Windows 8 Refresh lets you restore your Windows 8 PC to earlier state without destroying data, but beware hidden gotchas In the past few weeks, I’ve seen many analyses and demos of Windows 8 Refresh, ...

We don’t all know what to call it, but we’ve all experienced Windows Rot. Windows Rot is when your PC, which ran perfectly fine for the first few years you owned it, begins to get bogged down. It ...

One of the coolest features of Windows 8 is Refresh. Regardless of why you might want to start over, Refresh gives you a quick and easy way to start with a clean slate while also maintaining your apps ...

Windows 8 Reset and Refresh: Yes, Things Can Go Wrong You’ve got to respect Microsoft for making a big deal out of Windows 8’s reset and refresh features. Useful as they are, the main reason these ...

Windows 11 has a bunch of new features, including many little ones people may not have heard about. With the Windows 11 preview now out for testers and several months to go before a possible public ...

Just like with previous versions, once you've had your Windows 8 computer for a while, chances are it will become unstable or not be as sprightly as it once was. That's when a little clean up might be ...

Ed Rhee, a freelance writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is an IT veteran turned stay-at-home-dad of two girls. He focuses on Android devices and applications while maintaining a review blog ...

Microsoft will offer Windows 8 users the ability to refresh the OS to a clean state while preserving all data, settings, and at least all Metro apps. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and ...