We're back to settle what has become an age-old debate: does Windows 11 or Windows 10 deliver better gaming performance? Microsoft has been rolling out Windows 11 25H2 for the past few months, an ...

Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Question: Even before the cutoff date for end of support for Win10, when I go to update and security it tells me ...

Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) is a paid subscription that provides security patches now that mainstream support of Windows 10 has ended. Free security updates and technical support are no ...

ESU on sale now — if you need it. Republished on October 16 with Microsoft’s bold new AI update and a reminder from the U.S. government that you must secure ongoing Windows updates. If Microsoft’s ...

Microsoft Defender will continue to work in Windows 10. Defender will receive regular security updates until October 2028. Microsoft still recommends Windows 11 for new security patches. You probably ...

Windows10 22h2 x64 + dotnet-sdk-9.0.305: Pass Windows10 22h2 x64 + dotnet-sdk-10.0.100-preview.7.25380.108: Pass Windows10 22h2 x64 + dotnet-sdk-10.0.100-rc.1.25451.107: Fail Windows10 22h2 x64 + ...

Message: "The newer version of Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit - Windows 10.0.22621.5040 cannot be installed because an older version is still present. You ...

Microsoft stops support for Windows 10 on Oct. 14, 2025 (though you can extend this for a year). Keen gamers make up one group of Windows 10 diehards, but the latest report from Steam shows they are ...

Lack of administrative permissions Incompatibility with current Windows versions Program blocked by antivirus software (which may prevent it from making necessary registry changes) Now that you ...

Windows 10 turned 10 years old this week. It's a bittersweet birthday, as it marks the beginning of a steady march toward a forced retirement that will kick off with the official end of support on ...

Corrupted cache files are the leading cause of the “something went wrong, error tag 657rx” message. Clearing them usually resolves the issue within minutes ...