The end of Windows 10 support is near, forcing users to eventually switch to the newer Windows 11 operating system. No internet connection? No problem.

We recently experienced an installation of Windows 10 with system files that were corrupt to the point that certain sections of the Settings app would automatically close when being opened, among ...

Select the "Check for updates" button. After a short wait, it will list all available updates for your installation. If you ...

Windows 11 might be the latest version of Windows, but if you still use Windows 10 and need to "clean install" the operating system, or install or upgrade to it for the first time on an older PC, ...

Microsoft launched its Windows 11 version 25H2 update on September 30, 2025, bringing enhanced security and AI-powered ...

When you install Windows 11/10 on a clean, formatted disk, it first creates a partition on the disk at the beginning of the hard disk. This partition is called the System Reserved Partition. After ...

If when you download the Windows ISO image and try to copy it to a bootable USB flash drive, but receive the error message The file ‘install.wim’ is too large for ...

How you install a program from an ISO image will vary depending on which version of Windows you use. Here’s how to install it in Windows 10 and 11. Lance is an experienced writer who tries to unravel ...

This article, updated to reflect Windows 10 version 2004 (aka May 2020 Update), covers the most common scenarios you're likely to encounter when installing, reinstalling, and activating Windows 10. Is ...

Do you want to install the latest build of Windows 10 using an ISO? Then use this guide to turn the install.ESD file into an installation media with the most current version of the operating system.

A .PAT file is used by Synology for its network-attached storage operating system, Synology DiskStation Manager. OS updates (and previous versions to DSM 7.0) can be installed onto a NAS enclosure ...

To get started on the task of determining whether files on your system look the way they did when they were first installed, you should take a look at the /var/sadm/install/contents file on your ...