Microsoft pushes Windows 11 with new AI voice features like Copilot. Free Windows 10 support ends, encouraging upgrades.

Since Windows 10 is officially retired, here is what you should do with your older PC that can’t run Windows 11.

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 ...

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.

The Windows 11 Media Creation Tool isn’t working on Windows 10? Here’s how you can still upgrade easily without waiting for Microsoft’s fix.

It's been four years since the release of Windows 11. Earlier this week, Microsoft decided that PC users have had more than ...

Microsoft will no longer be offering free security updates for Windows 10. If you're not ready to upgrade to Windows 11, here ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. The bug prevented the use of USB mice and keyboards in WinRE. Microsoft has fixed a serious glitch that affected Windows 11 users who needed to ...

Microsoft is encouraging people to talk to their laptops as it rolls out new artificial intelligence updates to Windows 11 ...

Windows 11 officially requires a Trusted Platform Module. Here's why and what to do if your old PC doesn't have one.

Microsoft has confirmed that it is letting every user on a Windows 11 and 10 PC download and install Windows 11 25H2 with one ...

Microsoft has released an emergency update to fix the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE), which became unusable on systems ...