Four years after the launch of Windows 11, Microsoft is finally ending support for Windows 10, but what does that mean? Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering ...

With Windows 10 support ending in October this year, upgrading to Windows 11 is not only crucial, but it is also the easiest way to stay secure and continue receiving new features. Microsoft continues ...

TL;DR: Windows 11 build 26200.5742 continues the gradual migration of legacy Control Panel features to the Settings app. In this preview release, Microsoft has shifted across some time and ...

Windows 10 is one of Microsoft's most stable operating systems, but it still runs into issues like the 'Critical Process Died' stop code that results in a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). Fortunately, ...

Here's the full breakdown of the features you get from Windows 10 Home and Pro. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Update February 3 ...

I've been testing PC and mobile software for more than 20 years, focusing on photo and video editing, operating systems, and web browsers. Prior to my current role, I covered software and apps for ...

Managing Editor Alison DeNisco Rayome joined CNET in 2019, and is a member of the Home team. She is a co-lead of the CNET Tips and We Do the Math series, and manages the Home Tips series, testing out ...

Twitter changed its name to "X" back in July of 2023. But while the site has taken the past 10 months to slowly adjust to its new name and logo, two things have remained constant: All of us still call ...

Windows 12 is expected to launch in 2025, featuring new enhanced AI capabilities, improved ARM support, state-of-the-art update cycles, and UI improvements, and it might be free to upgrade from ...

Thanks to the massive success of Apple Silicon, Macs have become increasingly tempting. Plenty of folks are heading back to the Mac for the first time in years, and in doing so, making the dramatic ...

At least for now, though, it seems like this change will only apply to future Windows versions. We were able to activate a fresh Windows 11 Pro 22H2 install with a Windows 8 Pro product key as of this ...