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 ...

Microsoft says the August 2025 security updates are triggering unexpected User Account Control (UAC) prompts and app ...

A little preparation can nip activation problems in the bud when upgrading from Windows 7 or 8.1 to a newer version.

Microsoft originally said users would have a year to upgrade from Windows 7 and 8 to Windows 10. Seven years after that, the company has begun enforcing its decision.