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Windows 11’s relentless pursuit of stronger security defenses has repeatedly reshaped how both ordinary users and IT professionals interact with their devices. The newly unveiled administrator protection feature, now available for Windows Insiders and soon to be the default, marks another...

Huawei’s bold foray into the world of desktop operating systems has culminated in the official launch of HarmonyOS PC—a platform ambitiously designed to challenge the longstanding dominance of Microsoft Windows, particularly within China’s rapidly evolving tech landscape. As the global...

The rollout of Windows 11 has brought a flurry of iterative improvements, but its latest experimental feature—multi-app camera support—marks a significant leap toward accessibility and multitasking on the platform. Traditionally, users have been locked into a frustrating cycle whereby only a...

In recent years, Microsoft has made concerted efforts to enhance accessibility, versatility, and user experience in Windows 11, introducing features that respond to the needs of a diversifying user base. Among these is the newly unveiled Multi-app Camera feature, presently available for testing...

From the moment Windows first appeared on Arm-based laptops, the promise was tantalizing: all the power, versatility, and software compatibility of Microsoft’s ecosystem, running on the ultra-efficient, always-connected hardware that transformed smartphones and tablets. But for years, the...

With Windows 10 approaching its end of life and Windows 11 locking out millions of older PCs with strict hardware requirements, a crossroads confronts many Windows loyalists: stick with aging software and risk security holes, upgrade hardware (often unnecessarily), or strike out into new...

Few words spark as much excitement in the hearts of Windows admins as “Preview Update”—and when it’s followed by a suspiciously long string of numbers like KB5055627 (OS Build 26100.3915), you know you’re either at the cusp of progress or mere seconds from a barrage of patch-reversal tickets...

Windows 11 24H2 Upgrade: The Wallpaper App Block Lifted but With an Important Twist Windows 11 24H2 has been hailed as a significant update, introducing a raft of new features and improvements, but for months after its release, a surprising technical snag frustrated many users. A compatibility...

Windows 11 24H2 and Wallpaper Customization Apps: A Compatibility Tale with a Happy Ending Windows 11 continues to gain attention for its blend of sleek design, new features, and improved security. But as the operating system evolves, so too do the challenges of maintaining compatibility with...

A New Chapter for Windows 11 Upgrades Windows enthusiasts have reason to celebrate as previously stalled Windows 11 upgrades due to compatibility hurdles are back on track. This upgrade news comes after a period of enforced caution, when a subset of devices were blocked from updating to Windows...

Windows users, brace yourselves for a transformative upgrade! Microsoft is delving deeper into enhancing the operational prowess of Windows 11 on ARM64 devices. Recently revealed in a preview build (Build 27744) aimed at Windows Insiders in the Canary Channel, the upcoming updates to Prism...

HI, I am trying to assemble a windows car pc. TO make and receive phone calls, I was intending on using the Your Phone app. However, It says my Windows needs an update to work? - to windows 2019 ( May , I think ) I am using Windows ( 2019) LTSC on my windows tablet, as it is much faster and...

Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are pleased to release a new build of the Windows Server vNext Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) release that contains both the Desktop Experience and Server Core in all 18 server languages, as well as a new build of the next Windows Server Semi-Annual Channel...

A new version of Windows 10 Pro will be introduced around 2019 called Windows 10 S: Reference: Link Removed Reference: Confirmed: Windows 10 S will evolve into a 'mode' of Windows 10 in 2019

Today, we released a new Windows 10 Preview Build of the SDK to be used in conjunction with Link Removed (Build 16225 or greater). The Preview SDK Build 16225 contains bug fixes and under development changes to the API surface area. The Preview SDK can be downloaded from Link Removed. For...

Hi all, I'm still researching this, but in the last month or so since I updated 3 of my W10 test machines to W10 CU v1703, (b15036.296) on 2 of those machines, my CrashPlan cloud storage backup stopped working entirely!! I was wondering if any other W10 users who are also using CrashPlan...

I can't seem to find a Power Point Viewer for Windows 10. Any advice will be appreciated. Regards, Jim Edit: When I open a PPS file, I get a message, "This app can't run on your PC. To find a version for your PC, check with the software publisher." But, if I open the PPS Viewer in the Start...

FastTrack for Windows 10 brings together the tools, resources and prescriptive guidance needed to help customers migrate to Windows 10 with confidence. Customers who use FastTrack for Windows 10 can get access to partner experts committed to helping them discover what is possible with Windows...

Using Personalization to set desktop backgrounds always defaults to CENTER for positioning. I want to use the FIT positioning but every time the background changes (mine does daily) or when some apps run, the system resets the background to Center which fails to fill the screen with the images...

As we continue the countdown to our Windows 10 launch, we’re excited to talk about Continuum. Windows 10 combines the best of Windows 7 with the best of Windows 8 and Continuum is a great example of that; with Continuum you can use a keyboard and mouse when you choose, or you can optimize your...