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Windows 10 is still better than Windows 11—here's how to keep it safe past 2026

Stop throwing away perfectly good PCs, here's how to run Windows 10 safely after support ends completely, through ...

I saved a doomed Windows laptop by embracing Linux

That’s right: The secret to saving this laptop, and maybe yours too, is Linux.
MUO on MSN

Windows 11 still runs dinosaur services like fax at boot — here's what you should disable

These Windows services are better of disabled.
Wired

Use Microsoft PC Manager to Speed Up Your Windows 11 Computer

Can you really get a Windows PC running like new again? Using this free tool from Microsoft, you can get pretty close. Microsoft Windows has been with us for more than 40 years at this point. Over ...
TweakTown

6 Simple Tweaks to Speed Up Windows 11 Boot Time

Learn about how TweakTown tests and reviews hardware. Do you press the power button, only to find yourself waiting... and waiting... while your computer takes forever to start? Sitting through minutes ...
techtimes

Free Up Disk Space on Windows: Clear Storage and Fix Low Disk Space Without Losing Important Files

Learn how to free up disk space Windows safely, clear storage Windows with built‑in tools, and apply a low disk space fix without deleting important personal files. Pixabay, AnonymAT Low storage on a ...
ExtremeTech

Microsoft Will Use Windows Updates to Keep Secure Boot Working as Certificates Expire

Microsoft will use standard Windows 11 updates to keep Secure Boot working on existing PCs as the operating system's original certificates near their end. The company says Secure Boot certificates ...
PC World

Windows won’t boot? Safe Mode is the lifeline you need

PCWorld explains how Safe Mode serves as a critical troubleshooting tool when Windows fails to boot by loading only essential system components. Safe Mode enables users to identify problematic drivers ...
The Verge

Microsoft is keeping Secure Boot alive with Windows updates

Devices that don’t receive new Secure Boot certificates may miss out on future security updates. Devices that don’t receive new Secure Boot certificates may miss out on future security updates. is a ...
Ars Technica

Windows’ original Secure Boot certificates expire in June—here’s what you need to do

Windows 8 is remembered most for its oddball touchscreen-focused full-screen Start menu, but it also introduced a number of under-the-hood enhancements to Windows. One of those was UEFI Secure Boot, a ...
CNET

Don't Throw Away Your Laptop: How to Install Windows 11 On Unsupported Hardware

It's officially time to let go. Windows 10 has been over as we know it for some time now, only for Windows 11 to have taken over. To finalize things even further, Microsoft ended support for the ...
Neowin

IT admins can now check the status of Secure Boot in Windows devices across their firm

Microsoft is making it easier for IT admins to monitor the status of Secure Boot on Windows devices across their organization. Secure Boot has been a pretty hot topic for Microsoft lately, especially ...