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The more I dive into Windows 11, the more it’s obvious that this is literally just Windows 10 with a fresh coat of paint. At least for now. And that’s fine: As you may recall, I wrote in Windows 11? (Premium) that such a change would…

With Windows 11, Microsoft has updated the Out Of Box Experience (OOBE) UI shown when you perform a clean install of the system. Here’s what it looks like.

Microsoft employees slept in the software company’s data centers during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, an executive said on Wednesday. While many top technology companies directed their employees to work from home after Covid…

These may be some of the first screenshots of the Windows 11 operating system expected to be announced at a special event later this month. First appearing over at Chinese-language site, Baidu, and listed as Windows 11 beta version, the…

Nvidia is planning to drop support for Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 later this year. Nvidia drivers will be exclusively available for Windows 10 in October, with only critical security updates available on Windows 7, Windows 8, and…

Being able to locate your Windows 10 product key at a moment’s notice is important. Recovering after a system wipe, building a new PC for fun or just replacing a broken one — you never know when you’ll need to reinstall your copy of…

Despite promising Windows 10 would be the final desktop operating system it would ever release, Microsoft looks set to deliver Windows 11 at the end of this month. The promo below from the Windows team, which turns the sunlight from the…

Microsoft is finally adding a dark mode to its Office app for Android. While the Office app has been available on iOS and Android for more than a year, only the iOS version has included built-in dark mode support until now. “It’s been a…

Few things are more frustrating. You’re in the middle of working on a project, reaching a major milestone in a game or maybe just booting up your Windows 10 computer and, just like that, the entire OS crashes and presents you with a Blue…

KEY POINTS Microsoft’s China arm announced Thursday a strategic partnership with Chinese retail tech company Hanshow to collaborate on cloud-based software for store operators worldwide. The deal marks Microsoft’s latest foray…