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If you're unable to uncheck Read Only in the Folder and files on Windows 11/10, use attrib command. More solutions have been ...

Are you frustrated that your fingerprint works to log into Windows 11/10, but gets rejected by the UAC when trying to install an app or make any changes? If so, we understand how bothersome it can be, ...

Usually, you'd activate Windows 11 (or 10) using the Settings app to enter the product key. However, if you're in an enterprise environment and you have a specific type of activation key, you can also ...

On Windows 11, you have several ways to access the Settings app to configure features and personalization settings, and in ...

Reports had suggested Windows 11 security updates were behind some recent SSD issues. Reports had suggested Windows 11 security updates were behind some recent SSD issues. is a senior editor and ...

Curious about the performance of Ollama on WSL versus just running on Windows 11, I did some quick comparisons.

The new Start menu in Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2 is designed to enable more effective operation of programs and provide a ...

If a Windows upgrade has ever gone sideways on you, you know how vague and unhelpful the error messages can be. Here are my go-to troubleshooting tricks when that happens.

Microsoft has released official ISO media for Windows 11 version 25H2, which means the update is at the very last stage before it's made generally available in the coming weeks. From today, users can ...

Microsoft is automatically turning on OneDrive Backup in new Windows 11 installations. Your files aren't stolen -- they've just been moved to a new folder and synced to the cloud. This article ...

The latest update to Microsoft’s code editor previews an automatic model selection capability and improvements to agent security.