Update, Jan. 27, 2025: This story, originally published Jan. 26, has been updated to expand upon the security dangers ahead for Windows 10 users who don’t take the free upgrade to Windows 11 on offer ...

Firstly, the good news: If you have Windows 10 installed on your PC, you can upgrade to Windows 11 24H2 (the latest version of Windows 11) free of charge. This makes sense, as support for Windows 10 ...

Don’t believe all the misleading hype. Your dated old work PC might still have some life in it yet. Windows 10 has less than a year left before it hits its end of support deadline. Starting in October ...

Microsoft will sunset free support and security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. The company has put forth some basic recommendations in its Windows 11 transition guide: Back up your files, ...

Windows 11 is the current version of Windows, and it’s one of the best Windows versions ever released. It draws on its predecessors, like Windows 10, but today it’s very much its own operating system, ...

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10 this week, and if you’re one of the millions ...

The bells are ringing for Windows 10, and many users who have waited are now choosing to update to Windows 11. If you’re one of them, congratulations on continued security updates and new features, ...

Even if you're perfectly content with Windows 10, updates will soon cost extra and you'll eventually need to switch to Windows 11. I compare the two operating systems so you know what to expect upon ...

We benchmarked a recent Dell laptop under both versions of Windows to see the performance differences in everyday apps. I’ve been a consumer PC expert at PCMag for 10 years, and I love PC gaming. I've ...

September's Patch Tuesday offers bug fixes for Windows 10 and 11. Windows 11 also received a host of new and improved features. This marks the penultimate Patch Tuesday update for Windows 10. Hey ...

If you use Windows 10 and haven’t wanted to make the move to Windows 11, you’re not alone. But a new Windows 10 update sidelines a small but useful feature: a bold view of the time, including seconds, ...

Windows 11/10 has a lot of optional features intended primarily for business networks and servers. You can turn them on and off using the Windows Features Dialog. In this post, we will explain what ...