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

Windows Wallpaper

Windows 11 skips past 50% market share milestone in latest Steam survey

By Mark Tyson published

It gained an impressive 3.36% of users in August to end up with 50.81% share.

Windows
Windows 11

Windows preview build teases searching your audio and video content

By Dallin Grimm published

References to the tool arrive through the Canary Channel.

Windows
Windows Wallpaper

Microsoft backports AMD branch prediction improvement to Windows 11 23H2, update available now — more users will see Ryzen performance improvements

By Andrew E. Freedman published

Microsoft is backporting branch prediction optimizations in Windows 11 24H2 to Windows 11 23H2. With an update, you can get bumps to Zen 3, 4, and 5.

Windows
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

Ryzen CPUs receive a performance bump with the Windows 11 24H2 Release Preview version — impact varies

By Jowi Morales published

Many titles receive a performance bump of around 5% to 8%, but some games also suffered from a loss of FPS compared to systems running Windows 11 23H2.

CPUs
Windows 11

Microsoft finally brings more detailed Power Modes in Windows 11 Settings menu

By Jowi Morales published

Users no longer need to dig deep in the Control Panel to select different power configurations for ‘Plugged in’ and ‘On battery’ modes.

Windows
Windows Wallpaper

Microsoft patches TPM 2.0 bypass to prevent Windows 11 installs on PCs with unsupported CPUs

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published

Good times for slightly older CPUs are coming to an end.

Operating Systems
Windows Wallpaper

Windows 11 preview build sees FAT32 partition size increased to 2TB after 30 years

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published

The FAT32 partition limitation remained unchanged since Windows 95.

Operating Systems
Windows 11 Look and Feel Like Windows 10

How to Make Windows 11 Look and Feel Like Windows 10

By Ed Tittel published

Follow these tips to get Windows 11 to be more like Windows 10, complete with a different Start menu, taskbar and wallpaper.

Windows
Windows 11 settings

Windows 11 has a hidden 'End Task' taskbar option that's quick and easy to toggle

By Mark Tyson published

Windows 11 now includes a handy right-click ‘end task’ feature which is accessed via any app’s taskbar button. However, this quick-kill feature isn’t enabled by default.

Windows
The Worst Windows 11 Distractions

The 5 worst Windows 11 distractions and how to stop them

By Avram Piltch published

Windows 11 throws ads, unwanted web links, and annoying news headlines in your face. Here’s how to turn them off.

Windows
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Archives