This comprehensive guide offers details about Microsoft Windows 11, including features, system requirements, when you can download the new OS and more.
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A first look at Windows 11
The next flavor of Windows comes with design changes, a new Start menu, a tweaked taskbar, widgets, virtual desktops, snap layouts, a revamped Microsoft Store and more.
How to get the preview version of Windows 11
Windows 11 won’t officially be available until later this year. But you can check out the preview edition via Microsoft’s Windows Insider program.
SolarWinds Hackers Continue Assault With New Microsoft Breach
The company says the Nobelium hacking group compromised a support agent’s computer and levied brute-force attacks against some of its customers.
How to tell if your PC can run Windows 11
Windows 11 will be a free upgrade for supported Windows 10 computers. Here’s how to see if your PC is capable of running the upcoming version.
Hackers Are Erasing Western Digital Hard Drives Remotely
Amazon acquires Wickr, the Senate holds up CISA, and more of the week’s top security news.
Windows 11 aims to delight users but needs to establish its purpose
Many saw Windows 10 as the last version of Windows, expecting perpetual updates. But Windows 11 is here in 2021, and upon initial analysis, the OS has something to prove: Why does it exist at all?
US Takedown of Iranian Media Sites Extends a Thorny Precedent
Free speech advocates raised concerns after the Justice Department seized more than 30 domains this week.
How to Return and Exchange Your Unwanted Gifts or Purchases
You can’t always get what you want. But there are smarter, more sustainable ways to get cash (or store credit) instead.
Windows evolves: Windows 11, and the future of Windows 10
Microsoft’s announcement of Windows 11 makes sense of much of its evolution of the last few years, adding polish to features and improving the whole user experience.