One of the dreaded tasks of getting a new PC or laptop is updating the shiny new machine with existing contacts, pictures, and files from that old and aging PC running Windows XP. In this quick guide ...

I am having issues with a machine that is synching offline files to a network share during shutdown. The messages I get are "Synchronization complete", "Errors occurred while Windows was synchronizing ...

Recently, my son lost all his personal documents (photos, video, Office files, etc) on re-installing Windows XP. Have any of you had experience with (or could you recommend) an off-the-shelf data ...

When you upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8 or Windows 10, Windows XP Mode is installed on your machine, however, Windows Virtual PC is not present anymore. This issue occurs because Windows Virtual ...

The free tool copies all the files and settings from your Windows XP PC to a new device running Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1. I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing ...

After reading John Siracusa's excellent article on meta data, I started wondering about what MS is offering in its NTFS 5(.1?) filesystem. Under Windows XP, and perhaps Windows 2000, it seems as if ...

Retailers will face an increased risk of data breaches after Microsoft ends support for Windows XP, a version of which powers the majority of modern cash registers, security vendor Symantec warned in ...