Microsoft is rolling out a change that lets you skip post-installation updates during Windows 11's OOBE setup process.

A new update now rolling out globally will give users the option to skip the update process when setting up a new Windows 11 PC, speeding up the experience two-fold.

Do you remember SkiFree? You can play Microsoft’s new surfing version during the Windows 11 setup process. Do you remember SkiFree? You can play Microsoft’s new ...

One small step towards rebuilding user goodwill.

TL;DR: Microsoft's latest Windows 11 preview build enforces mandatory Microsoft account sign-in during setup, removing previous local account bypasses. This change targets power users and ...

Again, you’re free to hit the Skip link, even though the "Join for $14.99" button is much more prominent on the screen. If ...

You may have seen Modern Setup Host just chilling in and sometimes consuming your system resources in the Task Manager. With the help of Modern Setup Host, your system is prepared for updates, and ...

Setting up a new Windows laptop, or installing a fresh copy of Windows on a machine, is kind of a slog. While it doesn’t take multiple hours like it used to (thanks, SSDs!), it’s still a lot of time ...

In a nutshell: Microsoft has announced a couple of changes for its latest Windows Insider Preview Build (20231) released on the Dev channel. A subset of Insiders in the Dev Channel will now be greeted ...

Microsoft has rolled out a new build of Windows 10 to Insiders within the Dev Channel (Build 20231), and it brings a number of critical changes, most prominently where it pertains to the OOBE (Out Of ...

An uncommon Blue Screen error that can occur is SETUP_FAILURE with Bug Check 0x00000085. This Stop Error typically occurs during a Windows Setup process due to Disk ...