• How to modify BIOS settings on Windows 11

    There are certain settings, which are typically reserved for modern advanced users, that require you to delve deeper into your Windows 11 PC or laptop to tweak. It's called the BIOS, and this is how you get there. Over recent years, Windows has begun to offer more and more advanced settings within its regular user-facing Settings page, such as easier access to graphical settings. However, some options still require you to access the BIOS. Such settings include boot device priority, power...

  • How to Set up Windows 11 Without a Microsoft Account

    Using a Microsoft account with Windows 11 is the best way to access all of its features, including Microsoft Copilot, OneDrive, and more. But some people just don’t want to use a Microsoft Account and have all of their data connected to the cloud, and that’s fine. If you’re one of those people, or if you just plan to give the PC you’re setting up to a friend, you can follow a few simple steps to use a local account instead.

    • Neowin

    KB5037941: Microsoft quietly releases Windows 11 build 26100.2 for Windows 11 24H2 PCs

    A new Windows 11 build 26100.2 has been quietly released to the Insider channels, Dev and Canary, under KB5037941. The build has no changelog as it is not meant for the regular branch.

    • Neowin

    Windows 11 is finally getting a Settings page for managing your PCs and consoles

    Windows 11 is about to get a new Settings page where you can track and manage your computers and other devices with your account. It was spotted in the latest Beta build, and you can try it yourself.

    • Neowin

    How to reinstall Windows 11 without losing your data using Windows Update

    Are you facing some issues with Windows 11 and want to fix it but fear data loss? Here's a simple trick that will help you reinstall Windows 11 with Windows Update without losing your data.

    • Neowin

    Microsoft Weekly: too many ads in Windows 11, Windows 10, and Edge

    This week's Microsoft news recap brings you stories about the company adding more ads to Windows 11 and Edge, leaking Server builds, Patch Tuesday updates, Windows 11 preview builds, and more.

    • Neowin

    Latest ExplorerPatcher update removes old Windows 10 taskbar in Windows 11 24H2

    ExplorerPatcher has been updated to a new version with one important change: it no longer allows enabling the legacy Windows 10 taskbar on systems with Windows 11 version 24H2 (build 26002 and newer).

    • Neowin

    Windows 11 (KB5036893), Windows 10 (KB5036892) cause slow PCs, 0x8007000d, 0x800705b9 errors

    Microsoft released Windows 10 and 11 Patch Tuesdays for the month of April 2024 this week. Users, however, across both operating systems, are reporting problems, like PC performance slowdown.

    • Neowin

    Microsoft Weekly: even more Windows 11 ads, Start menu updates and Windows 10 MSA prompts

    This week's Microsoft news recap brings you the latest stories about more ads in Windows 11, Microsoft Account prompts in Windows 10, Start menu improvements, app updates, and more.

  • Windows 11 now comes with its own adware

    It used to be that you could pay for a retail version of Windows 11 and expect it to be ad-free, but those days are apparently finito. The latest update to Windows 11 (KB5036980) comes out this week and includes ads for apps in the "recommended" section of the Start Menu, one of the most oft-used parts of the OS. "The Recommended section of the Start menu will show some Microsoft Store apps," according to the release notes. "These apps come from a small set of curated developers."  The app...

  • How to Upgrade Your 'Unsupported' PC to Windows 11

    Windows 11 requires PCs to have TPM 2.0. If your PC doesn't have this, you can still bypass this restriction and install Windows 11. Our step-by-step guide shows you how to do so.

  • How to Install Windows 11 Without All the Extra Junk

    Tiny11Builder is a third-party script that can take a Windows installation ISO, which you can get from Microsoft, and strip it of all of the annoying extra features. Install Windows using this tool and you'll have a truly clean installation: no News, no OfficeHub, no annoying GetStarted prompts, and no junk entires in the start menu.