Windows install floppies and discs have gone the way of the dodo, but it still pays to keep a copy of the OS on a USB drive. Here's how to make your own.

If you're ready to replace your old computer and hand it down to a friend or family member, you'll need to wipe your data and reset it. Here's how to do it properly.

Before you recycle that old laptop, consider some of the uses for them you might not have considered.

If it isn't encrypted by default, I don’t want it anywhere near my terminal.

Microsoft warned users on Tuesday that FIDO2 security keys may prompt them to enter a PIN when signing in after installing Windows updates released since the September 2025 preview update. This ...

The Windows 11 Media Creation Tool has stopped working on Windows 10 22H2 devices. If you try to launch the tool, it will simply close after showing the Windows logo ...

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Before Windows, when you turned on a computer, you would see nothing but a C:\> prompt and a mouse cursor. It was known as the command prompt (or sometimes Dos prompt). In order for the computer to do ...