Microsoft is increasingly clamping down on methods for bypassing the Microsoft Account requirement for Windows 11.

The Verge says that this new measure means that the “start ms-cxh:localonly” command that replaced bypassnro as the weapon of choice for the internet and Microsoft-account avoidant will also no longer ...

Windows Insider Program lead Amanda Langowski said in a blog post on Monday that those setup screens -- called the Windows Setup experience (or "out of box experience") -- are "critical" during ...

Microsoft typically starts rolling out its annual Windows update around this time of year, and that means the 2025 version is now officially afoot. On Tuesday, the company announced the availability ...

Windows 11 Installation Assistant is one of the best ways to upgrade your computer to Windows 11. If you want to upgrade your PC from Windows 10 to Windows 11, this step-by-step guide will be helpful.

In this post, we first explain why you need TPM (Trusted Platform Module) for Windows 11 and then tell you how to install Windows 11 on an unsupported PC without TPM. TPM, which is an abbreviation of ...

Microsoft removes local-only Windows setup in latest Insider Preview, but an age check trick could help you out.

Microsoft has fixed a known issue caused by the August 2025 security updates, which triggers unexpected User Account Control (UAC) prompts and app installation problems for non-admin users on all ...

Whether or not your Windows 10 computer is eligible for a Windows 11 upgrade, there are a few ways to jump to Microsoft's newer OS without paying for it. Lance is an experienced writer who tries to ...

Craig is a reporter for Pocket-lint based in Toronto. He earned a diploma in journalism from Seneca Polytechnic and holds a Media Foundations certificate from Humber College. Craig previously interned ...

It impacts everyone who uses Microsoft's 365 apps. There are ways to stop the Copilot app being installed, but you’ll need to act before the start of Oct. With over a decade of experience reporting on ...

If you're setting up a new Windows PC, installing 20 apps that you use every day will require opening the browser and searching for the downloader or visiting the official website. Once you're there, ...