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For some Windows problems, a clean install is the quickest solution. If your system drive fails completely and you don't have a current backup image, it's the only solution. Accomplishing that task ...

It was really in Microsoft's best interest to make sure that its Windows 8.1 launch last week went off without a hitch, but that didn't quite become the case. Over the weekend, reports started to ...

Microsoft Surface RT users have reportedly been complaining of bricked devices and Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) errors during the Windows RT 8.1 upgrade process ...