If a Windows upgrade has ever gone sideways on you, you know how vague and unhelpful the error messages can be. Here are my go-to troubleshooting tricks when that happens.

This year my laptop turns six–a relatively young age in the grand scheme of things. Sure, it’s gotten slower and the battery ...

As announced on the Windows Learn website, Microsoft explained two issues that have plagued Windows 11's 25H2 update. The first is titled "Problems playing protected content in some BluRay/DVD/Digital ...

The latest Windows 11 update (KB5063878) promised faster performance when it was rolled out on Aug. 12. But then it developed serious problems — which isn’t great when it’s a mandatory update that ...

Microsoft says the latest version of the Windows 11 Media Creation Tool (MCT) no longer works correctly on Windows 10 22H2 ...

James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...

The latest cumulative update for Windows 11 version 24H2, KB5046617, is causing many issues, from installation failures to post-update system instabilities, Windows ...

Microsoft has tacitly confirmed that the mandatory Windows 11 24H2 updates from past months negatively impacted the operating system’s stability, which is bad timing for the company who recently ...

June’s big Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 has caused a bit of a mess for users, so much so that Microsoft had to briefly pause the update and issue an emergency patch… that ended up causing even ...

On Windows 11, it's just a matter of time until you start experiencing different types of problems, and in this guide, I will share with you the signs I usually look for to determine when it is time ...

Reports had suggested Windows 11 security updates were behind some recent SSD issues. Reports had suggested Windows 11 security updates were behind some recent SSD issues. is a senior editor and ...

Ubisoft has finally rolled out fixes for multiple Assassin's Creed games impacted by last year's Windows 11 update. Both Assassin's Creed Origins and Valhalla have been patched to get around the ...