Microsoft's 'secured-core PC initiative' aims to protect Windows 10 machines from firmware attacks
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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
Almost 50 percent of all PCs are now running Windows 10, research claims
Windows 7 usage has dropped to 32 percent
Microsoft could launch a 'cloud recovery' option for system restore in 2020
No more digging around for your installation media
Microsoft rolls out an updated, less intrusive Cortana app to Windows 10 Insiders
The new Cortana resembles a chat app
Microsoft accidentally leaks internal build of Windows 10 with redesigned Start menu
'We're looking into it,' says Windows Insider lead
Many businesses are taking too long to migrate from Windows 7
Microsoft will stop supporting the OS in January
Microsoft brings passwordless sign-in option to Windows 10 preview
Pushing the benefits of Windows Hello
Microsoft's next major Windows update will be less disruptive
19H2 will focus on performance improvements, enterprise features, and quality enhancements
The new Windows Terminal is now available from the Microsoft Store
Multiple tabs, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, custom themes and styles make for a slicker look than File Explorer
Microsoft warns that Windows 10 update will break some Bluetooth devices
Unsecure devices will no longer pair with the OS
Microsoft adds 'variable refresh rate' setting to Windows 10 with version 1903
Great news for hardcore gamers
Windows 10's 32GB storage requirement now only applies to new OEM PCs
Existing PCs with lesser storage will continue to receive updates
Windows 10 Insider update botched Windows Sandbox and Application Guard
Version 1903 is limited to the Windows Insider preview rings for now