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If you’ve been trying to somehow avoid the Windows 11 2024 Update, those days are over. Microsoft is now saying that mandatory Windows 11 24H2 updates have begun and the installation is ...

Microsoft has begun distributing Windows 11 24H2 to user devices as the company enters the next stage of the operating system's rollout. Enterprises need not worry at this stage – devices managed by ...

Read more Microsoft is allowing Windows 10 users to upgrade for free to Windows 11 again, but earlier this week, the Redmond-based tech giant said, in a blog post, that it is for a limited period.

The result is ultraportable Windows 11 powerhouses like the Dell XPS 13, which we recommend to most folks as the best Windows laptop overall. I'm not the biggest fan of the capacitive function ...

Microsoft is currently focusing all they can on Windows 11. Not only did the company recently dub 2025 as the “Year of the Windows 11 PC Refresh,” but this year’s CES has been all about ...

I was privileged to byline the cover story of the last print issue of PC Magazine, the Windows 7 review, and I’ve witnessed every Microsoft win and misstep up to the latest Windows 11.

Also new is the ability to set different desktop backgrounds (aka wallpapers) for each desktop. Setting up a wireless display is another option for separating computing tasks, and Windows 11 doesn ...

Microsoft now offers decent customization options for the Windows 11 Taskbar. You can change the Taskbar alignment and ungroup icons natively. However, to change the Taskbar size or position, you will ...