This process is called a clean install, which is ironic as there's nothing particularly clean about it: Microsoft has enshittified Windows Setup.

The February update continues to refresh Secure Boot certificates. The update also fixes a number of feature and security glitches. Let's hope this month's update is less buggy than the one in January ...

Microsoft has started automatically replacing expiring Secure Boot certificates on eligible Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 systems. Secure Boot is a security feature that blocks malicious software (like ...

Windows 11 is a solid operating system that offers some benefits over its predecessors. It features a fresh design, solid gaming performance, and offers much better multitasking over the prior version ...

Alex Valdes from Bellevue, Washington has been pumping content into the Internet river for quite a while, including stints at MSNBC.com, MSN, Bing, MoneyTalksNews, Tipico and more. He admits to being ...

Above and beyond the benefits of a fresh do-over, clean installing Windows 11 improves security, exposes new features, and more. With the Windows 10 end of support date arriving on October 14, ...

Microsoft has fixed a known issue caused by the August 2025 security updates, which triggers unexpected User Account Control (UAC) prompts and app installation problems for non-admin users on all ...

If Java is not working in Windows 11/10, these solutions may help you troubleshoot the issue. Although, due to the lack of NPAPI support, Java applets stopped working in Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. Apache Maven is a Java build tool and dependency management engine that simplifies the ...

I always get a bit jittery whenever I hear of a new vulnerability that can enable a bypass of the Windows Secure Boot protections. I don’t really need to explain why, do I? Suffice to say, Secure Boot ...

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Windows 11 users who've been avoiding the problematic 2024 update now have little choice but to accept it. Last Friday, Microsoft revealed that Windows 11 24H2 officially reached the last phase of its ...