Windows 11

Don't Add Microsoft Account
How to Install and Log In to Windows 11 Without a Microsoft Account By default, Windows 11 requires you to have or create an account.
Old laptops
Linux or Landfill? End of Windows 10 Leaves PC Charities with Tough Choice Non-profits that refurbish PCs and give them to the needy have a dilemma when it comes to Windows 11-ineligible computers. Should they give clients an insecure Windows 10 OS, turn to Linux or throw perfectly-good computers away?
Windows 11
How to get windows 11 for free (or less than $15) Need an OS for your PC build? Microsoft charges a whopping $139 for Windows 11 Home. Here's how to get Windows free or at least cheap.

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Bypass Windows 11 TPM

How to Bypass Windows 11's TPM, CPU and RAM Requirements

By Avram Piltch, Les Pounder last updated

Use simple utilities to install or upgrade Windows 11 on any PC, regardless of its TPM status or hardware.

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SSD Health in Windows

How to Check SSD Health in Windows 10 and Windows 11

By Brandon Hill last updated

Here are some tools that access SMART functionality on your SSD to determine its health

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DreamScene is 'back' in Windows 11, letting you use videos as your desktop background

By Hassam Nasir published

Finally, I can retire Wallpaper Engine.

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Windows 11 is getting a built-in internet speed test feature that will take you to Bing

By Hassam Nasir published

System Tray and Quick Settings access makes quick tests convenient.

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Windows 11 25H2 ISOs released after delays

By Luke James published

Microsoft's fall update is now just a download away, but support won’t be available until general availability later this year.

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Nano11 Builder

Nano11 compresses Windows 11 install footprint to as little as 2.8GB

By Mark Tyson published

Nano11 Builder for Windows 11 produces the smallest Windows 11 installer ISOs and finished installation sizes yet.

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Tiny11 Builder updated

Custom Windows 11 builder axes Microsoft's AI features, whack-a-moling Copilot, Outlook, and Teams

By Mark Tyson published

Windows bloat hater NTDEV has released an updated version of Tiny11 Builder ready for Windows 11 25H2.

Operating Systems

32GB of RAM on track to become the new majority for gamers

By Mark Tyson published

32GB of system RAM looks set to become the most popular configuration among Steam gamers later this year.

RAM
Phison E26 SSD

Phison squashes reports of Windows 11 breaking SSDs

By Hassam Nasir published

If I don't see you, you can't see me.

SSDs
Windows 11 Reset this PC feature

Microsoft’s August 2025 security updates are breaking recovery tools on Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs

By Kunal Khullar published

Microsoft admits its latest security updates break Windows recovery tools like "Reset this PC" and "Fix problems using Windows Update" on multiple Windows versions.

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