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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Windows 10 laptop sitting on a desk in a dark room.
Developer warns users that fake download site is hosting Windows 11 upgrade bypass tool

By Kunal Khullar Published

Following Windows 10’s end-of-life, Flyoobe has grown in popularity for enabling safe Windows 11 upgrades on unsupported systems - but you must only download it via the official GitHub source.

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Windows 11 takedown
Windows 11 videos demoing account and hardware requirements bypass purged from YouTube creator's channel

By Jowi Morales Published

A YouTube creator accuses Microsoft of being behind the action and rants about Google’s use of AI.

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Windows Recovery Environment concept
Windows 11's October update just broke the Windows Recovery Environment

By Hassam Nasir Published

Another week, another OS-breaking bug.

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Windows 11
Microsoft wants you to talk to Windows 11 PCs again — Copilot gets 'conversational' input to complement your mouse and keyboard

By Andrew E. Freedman Published

Microsoft is going deep on AI with Windows 11, making voice a third input aside the keyboard and mouse with new wake words and additional features.

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Commodore OS Vision 3.0
Commodore needles Microsoft over end of Windows 10, tries to lure disgruntled users to its Linux-based OS Vision 3.0

By Mark Tyson Published

Hesitating about the move to Windows 11? Part of you wants to upgrade to Commodore OS Vision 3.0.

Operating Systems
Windows 10 to 11
How to upgrade to Windows 11 — make your update as painless as possible now windows 10 support has ended

By Les Pounder Last updated

All it took was 75 minutes for a painless migration

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Windows 10 support ends today

By Jon Martindale Published

Update if you can, upgrade if you can't, or at least get the extended support license.

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Windows 10 to 11 upgrade wrinkles
Microsoft breaks Media Creation Tool on the eve of Windows 10 end-of-life

By Mark Tyson Published

The latest version of the Windows Media Creation Tool 'might close unexpectedly, displaying no error message' admits Microsoft.

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Windows 11
Microsoft clamping down on Windows 11 local account setup

By Hassam Nasir Published

Microsoft is clamping down on the practice

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CPU Temperature
How to Check Your PC's CPU Temperature

By Paul Alcorn Last updated

How can you check your CPU's temperature and what's a good or normal range? We break it down for you.

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