…This Android Q component allows Google to patch certain core system components without an OTA update. In Android Pie and earlier, changes to core system components require an update. Some phones can…
…In this case, the update is also being pushed through Windows Update, which should help some people lock down their systems. We're not kidding about up to 460 models being affected…
…However, the updated Health Check app doe make some useful suggestions for other items. For example, the infamous requirement that systems have a TPM 2.0 module. Now, the app will give…
…Currently, most Windows 7 users will stop getting updates until January 14, 2020. The operating system launched in 2009, so the OS will be more than a decade old at that point…
…To prevent that from happening, open C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator and find the "Reboot" file with no suffix or file attachment. Rename it "Reboot.bak". If you need to…
…The difference between "Snappy" Ubuntu Core and Ubuntu Core is that Snappy is designed to offer an even simpler package management and update system with support for transactional updates. It also supports…
…Hit your Windows update center if you're on an older build of Windows 10 -- the Fall update should be live for most systems.
The WannaCrypt ransomware that struck on Friday is so risky, Microsoft has taken the highly unusual step of pushing security updates for operating systems well outside its support window. Unless you feel…
…Our coverage of Windows 10 has often touched on privacy concerns, software controls, and the mandatory telemetry logging that Microsoft implemented with its latest operating system. The mandatory feature updates are another…
Microsoft's Creators Update may have dropped just a few months ago, but the company is already hard at work on the next iteration of its Windows 10 operating system, dubbed the…