Can you really get a Windows PC running like new again? Using this free tool from Microsoft, you can get pretty close.

A clean Windows install is a great way to keep your PC feeling snappy. However, every time you do this, certain critical features are reset to their Microsoft defaults—including some that could lock ...

Cleaning up what you cannot see to feel the speed.

Above and beyond the benefits of a fresh do-over, clean installing Windows 11 improves security, exposes new features, and more. With the Windows 10 end of support date arriving on October 14, ...

It’s time to get on board with Windows 11. Four years after launching its current operating system, Microsoft will cease support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. Though Microsoft has quietly given ...

Microsoft’s policy blocks many PCs with older CPUs or lacking Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 from upgrading via standard tools like Windows Update. However, there are workarounds, and the upgrade ...

Gaming on a Windows 11 PC poses problems due to the idiosyncrasies of Microsoft's operating system, but there are tools ...

A freshly installed Windows 11 PC was tested against a 'dirty' older install to see who wins. The results may surprise you. Back in February earlier this year, we benchmarked Windows 11 24H2 vs 23H2 ...