Upgrading to Windows 11 is still possible even after Windows 10 reached the end of support on October 14, 2025. Although many devices continue to run the retired operating system, switching to Windows ...

Microsoft is tightening the reins on new installations of Windows 11 with stricter Microsoft account requirements. As participants in the Windows Insider Program have ...

This is important because: Microsoft is closing the side doors to offline setup. As familiar workarounds disappear, most people are guided toward a Microsoft account on day one, which narrows choice ...

Microsoft really doesn’t want you creating a local account on Windows 11. Microsoft really doesn’t want you creating a local account on Windows 11. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has ...

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Microsoft has fired its latest salvo in the battle against Windows 11 customers who would rather sign in with a local account than a Microsoft account. Announcing a new Windows 11 Insider build, the ...

Linux has spoiled me over the last 26 years concerning installing applications, as it has had a command-line package installation program (apt-get) since 1999. Apt-get made it incredibly easy to ...

Microsoft has been pushing people to upgrade to Windows 11 but it doesn't want you running the OS on an unsupported system. For security reasons, only PCs with Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 are ...

Up until very recently, Microsoft detailed how you could go about installing Windows 11 on an older PC that does not meet the operating system's hardware requirements, and specifically the TPM 2.0 ...

In context: Microsoft has been routinely changing its online support articles about Windows 11. The "ways to install" the operating system have recently been revised, and there are now no "official" ...