A complete reset is rarely the answer anymore ...

This process is called a clean install, which is ironic as there's nothing particularly clean about it: Microsoft has enshittified Windows Setup.

A clean Windows install is a great way to keep your PC feeling snappy. However, every time you do this, certain critical features are reset to their Microsoft defaults—including some that could lock ...

For a certain kind of computer buyer, the first thing you always did with a new laptop or desktop from a company like Dell, HP, Acer, or Asus wasn’t to open the box and start using it. Instead, you ...

If you want to de-enshittify Windows 11 but find starting over from scratch to be daunting, then this is for you.

As part of its recent campaign to make Windows the platform of choice for "hybrid work," Microsoft is rolling out a new security feature. It's called Smart App Control and it's kind of like Windows ...

Windows 11's Insider Preview builds keep coming fast and furious. Just a couple of weeks ago, the next version of Windows made the shift from developer builds into beta, indicating that Microsoft ...

Just like how dust collects in your humble abode during the winter months, your PC can also accumulate superfluous files and folders over a period of time. To make room for new programs and photos, ...

I just installed a bunch of Windows 11 instances in a VM for product testing, and the amount of popups and notifications is making me livid. It. Never. Ends. At this point the culture at Microsoft is ...