Several workarounds still exist that allow power users to clean install Windows 11 and sign in using a local account during ...

David William Plummer began his career at Microsoft as an intern on the MS-DOS team and was later offered a full-time position. During his 10 years ...

Your Windows 10 laptop or desktop might not meet the requirements for upgrading to Windows 11, but you can still do it, and it likely won't cost anything.

Retro Potato: Raymond Chen is once again sharing an intriguing behind-the-scenes story about the making of Windows 95. It turns out that building the setup process for the consumer-oriented operating ...

In Windows 11/10, after a fresh install followed by updating the OS, almost all drivers are installed automatically. During the update process, Windows looks for data on its servers, and if a suitable ...

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 ...

ThioJoe demonstrates how to uncover hidden user accounts on a Windows computer. Four friends posed for a photo on vacation in 1972. Over 50 years later, they recreated it Why Trump—And The Right—Want ...

New flags spotted in the latest version of Edge Canary suggest Microsoft wants to hand-off Windows 11's search box onto your default browser of choice. Windows 11 Microsoft has given us a first look ...

If you are using Windows Home, Remote Desktop is not available. If you are trying to connect to that computer from your PC, then it won’t work. While it is officially not supported, you can use the ...

Microsoft makes it difficult to avoid using a Microsoft account, but you can still install Windows 11 with a local account, and in this guide, I'll show you how. During setup, the system strongly ...

Want a secure free VPN for Windows 11? In this guide, we have pinpointed safe free VPNs for Windows users who need watertight online privacy. Most free VPNs are dodgy services that track their users ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. When Windows decides that it isn't interested in completing an upgrade, it can be maddeningly unhelpful ...