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Have you upgraded yet? Windows 11 usage is creeping up

Windows 11 adoption is growing slowly and steadily, but one figure suggests its growth is coming from existing Windows 10 PCs.

February 9, 2023 by Liam Tung

How to go passwordless in Windows 10 or 11

You can put the kibosh on your password in Windows, but a couple of issues pop up if you do.

May 13, 2022 by Lance Whitney

Windows 11 has advanced hardware security. Here's how to get it in Windows 10 today

The best parts of Windows 11 are already in Windows 10. You just have to enable them.

July 15, 2021 by Jason Perlow

Windows 11: Here's how to get Microsoft's free operating system update

And this is how to make the most of the Windows 11 upgrade after six years of Windows 10.

November 26, 2021 by Liam Tung

Finding a software updater to replace Secunia's PSI

Now that Flexera has discontinued Secunia's Personal Software Inspector (PSI), users who want vulnerability management software to check and update third-party Windows programs are looking for alternatives. Here are two....

April 30, 2018 by Jack Schofield

Tabs are coming to Windows 11's File Explorer. But here's what's more interesting

Microsoft is focusing on management and security with new capabilities like Remote Help and Windows Autopatch.

April 5, 2022 by Mary Jo Foley

Microsoft quietly announces end of last free Windows 10 upgrade offer

More than a year after ending its free Windows 10 upgrade program, Microsoft is getting ready to shut down the last official free upgrade extension. The news wasn't exactly shouted from the rooftops.

November 3, 2017 by Ed Bott

Re-inventing Windows: From NT to 10X, Microsoft's never-ending quest for the better OS

Every version of Windows represents Microsoft's best effort to accomplish something new and important. Some succeeded, others failed. Ed Bott reviews the milestones.

October 2, 2019 by Ed Bott

Backwards compatibility: When can (and should) vendors cry uncle?

Another question: Is it Intuit's fault that its older products don't work on Vista? Or Microsoft's fault for changing the operating system in a way that it breaks them?

January 25, 2007 by Mary Jo Foley

Microsoft to unveil Windows Home Server at CES

Microsoft is planning to share details of its long-awaited Windows Home Server at CES 2007, sources say. But, contrary to initial belief, Windows Home Server looks to be a Vista-based system, not a Windows Server-based one.

December 28, 2006 by Mary Jo Foley