Note: This article was originally posted on December 1st, 2019, but has since been updated to reflect the current version of Windows 10 and new steps that should be taken to prevent problems with the ...

For more than seven years, it's been one of the worst-kept secrets in personal computing. Officially, Microsoft's free upgrade offer ended in 2016, but no one in Redmond bothered to reset the ...

Although Microsoft's July 29 deadline has expired, there's an easy way to get Windows 10 gratis -- provided you don't mind a little white internet lie. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and ...

Q: I converted my Windows 7 PC to Windows 10 in 2016, when Microsoft was offering the upgrade for free. But I didn't like Windows 10, so I chose to undo the upgrade. Now that Windows 7 no longer gets ...

Microsoft introduced Windows 10 a few years ago and at the time, the company said that it was hoping to have its next-gen OS running on one billion devices within three years. It was an ambitious goal ...

Sorry, Microsoft finally closed this loophole in 2023. Sorry, Microsoft finally closed this loophole in 2023. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been ...

Note: This post has been updated since its original publication to include details about the official release of version 1903. "Once burned, twice shy." That's good advice if you're working around a ...