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For as long as I can remember, I have always set up my PC using a local account. It was because I prioritized privacy over a ...

Hong Kong declared three days of mourning on Saturday for victims of the city’s deadliest fire in nearly eight decades. Chief ...

GPT 5.1 shipped on November 12, 2025, and it's now rolling out to Copilot on Windows, including for those who don't pay.

Y ou may have seen some articles in the Windows news (and there's a lot of it these days) talking about Microsoft doing everything it can to remove the option for a "local" accoun ...

Don't want to pay $30 to keep Windows 10 security updates? Microsoft offers several workarounds, with the best deal available for European users.

A new recovery system in Windows 11 and Windows 10 is coming soon and is designed to significantly improve how you use your PC.

A new café on bustling Bold Street has announced its imminent opening. Maison, located between Ecti Mehmet Steak and Smokehouse and Bold Street Barbers, will open its doors to customers on Monday, ...

Microsoft is fundamentally restructuring its Windows operating system to become what executives call the first "agentic OS," embedding the infrastructure needed for autonomous AI agents to operate ...

Black flag down: Microsoft has closed an activation loophole that was widely used by software pirates to run Windows and Office without a legitimate license. The group behind the activation tool has ...

With Microsoft officially ending support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, many users face a choice: upgrade to Windows 11 or risk using an OS that no longer receives vital security updates. If your ...

In another move to force Microsoft account sign-ins during Windows 11 setup, Microsoft has disabled common bypasses in the Insider preview. Commands like oobe\bypassnro, start ms-cxh:localonly, and ...