If you regularly read Neowin, you probably know about the Windows 11-based Validation OS. But for those unaware, it's a lightweight and fast variant of Windows 11 that hardware vendors can leverage to ...

Tiny11 is a simplified version of Windows 11 made by removing unused features from the original system, aiming to run smoothly on older, less powerful computers with less storage and RAM. It supports ...

Microsoft has released the KB5072753 out-of-band cumulative update to fix a known issue causing the November 2025 KB5068966 hotpatch update to reinstall on Windows 11 systems repeatedly. As the ...

Windows 11 is a solid operating system that offers some benefits over its predecessors. It features a fresh design, solid gaming performance, and offers much better multitasking over the prior version ...

Microsoft’s push to make Windows 11 a fully AI PC operating system continues, with the company planning to roll out new AI agents that can complete tasks and make changes on your behalf. But the ...

It's official: Windows 10 is dead. Although it had a decent run as far as operating systems go (10 years; it came out in 2015) continued use is inadvisable. A system not receiving security updates ...

In a job like this, you spend more time than most setting up Windows 11 devices, and these are the first apps I have to install. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Millions of Windows users are now at risk. Microsoft has pulled the plug on Windows 10 security updates and hackers are inevitably preparing their attacks. This month is the first which will see ...

While the initial version of Windows 11 version 25H2 works like previous versions when it comes to workarounds that enable one to install the system using a local account, that’s about to change. This ...

I'm running a framework desktop with a clean install of Windows 11 for the sole purpose of trying out Lemonade server. It has an AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 chip, with Radeon 8060S graphics. I'm running ...