Archive - The Windows ReadMe

Windows 11's S Mode and Microsoft's failed closed-platform dreams

Windows is open -- but only because Microsoft failed to lock down the PC.

9 hrs ago •

October 2025

Remembering Bing Sydney, the AI Microsoft wants you to forget

Copilot Mico is not Microsoft's first digital companion.

Oct 31 •

Web Browser Keyboard Shortcuts [NFO]

Unlike an AI browser, this one-page printable cheat sheet won't talk back!

Oct 30 •

My favorite Windows web browser (without AI)

With a few tweaks, Brave is what Firefox and Chrome were in their golden ages.

Oct 24 •

What if the writing was art all along?

Playing a fool in a Shakespearean play taught me a lot about tech writing.

Oct 19 •

The best VPNs (and how affiliate links broke the web)

Confessions and recommendations from an ex-Editor-in-Chief.

Oct 17 •

Get free security updates for Windows 10

Plus: The future of Windows 10 PCs after October 2026.

Oct 10 •

Windows 11 25H2: Should you upgrade?

Microsoft is keeping a secret about how Windows Update works.

Oct 3 •

Ask Me Anything [BBS]: October Boot-Up

Oct 1 •

September 2025

PC cleaners are still a scam (and I nearly got sued for saying it)

You don't need to spend money to clean your PC.

Sep 26 •

The best YouTube downloaders (and how Google silenced the press)

Most websites can't tell you about them. But I can.

Sep 19 •

Flatten and Reinstall: When should you reinstall Windows?

I reinstalled Windows XP so many times! It was... fun?

Sep 12 •

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