Windows
Guides, comparisons and practical advice for Windows — activation, upgrades, licensing and what every version change means for you.
A Windows reinstall wipes Office from your machine, but it does not cancel your licence. Whether you have Office Professional Plus 2024, Home & Business 2024, or an older version, you are entitled to reinstall it at no extra cost. The process depends entirely on which edition you have — because the two main types […]
The Secure Boot certificates installed in most Windows PCs since 2011 are expiring this month. The first deadline is 24 June 2026. Your computer will not stop working. But if the certificate update fails silently, your machine will gradually lose the ability to receive boot-level security patches — without any obvious sign that something has […]
On 12 May 2026, Google announced the Googlebook — a new laptop category running Aluminium OS, their merged Android and ChromeOS platform, with Gemini AI integrated at the system layer. Devices ship from five major OEMs this autumn. This is the most serious challenge to Windows on the laptop Google has ever put forward. Here […]
On 13 May 2026, Microsoft pushed a significant update to Edge. Copilot can now read across every tab you have open and answer questions about all of them at once. It also remembers your previous conversations, can access your browsing history, and the whole package is now on mobile. Here’s what actually changed — and […]
Yes — with one important caveat about hardware. Windows 11 is a better operating system than Windows 10, the security baseline alone justifies the upgrade, and Windows 10 hasn’t received security patches since October 2025. The question now isn’t really whether it’s worth it. It’s whether your PC can run it. Ready to upgrade? Windows […]
Windows 11 Run PC Health Check first. It gives you a pass or fail in under a minute, and if something fails it tells you exactly what. If your PC passes, you’re done — buy a licence and upgrade. If it fails, the rest of this article explains why, and what you can realistically do […]
Windows 10 support ended in October 2025. Microsoft’s Extended Security Update programme lets you keep receiving security patches — for a fee that doubles every year, covering only critical vulnerabilities, with no features, no bug fixes, and no technical support. Windows 11 costs £34. The decision isn’t complicated. Genuine Licence — Instant Digital Delivery Upgrade […]