Looking to make the move to Windows 11? Microsoft offers several ways to upgrade to its latest OS for free. Uptake has lagged a bit (Windows 10 still has about 36% market share), partly due to ...

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That was the reaction of a reader who successfully upgraded a 12-year-old PC from Windows 10 to Windows 11 after being repeatedly blocked by the compatibility checker in Microsoft's Windows 11 Setup ...

Matti Robinson is a veteran of the industry originally from Finland, with nearly 20 years of writing and editing experience. His love for gaming started with the Commodore 64 and grew with each ...

PCWorld highlights that while RAM and SSD prices surge due to AI-driven demand, six PC upgrade categories remain unaffected by memory shortages. CPUs, power supplies, cooling systems, cases, monitors, ...

Upgrading a PC is a cost-effective option compared to buying a new PC. However, if your motherboard has already reached its hardware limitations, you need to purchase a new PC. When it comes to ...

PC hardware upgrades in 2026 deliver real-world gains as modern engines like UE5.4 demand 32GB of baseline memory and PCIe 5.0 bandwidths reaching 128GT/s, doubling prior generations. Targeted ...

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Equally important, but often overlooked, is the question of a valid license (get a new Windows 11 license for 50% off on the PCWorld Software store): Don’t worry, in most cases, the upgrade from 10 to ...

It's officially time to let go. Windows 10 has been over as we know it for some time now, only for Windows 11 to have taken over. To finalize things even further, Microsoft ended support for the ...

Upgrading to NVMe SSDs transforms PC storage performance, slashing Windows boot times from 45 seconds on traditional HDDs to just 8–12 seconds. Game load screens also see dramatic reductions, with ...

Windows 10 support ends on Oct. 14. Microsoft will start prioritizing Windows 11 and halt updates to Windows 10. While the most current version of Windows has been available for several years, plenty ...