Windows 11 now lets users choose their default user folder name during setup. The new OOBE option fixes the 5-letter folder issue.

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President Trump said during his State of the Union address on Tuesday night that he wants to fix a "gross disparity" in America's retirement system by creating new accounts for the roughly 56 million ...

A former developer at Bluepoint Games has suggested Sony's move away from PC gaming could be due to the fear of Valve's Steam Machine.

Microsoft says the March Windows 11 update breaks sign-ins with Microsoft accounts across multiple Microsoft apps, including ...

Windows 11 KB5079464 Dev update adds new Microsoft 365 account management options in Settings, custom user folder naming during setup, and stricter driver security policies.

If your Windows install is feeling creaky and you want to freshen up, or if you don't have Windows at all, the fastest way to fix things up is to simply do a clean install. Back up your important ...

The latest Microsoft benchmarking data reveals how Microsoft Defender mitigates modern email threats compared to SEG and ICES ...

Can you really get a Windows PC running like new again? Using this free tool from Microsoft, you can get pretty close.

Microsoft is investigating several issues causing email synchronization and connection problems when using the classic Outlook desktop client.

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has had a rough 2026. Its stock is down over 25% from its October highs, with the majority of that decline occurring in 2026. It's not often you see a well-established tech ...