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Turning off a few of these services can save you a significant amount of battery life without affecting your daily usage.

Q: What should I do with my older computer that can’t run Windows 11? A: Now that the Oct. 14 deadline has passed, Windows 10 is officially retired, meaning Microsoft will no longer provide free ...

Battlefield 6 is shaping up to be one of the biggest shooters of the decade, but its arrival comes with a twist: Microsoft is officially ending support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. That means ...

Anew Windows 11 update finally fixes a long-standing shutdown glitch that caused PCs to reboot instead of powering off — a ...

The best VPNs for Windows PCs let you browse the web, stream videos from services like Netflix, game and download torrents in private.

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With support ending in October 2025, Microsoft warns that secure erasure is the only way to keep your personal files from living on after your PC is gone.

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Earlier this year, Peter Volin, 78, logged onto his computer at his home in Albany to find an email from Microsoft that he described as “irritating.” It informed him that his trusty personal computer, ...