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If you encounter an issue where the Read-Only option cannot be unchecked for folders and files in Windows 11/10, then this post will help you. This issue usually points to a deeper system setting or a ...

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If a Windows upgrade has ever gone sideways on you, you know how vague and unhelpful the error messages can be. Here are my go-to troubleshooting tricks when that happens.

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I don’t think about Windows 11's lock screen a lot because I barely see it when I log in to my PC with Windows Hello face recognition. But I very well might start paying attention to it now that lock ...

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Ever since version 24H2 of Windows 11 was rolled out to the public last autumn, there have been persistent problems with some webcams, which, among other things, made it difficult to use facial ...

Last week, Microsoft released an important Windows 11 patch known as update KB5065426. Unfortunately, it didn’t take long for error reports to start pouring in from ...

TL;DR: Microsoft's new Xbox Fullscreen Experience app, designed for handheld Windows 11 25H2 gaming PCs, optimizes system resources by disabling non-gaming functions, freeing up about 1GB of RAM.

Want a smoother online experience? Microsoft’s most modern OS is here to make it happen—Windows 11 Pro is just $9.97 (MSRP $199) through October 12. That’s a lifetime license for less than a movie ...