Microsoft Windows is the most popular operating system on the planet, holding a whopping 74% of the global desktop PC market as of 2023. The majority of those computers are running Windows 10, arguably Microsoft’s best version of the hugely successful OS so far.
Plenty of users are still rocking older systems with versions like Windows 7, Vista, and even the historically beloved Window XP. If you’ve ever touched a computer (and we don’t know how you’d be reading this if you hadn’t), chances are you’ve experienced at least one iteration of Microsoft’s long-running software.
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Windows 11's new update fixes some weird bugs that might slow down your PC or eat your handheld's battery
November update fixes nasty Task Manager bug and a glitch that caused battery drain with handhelds in sleep mode.
Still on Windows 11 23H2? Microsoft will soon force you to upgrade to 25H2 – for your own good
Windows 11 23H2 has gone the way of Windows 10, and now it's no longer supported, Microsoft is forcing upgrades to 25H2.
Windows 11 users rebel as top Microsoft exec says operating system is 'evolving into an agentic OS'
Windows 11 is going 'agentic' and 'AI-native' and a whole heap of other buzzwords that most consumers really don't care for.
Can't get extended updates for Windows 10 due to a frustrating error message? Microsoft has rolled out a fix
Worried because you can't get extended updates to keep your Windows 10 PC safe? Microsoft has fixed a bug that prevented signups.
Windows 11 laptops could get advanced haptic feedback for trackpads – and it's about time, MacBooks have had this for ages
Jealous of MacBook's Force Touch tech? Windows 11 could finally get more advanced haptic feedback which Apple's offered for over a decade.
Can't sign up for Windows 10's extended updates? Here's why that might be – and what you can do about it
Sticking with Windows 10, but worried because you can't get extended updates? You might have run into a bug.
Fed up with Windows 11's clunky right-click menu? Microsoft just dropped a hint that it could become more streamlined
Is Microsoft planning to cut the bloat of Windows 11's right-click menu? There's a suggestion this could happen.
Microsoft is finally adding a real em-dash shortcut to Windows 11 – just as AI made you want to stop using it
Got to dash? If you want the long variety of this punctuation in Windows 11, you can now have it without a ridiculously clunky 'shortcut'.
