It is sometimes useful to run programs as administrator—but what if you want to run everything as administrator? Windows 10 and Windows 11 include an administrator account, but it is disabled by ...

Microsoft is tightening the screws on local account creation in Windows 11, removing well-known workarounds that let users skip the Microsoft account requirement during setup, with an active internet ...

Windows 10 has been one of the best and most stable versions of the operating system from Microsoft, and it is no wonder that many users have waited to update to the new Windows 11. Despite its ...

Microsoft won’t allow users anymore to skip Microsoft account setup while installing Windows 11. The software giant is actively removing additional methods that will allow users to create a local ...

If your Windows 10 product key is not working on Windows 11, check the Windows Edition, your activation status, and then ...

Being locked out of your Microsoft 365 administrator account can be a stressful experience, as it prevents you from managing users and services. This typically occurs due to security features, such as ...

As of Windows Insider Build 26120.6972 (beta channel) and 26220.6972 (dev channel) or higher, you can now get the Run and ...

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows updates released since August 29, 2025, are breaking authentication on systems sharing ...

Windows 10 support has ended, making Linux a possible alternative. It's a good time to consider switching from Windows to Linux. Switching to Linux can extend your computer's life and performance.

As lousy timing would have it, Microsoft's handy media creation tool to facilitate clean installations to Windows 11 is ...

Microsoft is making it harder than ever to set up Windows 11 without a Microsoft account. In the latest Insider Preview Build (26220.6772), the company has removed several long-standing tricks people ...

Windows 10 is officially unsupported starting next month… sort of. Perhaps seeing the writing on the wall (which it wrote itself), Microsoft has given Windows 10 holdouts an extra year of security ...