Microsoft is neutering Cortana
From personal helper to productivity assistant
Windows 10 articles
Revamped Windows 10 Start Menu could replace Live Tiles
Few would miss the feature
Notepad, Paint, and WordPad to become optional features in Windows 10
Would you uninstall them?
Microsoft issues fix for critical Windows flaw disclosed by the NSA
Sometimes help comes from unexpected places
Windows 7 still in use across hundreds of millions of PCs
Windows 7 is dead, long live Windows 7
Windows 7 users can still upgrade to Windows 10 for free
Microsoft never deactivated Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 validation in its media creation tool
Windows Terminal update includes a retro-style CRT mode
The update brings an old school touch and improved functionality
Windows 10's next major update could improve system performance with tweaked search indexer
Version 2004 (20H1) will bring a new algorithm for Windows Search aimed at reducing high CPU and disk usage
The Best Tablets: An Ever Evolving and Affordable Form of Computing
Tablets may not be as hot as they once were, and for power users they are far from a true PC replacement, but the form factor is still popular and very useful for many types of users and case scenarios. Tablets have also kept evolving and can come as a very affordable form of computing.
Microsoft accidentally rolls out business-oriented Windows 10 update to Home and Pro users
Bringing Autopilot improvements to non-Autopilot users
Microsoft's upcoming Windows 10X might appear on more than just foldables
With an entirely revamped interface
Microsoft's 'secured-core PC initiative' aims to protect Windows 10 machines from firmware attacks
Microsoft is taking system security seriously
How to Find Your Original Windows 10 Product Key
#ThrowBackThursday For a long time Windows PCs (OEMs) came with a product key sticker with your license info, but now manufacturers are storing this license within the machine's UEFI/BIOS, so the information is retrieved and applied automatically. Furthermore, your Windows license can now be tied to your Microsoft account. Let us explain...
"Run as Administrator": What Does It Mean?
#ThrowBackThursday As a TechSpot reader you've surely opened software as an admin on Windows before -- maybe as recently as today -- so the function probably isn't foreign to you. However, we were curious to know more about what happens under the hood of Windows when you tell the operating system to run a program as an administrator, and why this process is necessary in the first place.
Microsoft releases Windows 10 patch that fixes audio issues, also breaks printers
We've been here before
Windows 10's Bitlocker feature will now use software encryption on SSDs by default
Microsoft no longer trusts SSD makers
Windows 10 is now installed on over 900 million devices
Closing in on the one billion device mark
Microsoft plans to separate optional Windows 10 updates from security patches
You may be able to avoid feature patches soon
Windows 10 game bar gains a frame rate counter and achievement overlay
Both have been much requested features
Microsoft's latest fix for Windows 10 breaks something else
What's worse: CPU spikes or a broken search option?
Windows 10's latest Insider build brings a cloud recovery option for System Restore and a tweaked tablet UI
Try it out if you can handle the inevitable bugs
Microsoft rolls out Windows 10 'reliability' patch to fix update-blocking software issues
Even corrupted systems aren't safe from Windows Update