How to create and run a PowerShell script file on Windows 11 or 10

To change the execution policy to run PowerShell scripts on Windows 11 (or 10), use these steps: Open Start. Search for ...
MassLive

IRS ends popular, free service ahead of the 2026 filing season: What’s next?

The Internal Revenue Service has halted a popular service that once provided a free option for taxpayers to file their taxes directly with the IRS. The program, Direct File, was launched by the U.S.
Fox 12 Oregon

Providence’s Heart to Start: how one run turned into a lifelong community

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Providence’s Heart to Start program has helped thousands in Portland and beyond, not just through exercise, but through connection. Genevieve St. Cyr discovered this after her ...
PC Gamer

Windows 11 is going to start quietly preloading File Explorer in the background to make it faster, which is a good reminder that you should probably try a different file ...

In the latest Windows Insider beta update released November 21, Microsoft announced the arrival of its full-screen Xbox experience for laptops and desktops alongside a number of other new features and ...
Bleeping Computer

How to use the new Windows 11 Start menu, now rolling out

The Windows Start menu is getting its first major redesign since 2021 and will be rolled out to everyone with the November 11 Patch Tuesday update. The Start menu is now scrollable, so you can move ...
KGW8

Taxpayers can still file through Oregon's free program, despite federal program going away next year

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregonians filing state tax returns next year can still do so by using the state's free program, even though the federal free program will not be available. The IRS notified the ...
Wall Street Journal

Free Tax-Filing Experiment Is Ended by Trump Administration

WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service is officially ending Direct File, the free, government-run tax-filing pilot program that the Biden administration started last year. Instead, the Trump ...
The New York Times

I.R.S. Halts Free Online Offering for Filing Taxes Directly

The new program, Direct File, helped low- and moderate-income taxpayers file their returns more easily, and had been expanding. By Tara Siegel Bernard The Internal Revenue Service is shutting down its ...
JournalofAccountancy

IRS ends Direct File, shifts focus to Free File upgrades and private sector

The IRS ended Direct File, the free, online pilot program that nearly 300,000 taxpayers in 25 states used to file returns for tax year 2024. The IRS website for Direct File says “Direct File is closed ...
Associated Press

IRS Direct File won’t be available next year. Here’s what that means for taxpayers

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The headquarters of the Internal Revenue Service ...
Nextgov

Direct File won’t happen in 2026, IRS tells states

The IRS has notified states that offered the free, government tax filing service known as Direct File in 2025 that the program won’t be available next filing season. In an email sent from the IRS to ...