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Microsoft will sunset free support and security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. The company has put forth some basic recommendations in its Windows 11 transition guide: Back up your files, ...

This week’s Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 does more than just tighten security. Microsoft also snuck in a fix for a frustrating firewall issue that had puzzled IT admins for days. The problem ...

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Microsoft has resolved a known issue preventing the August 2025 Windows 11 24H2 cumulative update from being delivered via Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). Introduced almost twenty years ago, ...

Are you getting the “We'll need your current Windows password one last time” error? This annoying pop-up can prevent you from getting things done, especially if ...

The article has been updated with new info from Microsoft indicating that it has issued a fix for the Windows Firewall error a new preview cumulative update. Last ...

Corrupted cache files are the leading cause of the “something went wrong, error tag 657rx” message. Clearing them usually resolves the issue within minutes ...

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While upgrading your Windows 11/10 from Home to Pro, if you encounter an error code saying 0x800f0904, here is how you can troubleshoot the error and complete the ...

The new BSOD screen will roll out later this year on Windows 11 version 24H2. The new black screen of death, which replaces the iconic blue screen of death. (Image credit: Microsoft) Microsoft is also ...