help you manage Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android devices.

Microsoft Remote Desktop offers surprisingly robust remote desktop tools for remote desktop access in both personal and business contexts.

This remarkable open source office suite continues to impress with regular additions of innovative features.

The surprise hit of the package, Copilot Pro for Excel is a great tool for less savvy users

Visio offers powerful diagramming tools, but it isn’t immune to cheaper, more accessible apps.

Microsoft Teams Phone offers an easy to set up, integrated VoIP for business, but does have some configuration issues.

OneDrive offers file syncing and storage, neat integrations with other Microsoft products, and security you can rely on.

Don’t expect anything radical, but this is a handy enhancement for inveterate note-takers

Windows 11 is the latest operating system from Microsoft, and while it gets a lot right, there's still work to be done, even four years after its launch.

Of greatest use to people who are sent long, rambling emails or struggle to compose quick replies

Microsoft Defender is a powerful and reliable antivirus app native to Windows.

Among the top free office suites available, FreeOffice has a well-crafted interface is designed to ease navigation, ensuring that users familiar with Microsoft Office can quickly adapt.

Our Edge browser review will help you decide if its energy-efficient model and lag-free performance is worth the download.

The Microsoft Surface Pro 11 had a high bar to clear, and it has absolutely made me a believer in Microsoft's vision for Windows-on-Arm.

An impressive free alternative to Microsoft Office, offering a compelling value despite the occasional advertisement.

A brilliant personal assistant for meetings, but don’t let it replace your critical thinking skills

This cloud-enabled office suite easily rivals Microsoft Office, and has a few surprises for you.

A handy companion that can do the basics, but it won’t turn you into a wordsmith

Microsoft has done an excellent job refining its premier Surface Pro brand, but the ARM edition is pricey and has its limits.

A free VPN with unlimited data? Hotspot Shield Basic sounds tempting, but there are catches.

A collection of unexciting exciting laptop parts fused into a branding exercise by Microsoft

WordPerfect provides good value for the money

There’s little sign of actual intelligence here, but it’s useful for improving existing documents

For the past week I’ve put aside my iPad Pro and used Microsoft’s brand-new Surface Pro 12 (2025) - but can it compete with Apple's finest?

The Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 has completely changed my mind about the Surface Laptop series.

While the Microsoft Surface Laptop 13-inch is about as close as a Windows laptop can come to being a MacBook Air on the outside, its weaker hardware and display put it at a distant second.

This good-value VC combo offers slick on-demand Teams Rooms and BYOD modes and great image quality.