New PCs have a habit of coming laden with junkware, and a computer with Windows 10 pre-installed can work way faster by getting rid of it, as the bloatware usually eats up memory. Luckily for ...

It should be clear at this point that Microsoft really, really wants you to upgrade to Windows 10. While many users might still be scrambling for ways to preserve their install of Windows 7 or Windows ...

We all know the pain of reinstalling or getting your Windows installation on a new OEM "clean" install of your OS, but Microsoft has just made this a million times easier with their new Windows 10 ...

Having issues with your computer? One time-tested (and often time-consuming) way of dealing with them is to reinstall your operating system, and Microsoft makes that pretty easy to do in Windows 10 by ...

Microsoft yesterday released a free tool for Windows 10 that claims to scrub PCs of the “bloatware” — also called “crapware” — that computer makers pack on new machines. Refresh Windows, which must be ...

There are clean installations of Windows and then there are OEM "clean" installations of Windows. An oft-recommended tip for anyone upgrading one version of Windows to another (even a new Windows 10 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft is now testing a new tool called "Refresh Windows" which makes clean installing Windows ...

Rejoice, my fellow power users! Microsoft, in its infinite wisdom, will provide push-button Reset and Refresh in Windows 8. Reset will restore a Windows 8 PC to its stock, fresh-from-the-factory state ...