"Out of the box" doesn’t mean "out of the woods." These essential first steps will tidy up Windows, lock it down, and get ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. If your computer desktop looks a little chaotic and you're noticing some performance slowdown, it might be time to do a cleanup. The best way to ...

Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 10 in October. Many PCs with Windows 10 don't pass Microsoft's strict requirement check. It's possible to bypass this and install ...

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 ...

Windows 10 may be gone, but millions of older PCs aren't ready for retirement. As Microsoft moves on, users are left wondering what happens next and how to keep their dependable machines running ...

Question: What should I do with my older computer that can’t run Windows 11? Answer: Now that the October 14, 2025 deadline has passed, Windows 10 is officially retired, meaning Microsoft will no ...

Q: What should I do with my older computer that can’t run Windows 11? A: Now that the Oct. 14 deadline has passed, Windows 10 is officially retired, meaning Microsoft will no longer provide free ...

Ah, good old Rufus. Where would we be without you? Well, it seems the answer is a world with far fewer Windows 11 machines. October 14 is the last day Windows 10 users will get critical support from ...

It’s time to get on board with Windows 11. Four years after launching its current operating system, Microsoft will cease support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. Though Microsoft has quietly given ...

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 ...

Microsoft is officially working on a new “PC-to-PC” migration tool for Windows 11, reports Windows Latest. A few months ago, the Insider Dev version of Windows 11 gained a new (but undocumented) ...