windows 11 upgrade

The PC upgrade cycle that vendors promised would rocket with the arrival of “AI PCs” has instead become a slow, uneven crawl — a market shaped less by a single, dramatic buyer pivot than by technical gates, enterprise risk calculations, rising component costs, and a murky, still‑forming value...

If your perfectly serviceable Windows 10 PC now shows as “incompatible” for Windows 11, you can still — in most cases — move it to Windows 11 today without buying new hardware, but you must choose the right path for your machine and accept the real trade‑offs that come with bypassing Microsoft’s...

Most PCs sold in the last decade can be moved to Windows 11 even if Windows Update says they’re “incompatible,” and there are two practical, widely used methods for doing it: a simple registry override that lets you run the official Windows 11 installer from inside Windows 10, and a...

Dell’s blunt numbers landed like a splash of cold water: during its Q3 earnings call Dell told investors that roughly 500 million PCs that are capable of running Windows 11 remain on Windows 10, while a comparable number — another ~500 million machines — are too old to meet Windows 11’s hardware...

Microsoft’s official end-of-support for Windows 10 has made an already awkward transition into a full-blown market story: tens — if not hundreds — of millions of PCs remain un-upgraded, and Dell’s COO has put a stark number on the problem. On a recent earnings call Dell executive Jeffrey Clarke...

Microsoft’s October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support deadline for Windows 10 turned a lot of “it still works” family PCs into urgent upgrade projects, but for most machines built in the last decade you have realistic, safe options to move from Windows 10 to Windows 11 without buying new hardware—provided...

Windows users and enterprise IT teams are confronting a stubborn reality: a large portion of the global PC installed base is not moving to Windows 11 — even as Microsoft phases out free support for Windows 10 and vendors pitch fresh hardware, AI PCs, and Copilot-enabled experiences. Background...

When Windows refuses to finish an upgrade to Windows 11, the result is a tangle of cryptic error codes, stalled progress bars, and a lot of frustrated users — and there are five field‑tested troubleshooting steps that resolve the majority of these failures without a reinstall. Background /...

Most Windows 10 PCs that are suddenly labeled “incompatible” can still be brought forward to Windows 11 without buying new hardware — but doing so requires understanding Microsoft’s rules, the real technical limits (what can and cannot be bypassed), and the trade‑offs that come with community...

When the last patches for Windows 10 fell silent, I upgraded a secondary laptop to Windows 11 — not because I wanted to, but because support ended and security left me little choice — and, after a few weeks of real-world use, I found I didn't miss much at all from the previous generation. The...

Microsoft has officially stopped mainstream support for Windows 10, halting routine feature releases, quality updates, and free monthly security patches on October 14, 2025 — a ten‑year lifecycle milestone that shifts the security and upgrade conversation from “if” to “how” for millions of PCs...

Microsoft’s official lifecycle clock for Windows 10 has run out: on October 14, 2025 Microsoft stopped issuing free security and quality updates for mainstream Windows 10 installations, and the upgrade, migration and protection decisions that once felt optional for many households and businesses...

Microsoft’s public warning is blunt: running Windows 10 after its vendor support ends is a growing security liability, and for many home users the single, crucial change they must make is to either move to a supported operating system or enroll in Microsoft’s short-term Extended Security Updates...

Windows users across the UK and beyond have been told to "make a change or risk exposure" after consumer groups and security agencies issued blunt warnings about the growing danger of running unsupported or unpatched Windows installations — advice that, in some cases, explicitly recommends...

Microsoft has formally ended free support for Windows 10, and every user still running that OS needs to take immediate action to avoid growing security exposure: either enroll in the Windows 10 Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program or upgrade to a supported operating system—and for...

Upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11 while keeping a local account is straightforward — and entirely possible — but it deserves a careful, step‑by‑step approach so you don’t lose data, tied cloud artifacts, or important recovery keys. Background Microsoft ended mainstream support for Windows...

Marc Saltzman’s “Tech It Out” segments have gone national this holiday season: in partnership with News Media Group, Inc. and ASUS, Saltzman is fronting a paid Satellite Media Tour (SMT) that packages short, broadcast-friendly gift guides around three clear messages — upgrade away from...

Microsoft has quietly given millions of Windows 10 PCs a one‑year lifeline: eligible consumer devices can still receive free, security‑only updates through October 13, 2026 — but you must enroll, meet precise requirements, and accept a few trade‑offs to claim them. Background / Overview...

Marc Saltzman’s holiday “Tech It Out” Satellite Media Tour with News Media Group and ASUS put a clear marker on this year’s shopping calendar: upgrade to secure Windows 11 PCs and consider ASUS’s new Copilot+‑ready laptops and the ROG Xbox Ally family as this season’s headline tech gifts...

The consumer watchdog Which? has issued a blunt warning to anyone still running older versions of Windows: treat unsupported systems with extreme caution, and if you cannot immediately upgrade or enroll in an official extended‑security program, disconnect them from the internet until you can...