Ever since Microsoft launched Windows 10, it's made the OS officially or unofficially available. Officially, you stopped being able to download or upgrade your system to Windows 10 on July 29, 2016.

Although Microsoft's July 29 deadline has expired, there's an easy way to get Windows 10 gratis -- provided you don't mind a little white internet lie. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and ...

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Windows 7's end of life was supposed to lift PC sales in 2020 Katie Collins - PA Images/Getty Images When Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 7, many computer users had a decision to make: Stay on ...

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There are a lot of practical reasons to set up an OS like Windows 10 in a VM rather than using it as a native installation. If you have to deal with files you can't trust, need to test multiple OS ...

You can upgrade to Windows 11 or Windows 10 from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 even now for free! Microsoft offers you a simple method to upgrade from the previous version ...

Update Manager for Windows, also known as WuMgr, is a free open-source tool for Windows 10 that allows you to manage Windows Updates without using the first-party tools such as Settings and Control ...