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.

10 things to know before installing the Windows 11 2026 update

Microsoft's Windows 11 version 26H2 update explained. Discover what changes, upgrade options, hardware requirements, and why it matters.
MacTech

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, ...
CNET

MacOS 27 Golden Gate: All the Macs Compatible With the New OS

Apple’s MacOS 27 announcement at WWDC 2026 on Monday might have focused on some trippy hippy visuals and strange “summer of love”-themed poetry, but the next desktop operating system update is more ...
MacTech

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 ...