When you buy a copy of Windows 11/10, you get a product key. This key is used to activate Windows on your computer. It’s a 25-character product key, and it’s important that you keep it noted somewhere ...

As you install and remove apps from your Surface Pro, the device may begin to lag and run slowly. You can reinstall the Windows 8.1 operating system on your Surface ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is preparing to send reminders to Windows 8.1 users that support will ...

In brief: Microsoft is scheduled to put another of its legacy operating systems out to pasture in the near future. Anyone still using the aging OS needs to start getting serious about transitioning to ...

Windows 8.1 users will get another month of security patches before they have to update to the latest version. “While we believe the majority of people have received the update, we recognize that not ...