Windows Insider Program lead Amanda Langowski said in a blog post on Monday that those setup screens -- called the Windows Setup experience (or "out of box experience") -- are "critical" during ...

The Windows setup process has generally required an Internet connection and Microsoft account sign-in since the Windows 11 ...

Microsoft is removing more methods that help users create local Windows accounts and bypass the Microsoft account requirement ...

TL;DR: Microsoft's new Xbox Fullscreen Experience app, designed for handheld Windows 11 25H2 gaming PCs, optimizes system resources by disabling non-gaming functions, freeing up about 1GB of RAM.

Windows 11 is testing a network speed test that you run from the taskbar. The speed test icon takes you to the Bing website. For now, you need a Windows 11 Insider build to use the feature. Now ...

Windows 11 users who installed the September 2025 update might think that it doesn’t really change much. After all, update KB5065426 is just a small patch that Microsoft is rolling out to everyone.

The bidding process was questioned on Friday after the company, Public Partnerships LLC, admitted it had exchanged unspecified communications with state officials before the contract was awarded. By ...

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Microsoft stops support for Windows 10 on Oct. 14, 2025 (though you can extend this for a year). Keen gamers make up one group of Windows 10 diehards, but the latest report from Steam shows they are ...