Microsoft’s strict Windows 11 requirements have turned a routine upgrade into a referendum on who deserves modern software.

With Windows 10 going away soon, many of us are considering jumping ship to Linux. Thankfully, you don't have to ditch Windows entirely to start using Linux; running two OSes is easier than you think.

Windows 11 KB5074109 (January 2026 Update) is causing major issues on some PCs, and Microsoft has more details to share.

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Back in the old days of 2010, I used to walk into my home office in the morning, hit the power button on my production system, and then head back upstairs to have breakfast. By the time I returned to ...

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Mac OS X not booting properly after partitioning Several users are reporting an issue where Mac OS X will not startup properly after partitioning the startup drive with Boot Camp and installing ...

After the first update stopped PCs from shutting down or going to sleep, the latest one halts the boot-up process. Microsoft ...

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has said that Microsoft requiring the internet to install Windows is “dystopian”. Sharing a post on microblogging platform X ...

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When your Windows 11 system gets stuck on the Gigabyte logo during boot, it typically indicates a failure in the boot process before the operating system can fully load. This can result from hardware ...

My computer has often (but not always) completely shutoff during a cold boot process (towards the end of the Windows XP boot screen). When this happens I first need to boot in safe mode and then can ...