Reinstalling Windows 10 or 11 over itself is an easy and surprisingly effective way to fix all kinds of problems with the OS. Here’s how. Sometimes a Windows installation simply goes off the rails.

Why does the Windows install get stuck? It’s hard to say accurately, but most of the time, it’s because it’s waiting for something so it can move into the next stage of installation. Sometimes it’s an ...

Windows 10 PCs not enrolled in ESU can no longer pause updates. A likely bug is forcing “Install updates as soon as possible” ...

One key technique in the Windows repair playbook involves wiping out everything on the storage device (typically C:\) from which Windows boots and on which that OS resides. Prosaically enough, this ...

Microsoft has mitigated a known issue that caused Windows update failures when installing them from a network share using the Windows Update Standalone Installer (WUSA). WUSA is a built-in ...

Windows 11 is the latest version of the popular Microsoft OS, and it’s packed with some pretty amazing features. In keeping with the newest Windows versions of yesteryear, Windows 11 is automatically ...

Call me a moron but is it possible to upgrade (as opposed to clean install) Windows ME to Win2K?<BR><BR>I know you can do it from Win9x, but I've not found anything that says one way or another ...

It’s that time of year again—temperatures are dropping, leaves are changing color, and Microsoft is gradually rolling out another major yearly update to Windows 11. The Windows 11 25H2 update is ...