Windows 11 upgrade not working? Try my 4 favorite troubleshooting tricks

If a Windows upgrade has ever gone sideways on you, you know how vague and unhelpful the error messages can be. Here are my go-to troubleshooting tricks when that happens.
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Microsoft's Windows 11 25H2 Update Is Here—But Don't Expect Too Much

The latest version of Windows 11 merely catches everyone up with interim features from the past year and extends its support ...
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Windows 11 Media Creation Tool Stopped Working on Windows 10 – How to Upgrade Now

The Windows 11 Media Creation Tool isn’t working on Windows 10? Here’s how you can still upgrade easily without waiting for Microsoft’s fix.

The Windows 11 upgrade tool stopped working at the worst possible time - but you have options

The Windows 11 media creation tool is used to create a bootable USB drive or DVD with the installation files for the OS. You typically turn to this tool to run a clean install or reinstall of Windows ...
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Microsoft’s big lie: Your computer is fine (and you don’t need to buy a new one)

Windows 11 (center) with Debloater and OO Shut Up, flanked by a MacBook Pro and a <$200 Linux Mint laptop (Tim Allen) This is a guest post by Tim Allen, principal engineer at Wharton Research Data ...

My laptop runs just fine. Microsoft won’t let me upgrade to Windows 11

Windows 10 has reached end of life, rendering millions of PCs insecure. But Microsoft won't let me upgrade my laptop to ...

Microsoft's Windows 11 2025 update starts rolling out today (but don't expect anything new)

Microsoft says the Windows 11 2025 update also “includes significant advancements in build and runtime vulnerability ...