Soon after Microsoft released Windows 7 in October 2009, some users reported a 30-second delay when booting PCs if the ...

There used to be a time when you'd log in to your Windows 7 machine, and have enough time to go fetch a cuppa as it thought ...

Windhawk, a popular app for customizing Windows 11, now works with PCs with ARM64 processors. One of the best tools for ...

Some users apparently encountered a vexing problem at the time: if they set a single-color image as the background, their ...

This free application lets you set up widgets featuring the weather, date, time, stock prices, and app shortcuts. It also lets you customize them to look however you want. To get ...

Microsoft makes it difficult to set up Windows without a Microsoft account, but it's still possible if you know the right tricks. Here's how to get it done in Windows 10 and 11.

They are also among the first features to be disabled after installing Windows 11. Microsoft has foisted this functionality onto consumers since the days of Vista (and even farther ... new device to ...

Windows 7? Universally loved. Windows XP? Same. But Windows 8 and Windows Vista? Not so much. Ultimately, Microsoft tried to chase a growing trend by adapting its PC OS to the smartphone era.

Setting up Windows 11 typically encourages users to sign in with a Microsoft account. However, if you prefer to use a local account instead, there are effective methods to bypass this requirement ...

Microsoft is turning 50, and nothing has defined the tech giant more than Windows. Like you, we've loved some versions of the desktop OS, and others...not so much.

Another key upgrade: the Control Panel, which provided Windows settings before Windows Settings was Settings, if you know what I mean. Windows 2.0 and some applications. Windows 2.0 set up Windows ...