Question: I’m getting a new Windows laptop for the first time in a while and want to make the transition as smooth as possible. Answer: I equate getting a new laptop to moving to a new house; it’s ...

If your computer crashes, your data may be recoverable, or it may not. The same applies if you get a virus. Some viruses are a mere annoyance, while others destroy or lock all your files. So just in ...

Whether you bought yourself a brand-new laptop or desktop computer preloaded with Windows 10, or you received one as a present, after taking it out of the box and peeling off the protecting plastic, ...

You can set up Windows 11 without a Microsoft account by using Shift + F10 during setup to access the Command Prompt, and typing oobe\bypassnro or start ms-cxh:localonly if the first option doesn’t ...

There are various ways to work together in a network based on Windows 11. The simplest is to set up a shared workgroup, a kind of team of computers with equal rights. The workgroup in Windows 11 ...

A recent preview build of Windows 11 makes an unwelcome change: it mandates a Microsoft account when installing even Windows 11 Professional. But not everyone wants or needs an account. Dear Microsoft ...