If Windows Update says your desktop or laptop doesn't meet the requirements for Windows 11, a bit of work under the hood could make it happen anyway.

ZDNET's key takeaways Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 10 on Oct. 14, 2025.Many PCs with Windows 10 don't pass Microsoft's strict requirement check.It's possible to bypass this and install Windows ...

Support for Windows 10 has now ended as of October 14. Here's everything you need to know about how your PC is at risk, and what you can do to remain secure.

As lousy timing would have it, Microsoft's handy media creation tool to facilitate clean installations to Windows 11 is ...

People running Windows 11 23H2 are in much the same boat as those on Windows 10, in terms of not having any security updates ...

Defender will continue to provide security even for unsupported Windows 10 PCs. But Microsoft still wants you to move to Windows 11.

Enhance your old PC with a lifetime license for Windows 11 Pro for $9.97 (reg. $199).

Home users can only get a one-year stay of execution for Windows 10, but IT administrators and other institutions with fleets ...

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