Is your laptop’s battery in good condition? Knowing how to check laptop battery health in Windows 11 is a handy trick as it will tell you whether your laptop’s flagging battery life is the rest of a hardware or software problem. The lithium-ion batteries in most of our electronics wear down and become less effective […]
This month, Microsoft released the KB5015814 security update for Windows 11, but it has not forgotten about Windows 10 users. You are advised to install these security updates as soon as possible. While the KB5015807 update is made for Windows 10 versions 20H2, 21H1, and 21H2, the KB5015811 update is available for Windows 10 version […]
Have you been having headaches finding out the specs of your Windows 10 computer? Get to know five ways to find out in this guide. On Windows 10, the ability to determine the technical specifications of your computer can come in handy in many situations. It can be helpful to determine whether the device meets […]
Windows 11 began its rollout to eligible devices on Oct. 5, meaning that Windows 10 is slowly on the way out. Microsoft has announced that Windows 10 support will end in 2025, so you still have a few years before you’ll stop getting security patches. And Microsoft’s phased rollout of Windows 11 means you might not even be […]
Microsoft’s new PC Health Check app, originally intended for users to check whether their hardware was compatible with Windows 11, is now available to install on older Windows 10 PCs, with an expanded role. The PC Health Check app for Windows 10 will be available automatically via Windows Update, but you can also manually download […]
Here’s every big change coming to Microsoft’s latest operating system and how it’s different from Windows 10. Windows 11, the first major update to the Windows platform since Windows 10 launched in 2015, is only a couple days away. The operating system offers a new interface and several features that bring Windows into a post-2020 world with […]
Earlier last week, Microsoft acknowledged that it was investigating a critical vulnerability in Windows 10 that when exploited could let attackers run arbitrary code on the victim’s system. The vulnerability, tracked under CVE-2021-34527, is present in the Windows Print Spooler service and is termed print “PrintNightmare” that can allow for remote code execution (RCE). As the vulnerability was […]
Windows 10 and Windows 7 users be warned! Microsoft has issued an important security alert – and this is one that you really don’t want to ignore. The Redmond-based tech giant has cautioned that all versions of Windows are at risk from a security vulnerability that hackers are actively exploiting right now. These types of alerts, known as “zero-day”, are […]
After all the teasing, Microsoft officially unwrapped Windows 11 in a live-streamed presentation on Thursday. There were not a lot of surprises for those who have been paying attention to the leaks, particularly the spillage from the Windows 11 beta ISO image that began circulating last week. However, there were some welcome clarifications and nice user-centric details revealed during the presentation. […]
Ahead of Microsoft’s big announcement about the ‘next generation of Windows’ (just 10 days from today) the OS maker has issued an important support notice for Windows 10 users. Microsoft’s Product Lifecycle pages have been updated to clearly signal the retirement date for Windows 10 Home, Pro, Pro Education, Pro for Workstations. Chiseled into the gravestone, by […]
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