Windows 8.1 was the last operating system to offer nearly full control over its update mechanism. Do not want updates? No worries, go to the Control Panel and turn them off. However, in 2015, things ...

Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 11 Cloud Rebuild feature allows users to restore unbootable PCs entirely through the internet.

Microsoft has explained in a new document why and how upgrading from Windows 11 version 24H2 to 25H2 is so easy. Earlier today, Microsoft formally announced the "Windows 11 2025 Update" or Windows 11, ...

Windows Recall is one of the biggest AI features Microsoft has added to Windows 11. It’s useful, but it comes with some privacy trade-offs. If you're a Windows 11 user, and specifically an owner of a ...

Microsoft’s first Windows 11 security update of 2026 caused two nasty failures, some PCs couldn’t finish a shutdown, and some users couldn’t sign in over Remote Desktop. Microsoft has now shipped ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Earlier this year, Microsoft said it would work on fixing "pain points" in Windows 11. The first changes in that effort are beginning to appear, ...

There’s so much going on in Windows that it can be hard to know whether my apps are up to date all the time. I’ll get prompted to update some of them when I boot my PC –– but the others? Gah! It’s ...

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