When a college or university says it's "test-optional," it means that school does not require students to provide their SAT or ACT scores when applying. This means it's left to each student to decide ...

Apart from rolling out major updates and security fixes, Microsoft also rolls out Optional Quality Updates. These updates can include bug fixes and driver updates and are only targeted at certain ...

Windows Optional updates are not compulsory updates but are made available to users when they are available. While many PC users and IT admins choose to install the updates manually, new policies ...

A s a new admissions cycle begins, colleges are navigating a fragmented and unsettled standardized-testing landscape. After a pandemic-fueled rush to drop standardized-testing requirements, a handful ...

A new working paper from Dartmouth College researchers is providing yet more evidence that test-optional college admissions ended up hurting the very disadvantaged students the policy change was meant ...

Figure 1: Occasionally, Windows Update shows a link that reads “View optional updates.” (Click image to enlarge it.) This, by the way, is a return to functionality offered in Windows 7, when optional ...