Above and beyond the benefits of a fresh do-over, clean installing Windows 11 improves security, exposes new features, and more. With the Windows 10 end of support date arriving on October 14, ...

It is no secret that Microsoft wants more users to update to Windows 11 from their Windows 10 systems. According to the latest Statcounter estimations, Windows 11 is currently at 38% and it is still ...

There are plenty of questions about how various PCs are going to be able to upgrade to Windows 11. Will Windows 7 and Windows 8 users be able to upgrade? Will it be free? How do you go about upgrading ...

This weekend I have the task of moving a laptop from Windows 10 to Windows 11 (yeah yeah). As there are some quirks with the current operating system, I'm not going to do an upgrade, but go for a ...

Windows Activation helps verify that your copy of Windows is genuine and hasn’t been used on more devices than the Microsoft Software License Terms allow. 1] Are you using the right product key? Make ...

Windows 11 is here and if your PC is compatible you can wait for the update to appear in the usual Windows Update section under settings on your PC or laptop. However, if like many, the option isn't ...

If you shop for a new PC today, the odds are overwhelming that it will be preinstalled with Windows 11. Windows 10 support is nearly at an end, and Microsoft's OEM partners are building hardware ...

No affiliation and I usually avoid "tools" because of the way most work, but I've been using "O&O ShutUp10++" since Windows 10 and I find it to be very helpful in ...

The Go Back button is used to downgrade the version of the Windows operating system. It means that you can uninstall the Windows Update by using the Go Back button. For example, if you have installed ...

Change is a constant in the world of technology, and operating systems are no exception. Windows 11, with its sleek interface and improved features, may have tempted you into upgrading. Yet, as with ...

It makes big changes to the user interface and continues the trend of making user customization more difficult. That’s part of the reason why some of PCWorld’s staff wish they were using Windows 10 ...