To permanently remove the Activate Windows watermark on the desktop in Windows 11/10, you can try any of the following methods: Purchase an activation key Modify the Start registry key Create and run ...

Windows Activation helps verify that your copy of Windows is genuine and hasn’t been used on more devices than the Microsoft Software License Terms allow. 1] Are you using the right product key? Make ...

Microsoft is bringing its AI assistant, Copilot, to all Windows 11 computers. Users can now activate Copilot using voice commands like 'Hey Copilot'. Copilot Vision can analyze on-screen content for ...

Microsoft has reminded customers today that Windows 10 has reached the end of support and will no longer receive patches for newly discovered security vulnerabilities. However, although support for ...

Attackers are now exploiting a critical-severity Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) vulnerability, which already has publicly available proof-of-concept exploit code. Tracked as CVE-2025-59287, ...

Four years after the launch of Windows 11, Microsoft is finally ending support for Windows 10, but what does that mean? Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering ...

The Taliban's interim government in Afghanistan has expressed a desire for good economic and political ties with the US, urging Washington to reopen its embassy in Kabul instead of focusing on Bagram ...

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