Gave it to someone to test out, but they decided to install Ubuntu- no media backup of the installer was made. I want to bring it back to Windows, but I don't know: can I ise the regular Windows 8.1 ...

With Windows 8, Microsoft has taken the need for improved backup and restore functionality to heart. A new utility aptly named “Refresh” is included with the upcoming operating system that is set to ...

Windows 8 will include a smartphone-style reset-to-factory-defaults function, along with a way to reinstall the operating system without deleting apps and settings. Microsoft said on Wednesday that ...

Despite plenty of comments in the last Windows 7 article, I'm not sure why this hasn't been updated to reflect the recommendations there. For example, Double Driver ...

Brian Freeman found a flaw in my article Reinstall Windows when you’ve lost your reinstall disc or partition. I told readers that “when it comes time to activate Windows, use the activation number on ...