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There are plenty of tools you can use to improve your Windows experience, from customizing your desktop to optimizing the performance of your PC. But what if you want to take a closer look at your ...

The hardware components of a device are involved in processing data, commands, and everything in between. As such, they can be potential points of failure. It is, therefore, necessary to maintain ...

Windows 11 Compatibility Check: a Windows batch file that runs inside an administrative PowerShell session or Command Prompt window to report its findings on PC attributes and capabilities. Either of ...

Once you enable Intel PTT or AMD PSP fTPM support in the BIOS, even if you do not have a dedicated TPM 2.0 module, the PC Health Check tool will still consider your hardware compatible with Windows 11 ...

Microsoft will check if your system can run Windows 11 by meeting certain minimum hardware requirements. These requirements, it feels, are necessary to boot and run Windows 11, update and service your ...

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An open-source application called WhyNotWin11 acts as a better drop-in replacement for Microsoft's PC Health Check app to determine if your hardware is compatible with Windows 11. This week, Microsoft ...

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Yes, you can still upgrade to Windows 11 for free. Windows 10 finally hits the wall tomorrow, officially retiring, and ...

Looking to upgrade from Windows 10? Here's how to figure out if your current PC will support Windows 11 and what you need to do—including enabling your TPM—to install Microsoft's latest operating ...