While Windows allows users to download files from almost everywhere, it can also block a website or downloads for various reasons. Windows 11, like its predecessors, come with security features built ...

The new Windows 11 24H2 update started rolling out automatically on eligible devices on May 2, 2025, and gurus are noticing the files downloading in the background even if they didn’t click “Check for ...

Adobe Flash and Java are two downloads most of us have installed on our Windows computers, as they give us a richer internet and browsing experience. We have already seen how to manage Adobe Flash ...

Microsoft has now taken the great, big Windows 11 24H2 update into its final rollout phase, many months after it first debuted. According to a May 2nd status update on this support page (spotted by ...

People in Russia can no longer download Windows 10 and Windows 11 ISOs and installation tools from Microsoft, with no reason for the block provided by the company. Russia's TASS news agency first ...

On Windows 11, when you download a document or another type of file, by default, it's stored in the "Downloads" folder located in the home folder for that specific account. However, you can always ...

Managing Editor Alison DeNisco Rayome joined CNET in 2019, and is a member of the Home team. She is a co-lead of the CNET Tips and We Do the Math series, and manages the Home Tips series, testing out ...

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 will officially launch on 5 October. Both a free upgrade for those Windows 10 devices that are eligible and pre-loaded on new computers are due. This means that ...