Microsoft's September Patch Tuesday serves up lots of fixes and patches for both versions of Windows but doles out the coolest features to Windows 11.

Microsoft says the August 2025 security updates are triggering unexpected User Account Control (UAC) prompts and app installation issues for non-admin users across all supported Windows versions. This ...

If you just have a regular Windows 11 install disk or ISO, you can bypass the Windows TPM and RAM requirements by making some ...

If Windows users with normal user rights call up certain programs or, for example, the repair function of MSI installers after installing the August updates, they now receive a user account control ...

Vista completely revamped the old, resource-heavy Indexing Service that earlier versions of Windows used to locate files. The Vista indexing engine, which is still in use today, can scan file names, ...

In a rather unexpected move, Microsoft dropped the Microsoft Account requirement for the Extended Security Updates program ...

These free, open-source tools will make your Windows PC more powerful and give you a serious productivity boost.

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Microsoft has fixed a known issue caused by the August 2025 security updates, which triggers unexpected User Account Control (UAC) prompts and app installation problems for non-admin users on all ...

We’re down to less than two months before Microsoft’s self-imposed end-of-life deadline for Windows 10 hits—though there are a few ways to get around it—and users aren’t the only ones who are feeling ...

Dell and HP executives said the PC upgrade cycle to Windows 11 will continue through 2026. Meanwhile, AI PCs shipments are ramping up, and PC prices are rising across the board. Windows 10 support ...

In brief: Windows 11 is now the most popular version of Microsoft's desktop operating system worldwide, and has been for a couple of months now. According to the latest data from StatCounter, Win 11's ...