For more than seven years, it's been one of the worst-kept secrets in personal computing. Officially, Microsoft's free upgrade offer ended in 2016, but no one in Redmond bothered to reset the ...

A broader look over the course of the past five years shows Windows 11 adoption climbing steadily, but Windows 10 remained users’ first choice right up until July 2025, when the flagship OS finally ...

Microsoft is keen to push 2025 as “the year of the Windows 11 PC refresh.” Yes, this is the year everyone should replace their old Windows 10 PCs with shiny-and-modern Windows 11 PCs. Microsoft is ...

The free Windows upgrade party is over, or at least much more restrictive. It's common for Microsoft to offer a free upgrade path when releasing a new version of Windows, but it swung the doors wide ...

Windows 10 is still hugely popular a decade on. Windows 10 is still hugely popular a decade on. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for ...

Switching to Windows 11? You’re not alone. With the clock ticking down to Windows 10’s end-of-support date in October, professionals around the globe are making ...

Firstly, the good news: If you have Windows 10 installed on your PC, you can upgrade to Windows 11 24H2 (the latest version of Windows 11) free of charge. This makes sense, as support for Windows 10 ...