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WinGet is Windows' best-kept secret—here's what it can do for you

You need to start using Windows' overlooked package manager.
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You can force install Windows 11 on an incompatible machine, but should you?

Q: Dear Geek. I have a tower running Windows 10. Windows Update tells me that the PC doesn’t meet minimum requirements to run Windows 11. PC Health Check tells me my CPU i7-7700@3.60 GHz does not ...

A Windows 11 update broke shutdowns, here’s what you should do

Microsoft’s first Windows 11 security update of 2026 broke shutdowns and some Remote Desktop sign-ins. Microsoft has released ...
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Win 7 install and AHCI questions

I've got a Vista x32 box running two SATA drives in AHCI mode on an X48 mobo. <BR><BR>I'm going to be adding a third drive and installing Win 7 x64 on it. (I'll be installing/booting the two OSs ...

Microsoft Confirms Emergency Updates For Most Windows PCs

As reported by Windows Latest, Microsoft has now “released fixes for at least two bugs.” Specifically, the shut-down failure ...