For many users, Windows isn't ready to use out of the box, and one of the most frustrating parts isn't the actual install itself, but everything that comes after. Fixing the bad defaults, renaming the ...

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This process is called a clean install, which is ironic as there's nothing particularly clean about it: Microsoft has enshittified Windows Setup.

If you want to de-enshittify Windows 11 but find starting over from scratch to be daunting, then this is for you.

Windows 11 is refreshing Secure Boot keys in 2026. Here's why TPM-WMI Event ID 1801 appears, and how to verify the new certificate.

In this guide, we’ll show you how to enable the new Run dialog in Windows 11. Microsoft is gradually refreshing classic Windows tools with a modern design, and the Run dialog box is one of them. The ...

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Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 10 last October. Many PCs with Windows 10 don't pass Microsoft's strict requirement check. It's possible to bypass this and ...

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Valve's latest hardware and software survey shows that Windows 11 continues climbing in popularity, but Windows 10 is not giving up just yet. For regular users, Windows 10 has only eight months of ...

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