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It’s time to get on board with Windows 11. Four years after launching its current operating system, Microsoft will cease support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. Though Microsoft has quietly given ...

If you are working from home, you want the best internet performance possible from your PC. Perhaps your internet is being uncharacteristically slow and you don't know why. Or perhaps you have ...

Microsoft has added another Copilot button in the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview build, and it appears when you hover over an app on the Taskbar.

Those of you who'd like to check out upcoming AI tools and tricks in Windows may be interested in a new program from Microsoft. Known as Windows AI Labs, this one invites you to check out experimental ...

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A prominent US senator has called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Microsoft for “gross cybersecurity negligence,” citing the company’s continued use of an obsolete and vulnerable form ...

Microsoft says the August 2025 security updates are triggering unexpected User Account Control (UAC) prompts and app installation issues for non-admin users across all supported Windows versions. This ...

Microsoft will sunset free support and security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. The company has put forth some basic recommendations in its Windows 11 transition guide: Back up your files, ...

Microsoft has fixed a known issue caused by the August 2025 security updates, which triggers unexpected User Account Control (UAC) prompts and app installation problems for non-admin users on all ...

The new Microsoft Gaming Copilot that Microsoft has been testing with Xbox Insiders is starting to roll out to all Windows 11 gamers.