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.

Latest about Windows 11

Samsung Galaxy Book6 Ultra
Microsoft says Windows update isn't to blame for Galaxy Book4 laptops losing access to C: drive

By Hassam Nasir Published

Windows Update is not the culprit.

Laptops
Microsoft blocks registry trick that unlocked performance-boosting native NVMe driver on Windows 11

By Luke James Published

Microsoft has blocked the registry trick that allowed Windows 11 users to enable a native NVMe driver on their PCs. However, third-party tools can still help with a workaround.

Windows
Microsoft and Samsung scramble to fix a major C: drive lockout bug on Galaxy devices

By Ben Stockton Published

This crippling bug affects some Samsung Galaxy Book 4 and Samsung Desktop devices

Windows
Windows 11
Windows 11 is getting support for 1,000 Hz+ monitors soon, according to latest Insider builds

By Hassam Nasir Published

Limited to early testers for now, but coming to the public soon.

Gaming Monitors
Windows 11
Windows 11 continues gaining traction, nears 75% market share

By Jowi Morales Published

Windows 11 finally breaks 70% market share, five months after Microsoft ended support for Windows 10.

Windows
Microsoft clarifies Windows 11 printer driver policy

By Luke James Published

Microsoft confirmed today that Windows 11 is not ending support for legacy V3 and V4 printer drivers despite previous reports

Printers
Tempest AI dashboard
Creator of Window's Task Manager shows off 'probably what Task Manager would look like if I were still around'

By Jowi Morales Published

Dave Plummer created Tempest AI to play the classic Atari game, but he also built a dashboard which imagines what Task Manager should look like if he were still in charge of it.

Windows
Windows 11
Microsoft adds built-in speed test to latest Windows Insider builds, but it's just a Bing shortcut

By Hassam Nasir Published

It opens inside Bing in your default browser.

Windows
Windows 11
Rufus devs blame Microsoft for blocking latest Windows 11 ISOs, resulting in IP bans

By Aaron Klotz Last updated

Multiple Windows Insider users and one of Rufus' developers reveal that they can't download any of Microsoft's latest Insider Preview ISOs. Users who try to are met with an IP block.

Windows
Windows 11
Microsoft confirms Windows 11 26H1 will be for Arm devices only at launch

By Aaron Klotz Published

It's 24H2 all over again, but with the caveat that 26H1 will only support specific hardware for its entire lifecycle. Devices running 26H1 will not be able to upgrade to 26H2.

Windows
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Archives