Microsoft is encouraging people to talk to their laptops as it rolls out new artificial intelligence updates to Windows 11 and pushes users to phase out its predecessor, Windows 10. Microsoft ended free security support for Windows 10 this week, though millions of people still use personal computers running the older operating system.

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Windows 11’s October update brings quick AI image fixes in File Explorer, a cleaner multi-board Widgets experience, stronger Narrator tools, and Gaming Copilot in Game Bar, with more improvements testing now in Microsoft’s Insider builds.

The Windows 11 media creation tool is used to create a bootable USB drive or DVD with the installation files for the OS. You typically turn to this tool to run a clean install or reinstall of Windows 11 on a new or existing computer. It's an ideal way to upgrade any Windows 10 PC to the latest supported version of Windows, not just your current PC.

The best way to stay safe from potential bugs or security threats that could arise on out of date Windows 11 software is to update to the latest version. If you are running 23H2, you should be able to head to your PC’s settings and update to 24H2, a free update for all Windows 11 users.

Microsoft will end support for Windows 10 tomorrow. Here's everything you need to know if you can or can’t upgrade to Windows 11.