Microsoft kills two more ways to install Windows 11 with local accounts

Microsoft is increasingly clamping down on methods for bypassing the Microsoft Account requirement for Windows 11.
PC World

How to save your older PC when Windows 10 hits end of life

After October 14, 2025, Microsoft will no longer release any regular updates to Windows 10. The company may make exceptions if a really serious security flaw is discovered — this has happened with ...

Microsoft is planning to make it harder than ever to install Windows without an internet connection and a Microsoft account

The Verge says that this new measure means that the “start ms-cxh:localonly” command that replaced bypassnro as the weapon of choice for the internet and Microsoft-account avoidant will also no longer ...
How-To Geek on MSN

Ninite Is the Best Way to Bulk Install Windows Programs on A New PC

One of the best features of Ninite is that you only have one elevated prompt to approve to install dozens of programs at one time. This, alongside with just one website to visit a ...
PC Magazine

Microsoft Will Automatically Install Copilot App on Windows Next Month

It impacts everyone who uses Microsoft's 365 apps. There are ways to stop the Copilot app being installed, but you’ll need to act before the start of Oct. With over a decade of experience reporting on ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft to force install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app in October

Next month, Microsoft will begin automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows devices outside the European Economic Area (EEA) region that have the Microsoft 365 desktop client ...
The Verge

Microsoft’s Xbox PC app adds Steam games and access to other stores

The Xbox app is now a launcher for all of your PC games. The Xbox app is now a launcher for all of your PC games. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, ...
Pocket-lint

This useful free app lets you install Windows 11 on unsupported PCs cleanly

Craig is a reporter for Pocket-lint based in Toronto. He earned a diploma in journalism from Seneca Polytechnic and holds a Media Foundations certificate from Humber College. Craig previously interned ...
PC Gamer

You can install the new Xbox Full screen experience mode for Windows on handhelds but whether it will work is another question entirely

Hardware Scalpers are already selling the promise of an Asus ROG Xbox Ally X for over $2,000 when it's still available for pre-order at half the price Handheld Gaming PCs The ROG Xbox Ally borrows a ...
The Verge

Microsoft’s Xbox Copilot arrives on Windows 11 PCs worldwide

The Gaming Copilot is also arriving inside the Xbox mobile app in October. The Gaming Copilot is also arriving inside the Xbox mobile app in October. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has ...
XDA Developers on MSN

Windows 11 25H2 is ready for you to download: here's how to get it

If on 24H2, enable 'Get latest updates' to get 25H2 sooner; staged rollout or incompatible apps/drivers can delay it.