All products and promotions are independently selected by our experts. To help us provide free unbiased advice, we earn an affiliate commission if you make a purchase. Click here to find out more Microsoft has hiked prices for 34 million Game Pass subscribers worldwide, forcing them to pay an extra £24 each year. The price … Read more
Update warning now issued for all Windows 10 and Windows 11 users NurPhoto via Getty Images Microsoft Windows users have been warned to urgently apply this month’s update after a new attack was discovered in the wild targeting Windows 10 and Windows 11. An alarming new report warns that this new zero-day attack is “a … Read more
Serious new Windows warning – with an update deadline NurPhoto via Getty Images Updated 11/07 with comments from Microsoft and a fix for the issue with the previous update. Microsoft Windows users are suddenly at risk from a “previously unknown” trick to attack their PCs. This threat is now actively exploiting a hidden vulnerability on … Read more
Enlarge / Microsoft’s Surface Pro 11, the first flagship Surface device to ship exclusively with Arm processors. Andrew Cunningham Microsoft has been trying to make Windows-on-Arm processors a reality for so long that at one point I assumed it would never happen. The first attempt was Windows RT, which ran well enough on the puny … Read more
Ever since Apple’s MacBooks switched to the company’s own M-series chips, Windows users have been wondering when a similar revolution would happen to their machines. Microsoft has to say, it wasn’t for lack of trying. In 2012, the company released the , which featured an Arm-based processor, the same architecture used in Apple’s silicon. Unfortunately, … Read more
All products and promotions are independently selected by our experts. To help us provide free, unbiased advice, we earn an affiliate commission if you make a purchase. Click here to learn more After an unexpected delay, it’s time to update your Windows 11 PC. The operating system’s latest update, codenamed KB5039302, was withdrawn within hours … Read more
The update deadline is fast approaching NurPhoto via Getty Images Updated June 29 with details about a restart loop affecting some Windows 11 users. Timing is everything, and that’s especially true for the millions of Microsoft Windows users with a fast-approaching July 4 deadline to update their systems. Just two weeks ago we saw a … Read more
When I first used the Arm-powered Surface Pro X in 2019, I loved the hardware but hated the software experience. Everything felt like it was left behind. Microsoft didn’t have native versions of Edge or its Office apps, and it was clear that the Surface Pro With little developer support, Windows on Arm was unlikely … Read more
Copilot+ PCs are a huge deal for Microsoft, Windows, and the manufacturers that make them. By all accounts, the Snapdragon X Elite chip that powers most of the new breed is astonishingly good, and by and large, those on our team who have started testing have been impressed. But hardware is only part of the … Read more
What you need to know Microsoft used to have a guide for switching between a Microsoft account and a local account on Windows 11. Several media outlets covered the guide, and many criticized Microsoft’s push to let people use Microsoft accounts on Windows 11. Microsoft has since removed the guide detailing the steps to switch … Read more