Windows 11 auto-updates DirectX via Windows Update—you're likely already on the latest version. To force an update, open ...

I know I’m not alone in the frustration that comes from dreaded Windows updates hitting at the worst times. The small, ...

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 ...

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 ...

At this point, your computer will exit Windows and enter the OS installer, which could take some time. It'll restart a few ...

With the first Patch Tuesday following Windows 10's end of support approaching next week, users who continue to run the operating system should enroll in the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program to ...

The option to sign up for an ESU subscription is available to any PC running Windows 10, version 22H2, Home, Professional, Pro Education, and Workstation editions, with the latest update installed.

Windows 11 has been on the market for almost four years now, but PC users have been slow to upgrade. As of January 2025, more than 60 percent of all desktop computers were still relying on Windows 10, ...

Microsoft offers extended security updates for its now unsupported Windows 10 system. But some people who've signed up for the program may still be seeing "end of support" messages on their PC. No, ...

I activated that last week on my last computer not running Linux yet (gaming rig, and I don't really game anymore so I'm just procrastinating until the last minute), but at this point I've been ...