Normally, when setting up a new Windows 11, you are asked to connect to the Internet and sign in to your Microsoft account, but it was possible to avoid this by entering a specific command. However, ...

The new setup experience takes inspiration from the Media Creation Tool, the official app for creating bootable Windows media. The familiar violet backgrounds are gone, replaced with a sleek black and ...

Windows 11 has a new preview build It cracks down on workarounds to install the OS with a local account This is a continued campaign to force people to use a Microsoft account, and Microsoft argues it ...

Microsoft is now mandating the use of a Microsoft account during Windows 11 setup, removing workarounds for local account creation. The company states this ensures devices are fully configured and ...

This week, Microsoft released its Patch Tuesday update for November 2024. On the Windows 10 side we have KB5046613, KB5046615, KB5046612, KB5046665, and the Windows 11 side we have KB5046617, ...

Windows 11 looks polished out of the box, but the default setup leaves performance, privacy and reliability on the table. I always run through the same focused checklist on every new machine so it ...

Microsoft has rolled out Preview Build 26200.5622 in the Dev channel of Windows 11, introducing several highly anticipated features to help both novice and experienced users deal with common PC ...

This past week Microsoft released Windows 11 25H2 under KB5065789 as build 26200.6725 which is also the latest available build, 26100.6725, for Windows 11 24H2. The company shared a full list of the ...

If you see the “Setup needs space to update” message when trying to install or update Windows 11/10, take these steps to free up disk space: Use Disk Cleanup Disable Page file and Hibernation Delete ...

A few months ago, when Broadcom purchased VMware, it made VMware Fusion, the second most popular Windows virtualization solution for Mac users, behind Parallels, free for personal use. With that move, ...