Microsoft may want to make it difficult, but you can still install Windows 11 without a Microsoft account by setting up a local account, and in this guide, I’ll show you how to complete the process.

If that's too nerdy for you, know that Microsoft also appears to be experimenting with adding an emoji menu button to the taskbar. That's right, Windows 11 has a built-in emoji picker that few people ...

Elon Musk's handpicked young tech experts, known as the "Muskrats" or "nerd army," are targeting US bureaucracy, with a special focus on the Education Department. Comprising talented individuals ...

Readers help support Windows Report. We may get a commission if you buy through our links. Windows Lean is the smallest OS from Microsoft and it occupies half the space of Windows 10. This ...

Elon Musk teased the next target for his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) crackdown may be the Internal Revenue Service. The world's richest man asked his army of X followers in an ...

In his new book, Source Code, Gates recalls a unique childhood that led him to build a technology empire. We talk BASIC, old PCs, Microsoft's future, and AI's promise and perils. I'm the Editor-in ...

More than 800 million Microsoft users are buckling up for a rollercoaster ride, as they get ever nearer the Windows-maker ending their critical security updates in October. We’re talking Windows ...

In a nutshell: Windows 11 reached 36.6 percent market share among all Windows users in January, up more than 2.5 percentage points over December 2024. It marks the largest market share ever for ...

Windows 11 has gained 2.5% market share in January 2025 That’s a sizeable uptick that’d usually take two months Expect the pace of upgrades to increase as the October 2025 End of Life deadline ...

Microsoft’s firm stance on Windows 10 retirement hasn’t changed and the company has updated a support document to divulge more details about the Extended Security Updates program. For those ...

Microsoft has a major problem on its hands, as a fast-approaching deadline for 850 million Windows users to update their PCs looks like becoming an inevitable security nightmare. Those users have ...