PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. Microsoft's anticipated Windows 11 24H2 update is ...

PCs, for a long time, had a bloatware problem. The major PC manufacturers—Dell, Asus, Acer, and the like—had a bad habit of including "free trials" of software like Norton AntiVirus on new devices.

Resetting your Windows PC can be a good way to clear out old junk files and help troubleshoot technical issues your computer is experiencing. In the past, you used to have to rely on physical disk ...

To check if Device encryption is enabled on Windows 11 Home, go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Device encryption . On Pro, check Control Panel > System and Security > BitLocker Drive Encryption .

24H2 spawns an unusable 'Windows Update Cleanup' cache file on PCs—with no easy way to remove it. Microsoft's anticipated Windows 11 24H2 update is finally here—but it comes with a mysterious file ...