Microsoft puts a $61 price tag on extended Windows security as more aging versions race toward the end of support.

Two new builds are rolling out in the Dev and Beta Channels with improved context menus, reworked PC spec cards, and more.

Microsoft has quietly revealed in a support document which Arm PCs will actually receive the Windows 11 26H1 update.

Microsoft has confirmed two separate bugs in Windows 11 that affect some users, reports Windows Latest.

If you ever wished you could access your iPhone or Android device directly on a Windows PC, Phone Link lets you do that. But it's not for everyone.

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Nexphone is launching a triple-OS smartphone It runs Android by default but has Linux and Windows 11 as well It is the first time that such a mobile phone is launched "It’s been a 14-year journey", ...

A retired lawyer thought he was calling Microsoft for tech support. But the phone number he found on Google didn’t connect him with Microsoft. Instead, the person who picked up the phone, "Alex," and ...

A retired lawyer thought he was calling Microsoft for tech support. But the phone number he found on Google didn’t connect him with Microsoft. Instead, the person who picked up the phone, "Alex," and ...

Microsoft has effectively retired phone-based product activation for Windows and Office, closing off another offline path that users—particularly those on older operating systems—have relied on for ...

Customers have noticed Microsoft's phone lines aren't supporting Windows phone activation anymore Support documentation still indicates it's possible despite ongoing struggles Looks like you now need ...

Online activation now requires a Microsoft account, forcing users to connect to the internet and use Microsoft's online portal at aka.ms/aoh. Microsoft has not officially announced this change, even ...