Category: Windows

January 30, 2023

Microsoft’s Windows has already gone into several updates, yet the company feels the need to add more layers of improvement to it. Soon, Windows 10 users will be forced to upgrade to Windows 11 since Jan. 31 will be the […]

January 25, 2023

Microsoft is now working on releasing a redesign of File Explorer for Windows 11, according to a report by Windows Central. A big update for File Explorer is expected to see the light of day soon. For now, the Redmond-based […]

January 20, 2023

Windows 11 users on the latest version 22H2 of the operating system should be wary of a bug that is messing up some important apps after a system restore has been performed. Bleeping Computer(opens in new tab) pointed out this […]

January 19, 2023

Microsoft has revealed on the softwares’ official product pages that it will stop directly issuing licenses for Windows 10 Home, Pro, and Workstation. The disclaimer states that January 31, 2023, is the last day consumers can download the operating systems […]

January 17, 2023

When Windows 7 arrived 14 years ago, it was seen as better than its predecessor but still with issues. Vendors weren’t ready for it, important drivers were lacking, and few end users and IT admins liked User Account Control (which […]

January 13, 2023

The first Patch Tuesday of the year from Microsoft addresses 98 security vulnerabilities, with 10 classified as critical for Windows. One vulnerability (CVE-2023-21674) in a core section of Windows code is a zero-day that requires immediate attention. And Adobe has […]

January 13, 2023

This week signals the end of the line for Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 support. After years of extended security updates, no more bugs or security holes will be patched in the venerable operating systems. Windows 7 had a good […]

January 6, 2023

Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25272 to the Dev Channel as well as a new Windows 11 preview for the Beta Channel. The new Dev Channel build doesn’t include any major changes but does remove a few […]

January 6, 2023

Windows 11 users will doubtless be glad to see Microsoft scrap an idea introduced in testing late last year, namely recommended websites popping up in the Start menu (and a second unpopular change has just been given the elbow, too). […]

January 5, 2023

Windows 11 users with AMD Ryzen processors are reportedly being hit by a bug that in some cases is causing various problems including freezing up the PC and affecting the performance of games. The issue was introduced with the December […]

December 21, 2022

More than six years after Microsoft’s free upgrade offer officially ended, people are still reporting successful Windows 10 upgrades from older machines. Here’s the latest extremely unofficial report. In the months after that original publication, I rechecked, revised, and updated […]

December 19, 2022

Researchers recently discovered a Windows code-execution vulnerability that has the potential to rival EternalBlue, the name of a different Windows security flaw used to detonate WannaCry, the ransomware that shut down computer networks across the world in 2017. Like EternalBlue, […]

December 13, 2022

Microsoft on Tuesday disclosed 56 vulnerabilities, including six critical ones and one moderate vulnerability that has been exploited. The patches released address common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) in: Microsoft Windows and Windows Components; Azure; Office and Office Components; SysInternals; Microsoft […]

December 12, 2022

The year is 2009. Nvidia’s GTX 295 is ruling the graphics card market, Apple recently released the iPhone 3G, and Microsoft has announced its newest operating system, Windows 7, to high amounts of consumer praise. Users finally felt like a […]

November 30, 2022

Windows 11 has been plagued by a bug in its 22H2 update that affects some users, causing stuttering in games, and leading Microsoft to block the upgrade for those people – but the good news is that a fix has […]

November 17, 2022

Microsoft has recently released a new update for the Windows Holographic version 22H2. The main focus of the new changes revolves around IT management improvement that will help HoloLens users the most. When the previous Holographic 22H1 became available to […]

November 11, 2022

Microsoft on Tuesday released a tightly focused but still significant update that addresses 68 reported (some publicly) vulnerabilities. Unfortunately, this month brings a new record: six zero-day flaws affecting Windows. As a result, we have added both the Windows and […]

November 10, 2022

One of the Windows 11 22H2 update’s improvements was a redesigned Task Manager with a reorganized user interface, an updated Windows 11-style look, and other features. Laying that foundation has apparently given Microsoft the latitude to work on other Task […]

November 8, 2022

When it comes to bizarre ad placement, few companies can top Microsoft. We have written about Microsoft’s Start menu ads in the past, but its latest ad placement is among the most peculiar we can remember seeing. Some Windows 11 […]

November 7, 2022

Let’s say it’s your favorite version of Windows. It allows you to specifically download updates. It doesn’t insert cartoons or ads into your search engine. It doesn’t move your icons around. It’s well behaved. And yet, it’s a flavor of […]