Windows users can now perform a clean install of the upcoming Windows 10 2004 feature update before its officially released by using ISO disk images that can be downloaded from the Windows 10 Insider ...

I have a VAIO Pro 13 laptop which had been upgraded to Windows 10 but was long overdue a clean install. The installation went fine, all partitions were removed and a single large partition created ...

Last week I complained about Microsoft's shoddy documentation of how its upgrade procedures are supposed to work. I'm delighted to report that I got a tremendous and immediate response from within ...

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 is here and if your PC is compatible you can wait for the update to appear in the usual Windows Update section under settings on your PC or laptop. However, if like many, the option isn't ...

These days a new operating system can be downloaded from the web and installed in a couple of reboots, or “purchased” for free from an App Store. It might seem like a clean install isn’t worth the ...

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Use the following solutions to fix the error message Windows cannot install required files during Windows installation, with error codes 0x800701B1, 0x8007025D ...

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