There’s so much going on in Windows that it can be hard to know whether my apps are up to date all the time. I’ll get prompted to update some of them when I boot my PC –– but the others? Gah! It’s ...

We're looking at the heavy hitters essential to every Windows device, which when absent, make the Windows experience ...

The WinGet command, which taps into the Windows Package Manager, makes it a breeze to keep applications up to date in Windows 10 and 11. Here’s how to use it. For more than two years, I’ve been ...

A default installation of Windows 11 includes dozens of Microsoft apps. Which ones are worth keeping, and which ones should you uninstall? This is my expert advice.

You might have noticed a peculiar behavior where your installed programs or apps automatically get removed when you finish updating your Windows computer. In my case ...

Earlier this year, Microsoft said it would end support for 365 Office apps within Windows 10 on Oct. 14, 2025 alongside formal support for the aging OS itself. The company has now reversed that ...

Microsoft has released the optional KB5029331 Preview cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 with sixteen improvements or fixes, including the introduction of a new Backup app. The KB5029331 cumulative ...

Microsoft has announced that support for Microsoft 365 apps on Windows 10 will end this year on October 14, as reported by The Verge. This is also the end-of-support date for Windows 10 as a whole, ...

Microsoft has backtracked on its plan to end support for Office apps on Windows 10 later this year and announced that it will continue providing security updates for three more years, until 2028. This ...

For most users, Windows 10 will stop receiving security updates and other official support from Microsoft on October 14, 2025, about five months from today. Until recently, Microsoft had also said ...

Every installation of Windows 11 includes a very long list of preinstalled apps. Some are there because they're necessary for the operating system to do what it does. Others are there to help ...