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Update Your PC Now to Fix Snipping Tool’s Security Flaw

Previously, we reported that thanks to an unpatched vulnerability existing in Windows 11’s Snipping Tool program, you could un-crop images and recover sensitive data from them. Thankfully, that’s over now, as Microsoft has re…

Arol Wright 1d ago

Windows 11 Update Fixes 83 Bugs, 2 Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

Keeping your Windows computer updated is crucial to keep yourself, and your files, safe from attackers. Case in point — Microsoft released a boatload of security fixes on its latest Patch Tuesday, including two zero-day vul…

Arol Wright Mar 15th

Windows 10’s Bad Upgrade Prompts Are Back for Windows 11

In the early days of Windows 10, Microsoft sent irritating full-screen popups and alerts to PCs running earlier versions, asking them to upgrade to the newest version. Now, Microsoft is (allegedly) bringing back that strategy…

Corbin Davenport Feb 2nd

Microsoft Won’t Sell You Windows 10, But You Can Still Buy It

Microsoft is focusing all its attention on Windows 11, and even though Windows 10 still works fine for now, support will end in October 2025. Windows 10 is now taking one of its first steps to retirement….

Corbin Davenport Jan 23rd

Here’s When Windows 10 Will Delete Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer 11 was officially retired on June 15, 2022, with Microsoft asking people to use IE Mode in Microsoft Edge if they still need access to older pages. Microsoft has now confirmed when the regular Internet Explo…

Corbin Davenport Nov 4th, 2022

Windows 10 22H2 Is Here, but Microsoft Won’t Say What’s New

Microsoft released Windows 11 22H2 last month, as the first major upgrade for the latest version of Windows. The company has also been working on a 22H2 update for everyone still using Windows 10, and now it’s rolling out….

Corbin Davenport Oct 18th, 2022

The Windows Subsystem for Linux Now Works With More Apps

The Windows Subsystem for Linux is an optional feature for running Linux applications on Windows PCs, thanks to a lightweight virtual machine. It will soon work with even more Linux software, thanks to newly-added systemd sup…

Corbin Davenport Sep 26th, 2022

Steam Now Sells a New Start Menu for Windows 11

The taskbar and start menu on Windows 10 weren’t perfect, and the radical redesign in Windows 11 has garnered some criticism. Start11 is a popular app for changing the start menu and taskbar (even we love it), and now it’s av…

Corbin Davenport Aug 4th, 2022

Microsoft Is Planning a Mysterious Update for Windows 10 in 2022

Last month, a software package indicated Microsoft was working on a Windows 10 22H2 update, presumably arriving alongside the Windows 11 22H2 update later this year. Now the update has been confirmed, but it’s not clear what …

Corbin Davenport Jul 29th, 2022

How to Update Drivers on Windows 10

Windows 10 updates most of your device drivers automatically. But if you’d like to manually install the latest drivers (say for your graphics card), you can do so by downloading the drivers from the device manufacturer’s site…

Mahesh Makvana Jul 12th, 2022

Web-Based Apps Are About to Get Better on Windows 10

Many desktop applications, like Discord and Spotify, are based on web technologies and usually eat up system resources than proper native apps. Microsoft has been working on an alternative to the Electron framework that most …

Corbin Davenport Jun 27th, 2022

Windows 10 Might Get a Major Update In 2022

Microsoft is preparing to release a ’22H2′ update for Windows 11, the first major update since Windows 11 arrived last year. People still using Windows 10 might get their own 22H2 update, too.

Corbin Davenport Jun 27th, 2022

Microsoft Will Soon Remove Internet Explorer From Windows 10

Microsoft dropped Internet Explorer from Windows 11, instead only making it accessible through ‘IE Mode’ on the new Edge browser. Now the company is preparing to remove it from some builds of Windows 10, too….

Corbin Davenport Jun 13th, 2022

Microsoft Copies the App Store’s Worst Feature for Windows

The app store on Windows, known as the Microsoft Store, received a much-needed overhaul just in time for Windows 11. Soon, it will become even more like the app stores on iPhone and Android — to a fault….

Corbin Davenport May 24th, 2022

Windows 11 is Adding a “Controller Bar” for Opening Games

Xbox controllers are some of the best PC gaming controllers, thanks to their plug-and-play support in Windows and most games. Microsoft is now testing a new ‘Controller bar’ on Windows 11, which aims to make the experience ev…

Corbin Davenport May 6th, 2022

Microsoft Releases Fix for Broken VPNs on Windows 10 and 11

Patch Tuesdays are exciting because Microsoft fixes all those nagging minor issues and security problems that have popped up. However, sometimes things go sideways, which happened recently, as a Windows patch made some types …

Dave LeClair Jan 18th, 2022

New Windows Zero-Day Grants Local Admin Access

It seems like there’s a new local zero-day exploit that grants admin privileges on Windows almost every day, and today is no exception. A researcher publically disclosed a vulnerability that lets anyone with standard privileg…

Dave LeClair Nov 23rd, 2021

Windows 10’s November 2021 Update Is Here

It’s official: the Windows 10 November 2021 update, codenamed 21H2, has arrived. And while it doesn’t bring very much in the way of new features, some people can still download it to your Windows 10 PC right now….

Dave LeClair Nov 17th, 2021

Finally: Windows 10 Won’t Get Big Updates Every Six Months

With Windows 11, Microsoft realized that significant updates every six months are too frequent, so the company switched to annual updates. The company is officially switching to the same update schedule for Windows 10, so you…

Dave LeClair Nov 17th, 2021

Start11 Brings Windows 11’s Start Menu to Windows 10

Microsoft has extremely strict requirements to upgrade to Windows 11, but if you want to experience a bit of Windows 11 on Windows 10, you can give Stardock’s Start11 a try, as it brings the new start menu to the previous ver…

Dave LeClair Nov 3rd, 2021

Your Windows 10 PC Can’t Escape the PC Health Check App

If your computer is still running Windows 10, Microsoft might push the PC Health Check app on you whether you want to install it or not, as some users are saying that the app is being reinstalled after running Windows Update….

Dave LeClair Oct 27th, 2021

Forget Windows 11: Windows 10’s 21H2 Update Arrives in November

If you’re not ready to give up on Windows 10, you can rest easy knowing that Microsoft isn’t, either. The company just announced that the 21H2 Update is coming in November 2021. It doesn’t bring much in terms of new features…

Dave LeClair Oct 22nd, 2021

Windows 10 Will Get Windows 11’s New Store Soon

Windows 11 is officially here. Microsoft launched the latest version of its operating system, and it turns out the company is actually bringing some Windows 11 features to Windows 10 computers, including the improved Windows …

Dave LeClair Oct 7th, 2021

Hackers Are Using Internet Explorer to Attack Windows 10

Microsoft has alerted everyone that attackers are exploiting a previously undiscovered zero-day vulnerability in Windows 10 and several Windows Server versions. The exploit could let malicious individuals seize control over …

Dave LeClair Sep 8th, 2021

How to Burn an ISO Image to Disc on Windows 10

If you have CD or DVD backups in the ISO file format that you need to burn to disc, it’s easy to do so in Windows 10. We’ll show you how.

David Buck Sep 2nd, 2021

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