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Elon Musk blasts Microsoft about Windows 11’s account requirement
By Mark Tyson published
Tech CEO was tripped up by his laptop auto-connecting to a passwordless local Wi-Fi access point.
Your next Windows update may not require a reboot
By Aaron Klotz published
Microsoft is making Windows updates more seamless and less cumbersome to deal with
Preview version of Microsoft OS/2 was sold for $650 on eBay
By Christopher Harper published
eBay user finds and sells a "holy grail" for OS/2 collectors: a real prerelease Software Development Kit for OS/2, which Microsoft and IBM developed.
Windows 10 Installed in possible record 104 seconds
By Mark Tyson published
Windows developer and tinkerer NTDev has optimized one of his tiny10 install disks so that it could install from zilch to the Windows 10 desktop in around 100 seconds.
11 ways to increase free disk space in Windows 11 or Windows 10
By Avram Piltch published
If your storage drive is full, there are many ways to your gigabytes back.
Existing workarounds fail as new Windows 11 requirement invalidates older CPUs
By Aaron Klotz published
Sorry, you can no longer run Windows 11 on your Core 2 Duo
Google proposes users of older Windows 10 PCs to migrate to ChromeOS Flex — 600 devices certified
By Anton Shilov published
Want to keep your old Windows 10 PC, but maintain support after October, 2025? Google says to use ChromeOS Flex.
Impending Windows 11 update will let you set up Wi-Fi connections with the camera app and QR codes
By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published
For seamless connection to public hotspots.
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