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The 5 best cheap laptops: Get back to school for under $350

Buying a new laptop for school—whether it's junior high or college—doesn't mean you need to spend a fortune. What is the best cheap laptop? Our choice is the HP 14 with its 10-hour battery life, quick-charge feature, and connectivity options. But be sure to check out our other top picks for the best budget laptops under $350 from Samsung, Dell, and more.

August 1, 2022 by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Laptops

How much RAM does your Windows 10 PC need?

Is there a case for having more than 16GB of RAM in a Windows 10 PC? Sure there is, but the bang for the buck trails off.

July 29, 2022 by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Hardware

How to remove bloatware from Windows 10

Windows is powerful, but it often arrives on your PC as a bloated, crapware-filled mess. Here's how to remove the bloatware and clean it up, without making things worse.

July 29, 2022 by David Gewirtz in Windows 10

Microsoft enters the final test phase for Windows 10 22H2 before it's ready to rollout

Testers in the Release Preview channel can finally kick the tires of Windows 10 22H2 after little public information. But as of now, it is rolling out to testers in the near-final Release Preview channel.

July 28, 2022 by Mary Jo Foley in Windows 10

The 4 best cheap Windows laptops: Under $400 notebooks for students

What is the best cheap Windows laptop for back to school? The Acer Aspire 5 is our number one pick. We did an in-depth analysis on the top Windows laptops under $400, focusing on display, battery life, processor, and storage.

July 27, 2022 by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Laptops

Microsoft said to be ready to shake up the Windows update schedule. Again

Microsoft already had been muddying the waters around how and when it planned to bring new features to Windows. Now it sounds as if quarterly new feature 'Moments' updates between 'major' Windows client releases could become the newest servicing roadmap.

July 14, 2022 by Mary Jo Foley in Windows 11

When I reset my Windows PC, I ended up with Home edition. How do I get my Pro upgrade back? [Ask ZDNet]

Got a tech question? Ed Bott and ZDNet's squad of editors and experts probably have the answer.

June 24, 2022 by Ed Bott in Productivity

June 15: It's the end of the Internet Explorer era

Microsoft is ending support for IE 11 on June 15, as planned. Here's which versions will no longer get security updates and what Microsoft says will happen next.

June 13, 2022 by Mary Jo Foley in Windows 10

The 10 best Windows laptops: Top notebooks, 2-in-1s, and ultraportables

What is the best Windows laptop? ZDNet's top pick is the Dell XPS 15 (2021). We analyzed and tested each laptop's CPU, storage, display, battery life, and more to narrow down the best laptops using Windows 10 and 11.

June 7, 2022 by Charles McLellan in Laptops