Just over 15 years ago—on June 1st, 2011—Microsoft unveiled Windows 8 and released it to the world. As you can read in our visual history of Windows, the operating system wasn’t well-received…
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TL;DR: Get a lifetime license for Microsoft Office and Windows 11 Pro for $35 until May 31 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Microsoft 365 costs $99.99 per year at minimum, and Windows 10 stopped getting security…
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Windows 11 can now share audio to two Bluetooth headsets at once
Microsoft appears to be taking a leaf out of Apple’s book with a new feature in Windows 11: an audio function modeled on Share Audio for AirPods and iPhones. Windows 11 utilizes…
Windows 11’s new update actually makes your PC faster. Here’s how to get it
Microsoft is following through on a previous announcement with a new optional update for Windows 11 that makes the operating system genuinely faster, especially in certain situations. It’s called update KB5089573 and…
I used to dread Windows updates. Then I took control of them
I know I’m not alone in the frustration that comes from dreaded Windows updates hitting at the worst times. The small, incremental updates aren’t too bad, but the larger updates that turn…
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A Windows 11 bug blocks all updates since February. Here’s what to do
Problems with Windows updates are nothing new, but right now there’s a seriously annoying bug that’s affecting certain Windows 11 users—they haven’t been getting any Windows updates for months. According to BleepingComputer,…
Windows 11’s new SecureBoot folder isn’t malware. Here’s what it does
Over the past few days, some users have noticed that a new folder appears after installing May’s Windows 11 update (KB5089549), the same update that’s failing to install on some machines. This…
Microsoft’s May update is failing to install on some Windows 11 PCs
Microsoft’s May security update KB5089549 is failing to install on some Windows 11 machines. Microsoft has now acknowledged on this support page that the installation of this important update fails on some…