Important security certificates for Windows 11 will soon expire for many users. In some cases, you will need to take action to prevent this from happening. Here's what you need to do and why.

Once your computer has booted up to the Personalization Screen (Windows 8 and Windows 10) or “Set Up Windows” screen (Windows Vista), you can create a user account and login to the desktop. Windows ...

PCWorld explains how Safe Mode serves as a critical troubleshooting tool when Windows fails to boot by loading only essential system components. Safe Mode enables users to identify problematic drivers ...

Secure Boot protects modern Windows and Linux PCs. Microsoft Secure Boot certificates from 2011 expire in June 2026. Most PC owners are fine if they install the latest updates. Last year's ...

Microsoft has linked recent reports of Windows 11 boot failures after installing the January 2026 updates to previously failed attempts to install the December 2025 security update, which left systems ...

Microsoft is investigating reports that some Windows 11 devices are failing to boot with "UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME" errors after installing the January 2026 Patch Tuesday security updates. The issue ...

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 ...

A keyboard computer has always been on my wishlist — that is, a computer where the entire machine was stuffed into a keyboard. Perhaps I caught a glimpse of the Commodore 64 at an impressionable age, ...

HP has officially unveiled the EliteBoard G1a, a slim membrane keyboard that doubles as a full Windows 11 PC powered by AMD’s latest Ryzen AI 300-series processor. It’s a bold attempt to redefine the ...

For obvious reasons, we here at Macworld don’t cover Windows PCs, except when there’s a PC that’s unique enough to make us wonder why Apple didn’t think of it. That just happened with the new HP ...

However, the EliteBoard G1a marks a fresh form factor for modern all-in-one (AIO) PCs, which are usually monitors with integrated components. (The Apple iMac is one popular example.) Unlike ...

HP just revealed a new HP keyboard PC at CES 2026, and it’s a weirdly practical idea. The computer is inside the keyboard, so you can carry your whole setup between desks without hauling a mini PC or ...