If Windows Update says your desktop or laptop doesn't meet the requirements for Windows 11, a bit of work under the hood could make it happen anyway.

ZDNET's key takeaways Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 10 on Oct. 14, 2025.Many PCs with Windows 10 don't pass Microsoft's strict requirement check.It's possible to bypass this and install Windows ...

Microsoft isn’t going to issue any further feature updates, meaning Windows 10 won’t receive any visual changes, new ...

Microsoft will end support for Windows 10, making hundreds of PCs useless unless they are swapped with newer models or ...

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Operating Systems Saved you a click: The latest Windows 11 24H2 Insider preview build offers internet speed check right from the taskbar Windows A new report claims Windows 11 update is breaking SSDs ...

Officially, Microsoft will stop providing new security updates for Windows 10 PCs after October 14, 2025, a little over a decade after its initial release. It’s a stick that Microsoft is using to push ...

Equally important, but often overlooked, is the question of a valid license (get a new Windows 11 license for 50% off on the PCWorld Software store): Don’t worry, in most cases, the upgrade from 10 to ...

Microsoft has reminded customers today that Windows 10 has reached the end of support and will no longer receive patches for ...

Starting Thursday, Microsoft is pushing more “experimental” features and future apps that will put the company’s Copilot AI ...