Windows comes with a built-in repair environment called the Recovery Environment. Unfortunately, it is possible for the recovery environment to become inaccessible. The same tools can be accessed by ...

Jimmie Bates wants to know if he should ever update his Windows recovery disk. I checked with Microsoft to get the full story, and here’s what I found out. Windows 8 and 10 have a built-in tool to ...

In a monster blog post that would stretch the 640KB memory limit of early PCs, Microsoft has detailed the streamlined, just-11-clicks! upgrade process for Windows 8-- as in, the installer that appears ...

Windows 8 isn’t just Microsoft’s newest operating system. It’s the most ambitious move the company has made in years. If you remember the 2008 ads that touted “Hi, I’m a Mac. And I’m a PC,” you’ll ...

Microsoft has outlined the streamlined, from-60-down-to-11-clicks upgrade process for Windows 8 -- as in, the installer that appears when mom or pop insert a Windows 8 disc into their Windows 7 or ...