A clean Windows install is a great way to keep your PC feeling snappy. However, every time you do this, certain critical features are reset to their Microsoft defaults—including some that could lock ...

If your Windows install is feeling creaky and you want to freshen up, or if you don't have Windows at all, the fastest way to fix things up is to simply do a clean install. Back up your important ...

Microsoft has not yet removed a mandatory clean install requirement for a Windows 11-exclusive feature, which is said to boost performance. Performance gains are something likely everyone looks ...

As part of its recent campaign to make Windows the platform of choice for "hybrid work," Microsoft is rolling out a new security feature. It's called Smart App Control and it's kind of like Windows ...

Windows 11's Insider Preview builds keep coming fast and furious. Just a couple of weeks ago, the next version of Windows made the shift from developer builds into beta, indicating that Microsoft ...

Microsoft has listed a reason why Windows 10 users should update to Windows 11 and do so via a clean install. It is no secret that Microsoft wants more users to update to Windows 11 from their Windows ...

I'm in a similar boat. I have a VW/Audi-specific OBDII configuration tool (VCDS, aka VAGCOM) that I need a Windows app use to use and its been working great on my M1 Air with UTM running W11-ARM in a ...