Microsoft left some scratching their heads with the announcement of Windows 10 on Tuesday, but there’s no question that the company took user suggestions to heart when designing its latest operating ...

Windows 10 wasn’t perfect; these examples of what it did right are cherry-picked. But part of the operating system’s ...

There are already 110 million Windows 10 users, according to Microsoft, but the new operating system still accounts for less than 10 percent of global desktop market share and adoption is slowing, ...

The taskbar along the bottom of Windows 10 is unassuming, but there's actually a lot going on down there. We're going to look really closely at each section and what it does, from the return of the ...

Managing Editor Alison DeNisco Rayome joined CNET in 2019, and is a member of the Home team. She is a co-lead of the CNET Tips and We Do the Math series, and manages the Home Tips series, testing out ...

Windows 11 is the current version of Windows, and it’s one of the best Windows versions ever released. It draws on its predecessors, like Windows 10, but today it’s very much its own operating system, ...

Windows 10 Professional isn’t just for cubicle dwellers who have no choice in the matter. While users who own a “professional” PC like the Surface Book 2 Remove non-product link will automatically be ...

Time may be running out for your Windows 10 computer. After Oct. 14, Microsoft will stop providing free security updates for the operating system. First, you need to find out where you stand. The ...

Officially, Microsoft will stop providing new security updates for Windows 10 PCs after October 14, 2025, a little over a decade after its initial release. It's a stick that Microsoft is using to push ...

Before Windows was created, the most common operating system that ran on IBM PC compatibles was DOS. DOS stands for Disk Operating System and was what you would use if you had started your computer ...

Support for Linux binaries in a new Windows 10 Anniversary Update feature expands the OS’ attack surface, experts said. Microsoft’s release of Windows Anniversary Update last week included an optional ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Microsoft knows “many millions of users will not buy new devices or ...