This post explains how to find your computer’s username and password in Windows 11. Usernames and passwords are assigned to users when they first set up their Windows account. They are the unique ...

Not being able to turn off Send optional diagnostic data settings undermines our privacy and control and can be really frustrating. This issue often occurs when system policies, background services, ...

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Microsoft is encouraging people to talk to their laptops with new AI updates to Windows 11. But millions of computer users ...

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

Microsoft is removing more methods that help users create local Windows accounts and bypass the Microsoft account requirement when installing Windows 11. The change ...

This month’s release from Microsoft includes 175 updates — and four zero-day flaws that should be patched ASAP.

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 ...

New research has looked into the possible environmental impacts of the upcoming Windows 10 end of life, which will see millions of devices needing to be upgraded. With 400 million PCs globally set to ...

Windows 11 comes with built-in apps and background services that many people consider bloatware. I wanted to see if removing them could actually make my PC faster and cleaner, as countless posts ...

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, ...