If your Windows install is feeling creaky and you want to freshen up, or if you don't have Windows at all, the fastest way to fix things up is to simply do a clean install. Back up your important ...

Despite this, for those still on Windows 10, Microsoft does, from time to time, insist that you upgrade to 11, even if you are running an updated system under ESU, which means technically you are ...

Microsoft said Wednesday it has reposted a tool to the Internet that aids installing Windows 7 on Netbooks and computers without an optical drive. The software maker pulled the Windows 7 USB/DVD ...

Microsoft releases Windows 11 Installation Assistant 25H2 as Windows 11 25H2 becomes the main version for most PCs.

Microsoft has updated its official Media Creation Tool app so that it can download a more recent Windows 11 release. Microsoft is getting closer to the release of Windows 11 version 25H2, but unlike ...

Microsoft released Windows 11 23H2, the Windows 11 2023 Update, today, and you can now download an ISO image for the new version to put aside for emergencies or clean installs. Windows 11 23H2 was ...

Managing Editor Alison DeNisco Rayome joined CNET in 2019, and is a member of the Home team. She is a co-lead of the CNET Tips and We Do the Math series, and manages the Home Tips series, testing out ...

The Windows 11 media creation tool is no longer working. And today marks the last day of support for Windows 10. There are other methods to upgrade your Windows 10 PC to 11. Talk about bad timing.