Microsoft really doesn't want customers to upgrade older PCs, but there are workarounds for many models. Here's everything you need to know before support ends in less than three weeks.

Microsoft has uploaded the ISO files for Windows 11 25H2, the next major version of Windows 11. The so-called “enablement package” is also available, which lets you directly upgrade from Windows 11 ...

If you’re on Windows 11 24H2, you can download KB5068221, which is an out-of-band (OOB) emergency patch for Office issues.

By default, Windows 11 hides all of the available options from its right-click menus. If you want to see each one of them, ...

Windows 11's built-in ads slow PC performance through background services that consume RAM and CPU, even on high-end systems ...

Internet Explorer is still included with Windows 10 and Windows 11. It has only been "disabled" as a general purpose browser. While it would be unwise for anyone to continue to use IE as a general ...

The Windows 10 Explorer can be accessed on Windows 11 by opening the Control Panel and then clicking the up arrow a couple of times. OldExplorer is simply a launcher that does essentially the same ...

When you go to This PC and see your disk storage is running low, you need to free up local disk space. Some files are important to delete, so you need a method that creates more space without losing ...

Unlike in the old days, Windows 11's File Explorer opens by default not to "This PC" with all your drives, but to the new Home page with quick access to user folders, favorites and shared files. To ...

Microsoft continues to encourage users to upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11, before Windows 10 goes end-of-life on Oct.14. However, though the upgrade is free, it looks like many people will need ...

No installation required — it runs as a standalone executable. Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time). For most of the kids of his ...