I've been using Windows 11 since before it was released, and these are the 5 hidden features I wish everyone understood.

If you’ve been following our coverage for the last few years, you’ll already know that 2025 is the year that Windows 10 died. Technically. “Died,” because Microsoft’s formal end-of-support date came ...

Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and streaming services. Matt has more than 20 years of experience testing and reviewing laptops. He has worked for CNET in New York and ...

In a nutshell: Microsoft ended mainstream support for Windows 10 in October but the aging operating system still has a strong install base. According to Dell, roughly a billion PCs are still running ...

Addressing one of the most persistent complaints since the operating system’s launch, Microsoft confirmed at Ignite 2025 that Windows 11 will finally regain a functional taskbar calendar. Set for a ...

It didn’t take long for some IT leaders who last month started paying to get Windows 10 security updates to face their first support problem. Microsoft said the update issued last week on November ...

Windows A new report includes details of spending totalling hundreds of millions of GBP to upgrade the UK's Defra department to Windows 10 PCs. The problem? Microsoft has ended official support for ...

Latest Statcounter findings indicate that, aside from in the Americas, there’s close to a 50-50 split with Windows 11. Statistics released Tuesday by web traffic analysis site Statcounter reveal a ...

Windows users are, understandably, given the size of the operating system market share, a prime target for attackers of all kinds, from nation-state espionage actors to hackers and scammers. Windows ...

Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) is a paid subscription that provides security patches now that mainstream support of Windows 10 has ended. Free security updates and technical support are no ...

Are you still using Windows 10 on your desktop or laptop? If so, you need to know this: As of October 14, Microsoft moved the software to its "end of life" phase. What that means is that while Windows ...

It’s official: Microsoft has officially ended support for Windows 10. Thankfully, there’s a free and easy way to get another year’s worth of Extended Security Updates (which will take you to ...