More than 500 million people are still using Windows 10. Many of them are now either functioning without support or relying on temporary security updates issued after official support ended. The total ...

Microsoft has terminated VeraCrypt and WireGuard developer accounts, blocking Windows driver updates and risking boot failures for encrypted systems.

It’s a bit of an understatement that at release Windows Vista rather fell flat. Much of the problem was due to how rushed of ...

For radical, picture me skateboarding ungainly while installing Linux - or, to be more precise CachyOS - on my PC. Windows 11 ...

Support for Windows 10 has ended, putting your system at risk. You don't have to upgrade—here's how to stay protected.

Yes, it sounds alarming. Microsoft has now confirmed it is force-updating millions of Windows PCs. Coming just as Google ...

Microsoft has deprecated and removed the Support and Recovery Assistant (SaRA) command-line utility from all in-support ...

Microsoft is officially deprecating the Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant (SaRA) across Windows 11, Windows 10, and ...

Bowing to user backlash, Microsoft eventually relented and implemented a one-year Windows 10 support-extension scheme. But (limited duration) lifelines are meaningless if they’re DOA. The bottom line: ...

Microsoft Is Pulling the Plug in 2026: Windows 11 24H2, Office 2021, and More Are Losing Support Your email has been sent Microsoft is lining up a major round of goodbyes in 2026, and the list touches ...

If you’ve been following our coverage for the last few years, you’ll already know that 2025 is the year that Windows 10 died. Technically. “Died,” because Microsoft’s formal end-of-support date came ...

Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and streaming services. Matt has more than 20 years of experience testing and reviewing laptops. He has worked for CNET in New York and ...