buy a new Windows PC, or officially pay to upgrade to either Windows 10 or Windows 11. (Here’s how to get Windows for cheap.) What does the end of support mean? Until January 10, Microsoft will ...

Touch is everything, it said, and nearly everything about Windows 8 was designed to be used in a world without laptops and desktop PCs. But most people still use laptops and desktops, so Microsoft ...

With each new release of Windows, Microsoft changes the mix of products it offers to consumers and also changes the terms of use. Windows 8.1 is no exception. This ...

This lack of support makes upgrading to a newer version of Windows a huge priority. In today’s environment, a lack of regular security updates is a disaster waiting to happen. If your computer ...

Since Windows Vista, the upper-tier editions of Windows have supported local disk encryption via a feature called BitLocker Drive Encryption. Like the FileVault feature in newer versions of OS X ...

PC Refresh and Reset has been available since the first release of Windows 8, but it has changed since Windows 8.1 and the more recent Windows 8.1 update 1. Note: There is a big difference between ...

And that puts you, your PC, and your data at risk. To better protect yourself, you should finally upgrade your system to Windows 10 or Windows 11. However, since Windows 10 is expected to lose ...

Windows users are already familiar with how the operating system lets you change your computer name via the Control Panel. You have to open the Control Panel, select System applet, Advanced System ...

Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is preparing to send reminders to Windows 8.1 users that ...