Here’s how it works. With Windows 10 gearing up for a summer launch, many Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 users may be skeptical about the upgrade, despite its zero-dollar price tag. Visions of the ...

you can uninstall Windows 10 and downgrade to Windows 8.1 or even Windows 7. Be aware, though, that new computers (especially tablets) may contain components that weren’t manufactured when older ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft released Windows 10 on July 29th, and since launch there have been over 50 ...

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 ...

RST 13.6 and RST 14.5. With Windows 8.1 our favorite single SSD driver is RST 13.2, but that driver is not compatible with Windows 10. Intel's RST 13.2 driver requires .Net 4.5 and you cannot ...

Here’s how the current Windows 10 for Phones preview compares with Windows Phone 8.1, the last major new mobile operating system from Microsoft that’s available today. Live Tiles ...

We compared graphics performance between Windows 7, 8.1 and 10 with our standard benchmarks. The results? Meh. We were in the midst of running benchmarks and writing the stories for our Budget ...

Normally, you’d run Microsoft’s PC Health Check Tool to see if your computer can handle Windows 11, but that tool is designed for Windows 10 and won’t work in Windows 8.1.

Are you still running Windows 8.1? Microsoft ended extended support for that version back on January 10, 2023. That means those of you stuck with the old operating system have been out of the loop ...

How to update Windows 10? Although the update process has been a bit complicated since the free period ended, there are still ways to do it without spending money, and within the law. In this article ...