Microsoft has played whack-a-mole with workarounds users have found to avoid a Microsoft account in the Windows setup application over the years. In 2025, it snapped shut a popular loophole in the ...

Windows 11 KB5129195 is rolling out now, and it addresses multiple critical issues we found in our tests, including a bug that broke audio on some PCs. Microsoft told me today’s emergency update ...

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Microsoft refreshed Windows 11 25H2 Media Creation Tool images with build 26200.9445 and KB5124008 from the September 2026 ...

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Windows 11 users can soon recover from serious installation problems without relying on a USB drive or a custom recovery image.

Windows 11 Insider Beta Preview Build 26220.9343 introduces a new reinitialization option that downloads a factory version of ...

If you have ever dealt with a broken PC, Windows 11's Cloud Rebuild might just be the lifesaver you have been waiting for.