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It looks like Microsoft has hit a massive wall. People just aren’t switching to Windows 11 as fast as the company hoped. In fact, the move is happening way slower than the shift from Windows 7 to ...

When you buy a brand-new PC, one of the first decisions you'll face is whether to stick with Windows 11 Home – the edition that comes preinstalled on most consumer laptops and desktops — or upgrade to ...

The error “Windows RE cannot be enabled on a volume with BitLocker Drive Encryption Enabled” prevents you from enabling the Windows Recovery Environment. WinRE is ...

One of the most frustrating things about owning a Windows PC is when it crashes, refuses to boot, or simply doesn’t work. Microsoft is preparing to roll out a technology called “quick machine recovery ...

Last summer's CrowdStrike meltdown was a nightmare for network administrators worldwide, disrupting healthcare systems, cutting off access to banking systems, and grounding aircraft. All in all, the ...

If you’re upgrading your gaming PC, your operating system can make a bigger difference than you might think. Windows 11 Pro is designed to squeeze every bit of performance out of your hardware, from ...

To fix the “Cannot install Windows, BitLocker Drive Encryption is enabled on selected partition” error, suspend BitLocker via Settings or Control Panel, or use your recovery key to unlock the drive.

At the beginning of 2025, Microsoft announced plans to end support for Microsoft 365 apps on Windows 10 at the same time as the operating system itself: Oct. 14, 2025. This meant that after this date, ...