Comparing the launch version of Windows 11 to its 2026 update

Windows 11 has evolved over the past five years. See how the Start menu, Taskbar, File Explorer, Search, AI, performance, and ...

How to Find Out if You Have the Most Updated Operating System

Get step-by-step instructions for determining the operating system (OS) version on your devices and why it is so important to keep the OS updated.

Windows 11 August update is now live with new features. Here are the most important changes

Microsoft's August 2026 Patch Tuesday delivers a large batch of improvements across Windows 11.
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Apple updates most of its operating systems — and addresses a CarPlay glitch

Apple has released iOS 18.4.1, iPadOS 18.4.1, macOS Sequoia 15.4.1, tvOS 18.4.1, and visionOS 2.4.1. (However, there’s no new version of watchOS available). The iOS 18.4.1 provides, in Apple’s words, ...
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Monday’s going to be a big day for Apple operating system updates

Based on what we heard at yesterday’s “Aw Dropping” event, we can expect a plethora of operating system updates to be released on Monday, September 15. They include macOS Tahoe 26, iOS 26, iPadOS 26, ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft adds another year to Windows 10 extended update program

Microsoft ended official support for Windows 10 in 2025, but the company may have a harder time than expected putting the operating system out to pasture. After promising a year of optional extended ...
Ars Technica

iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26 Tahoe, and Apple’s other OS updates launch September 15

CUPERTINO, Calif.—If you’re buying one of the new iPhones or the other hardware that Apple announced today, your new devices will ship with Apple’s latest operating system updates already installed.