19+ hour, 1+ min ago   (626+ words) Microsoft has spent the last year closing ways to set up Windows 11 without a Microsoft account, but there is apparently a new, remarkably simple workaround hiding in plain sight. On the latest Windows 11 Home installation media we tested, clicking the…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (631+ words) This week’s mandatory Windows 11 update has finally removed WMIC, one of the tools that ransomware abused. You might have never heard of WMIC if you never worked in an enterprise environment, but the risk wasn’t limited to businesses. Regular consumers…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (745+ words) Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 will now bundle driver updates,.NET, and firmware updates together with the monthly security update, so your PC restarts only once instead of multiple times a month. First spotted by Windows Latest, the change applies…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (456+ words) Windows 10 is fully supported until October 2027 as part of Extended Security Updates (ESU), which makes sense given that 3 in 10 PCs still run the “retired” OS. But it’ll eventually become difficult to keep using it, specifically for gaming, as Nvidia is…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (651+ words) If Windows 11 is sending alerts that you need to turn on virus protection and your PC is unprotected, don’t worry. It’s a mistake, and Microsoft has confirmed it’s aware of the issue, but it does not have a fix yet....

4+ week, 15+ hour ago   (634+ words) Microsoft is cleaning up Windows 11 and removing multiple legacy features, starting with WMIC, in hopes that it makes the OS more secure. And it’s necessary, as the company itself warned that AI is a major security threat and even recommended…...