Here's my essential Windows 11 update safety checklist, along with instructions on how to recover your PC if anything goes wrong.

Windows 11 is adding a built-in speed test you can launch from the taskbar area, letting you quickly check Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or cellular performance and troubleshoot slow connections without installing ...

Windows 11 Insider Beta Build 26220.7859 (KB5077223) for 25H2 adds a Microsoft 365 upgrade option in Settings, plus taskbar and File Explorer fixes.

Procrastinating on an OS upgrade? Here are a few ways to switch to Windows 11 for free.

A fresh Dev build is now rolling out to Windows 11 Insiders, offering to try fresh fixes for the Start menu, File Explorer, and more. A new Windows 11 build is now rolling out to Windows Insiders in ...

Microsoft is rolling out an update to Windows 11 File Explorer that reduces RAM usage during file searches. The company announced improvements in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7523, which is ...

For now, it’s only available to those in the Insider preview program. The core of the fix is about working smarter, not harder: Microsoft wants to stop File Explorer from performing the same indexing ...

Several Dell PCs are facing critical issues after attempting to install Microsoft’s December cumulative update KB5072033 for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2. The problems include failed ...

Microsoft has released the KB5070311 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 systems, which includes 49 changes, including fixes for File Explorer freezes and search issues. KB5070311 is an optional ...

Facepalm: Users have long criticized Windows 11 File Explorer as inferior to its Windows 10 predecessor. The essential tool suffers from slow launches, sluggish file searches, and delayed right-click ...

If you feel like Windows 11 has been trending less and less stable over the last few months, you're not imagining things. Microsoft has confirmed a nasty bug in Windows 11 version 24H2 (stemming from ...

Preloading will help File Explorer launch more quickly on less powerful hardware. Preloading will help File Explorer launch more quickly on less powerful hardware. is a senior editor and author of ...