Microsoft’s push to make Windows 11 a fully AI PC operating system continues, with the company planning to roll out new AI agents that can complete tasks and make changes on your behalf. But the ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

Ah, good old Rufus. Where would we be without you? Well, it seems the answer is a world with far fewer Windows 11 machines. October 14 is the last day Windows 10 users will get critical support from ...

Something NOT to look forward to: Microsoft is intensifying its efforts to make Copilot a ubiquitous presence on PCs. The AI chatbot will now be installed by default with every Microsoft 365 ...

Microsoft says the August 2025 security updates are triggering unexpected User Account Control (UAC) prompts and app installation issues for non-admin users across all supported Windows versions. This ...

Fixes a flaw that impacted the Windows reset and reinstall tools. The patch affects certain versions of Windows 10 and Windows 11. To install the patch, head to Windows Update under Settings. Get more ...

Microsoft has mitigated a known issue that caused Windows update failures when installing them from a network share using the Windows Update Standalone Installer (WUSA). WUSA is a built-in ...

But re-installing all your favorite and necessary apps can be a right pain, and it even means opening Edge to download Chrome (shudder). Fortunately, there’s an app that simplifies all of that: Ninite ...

I've tried running the installer as administrator, disabling antivirus, and ensuring all Windows updates are installed, but the issue persists. Has anyone else encountered this problem with this ...

Windows 11 users who've been avoiding the problematic 2024 update now have little choice but to accept it. Last Friday, Microsoft revealed that Windows 11 24H2 officially reached the last phase of its ...

With Microsoft PC Manager, users can easily perform basic computer maintenance and enhance the speed of their devices with just one click. This app offers a range of features, including disk cleanup, ...

If you’re seeing issues installing Google Chrome on Windows right now, you’re not alone, as Google has seemingly broken downloads due to a faulty install tool that “can’t run” on most Windows PCs.