…With these updates, Microsoft is focusing on improving stability and performance, the first steps towards optimizing its bloated operating system. According to Windows Latest, the improvements in these updates affect File Explorer…
…Created by Microsoft VP Scott Hanselman, PeekDesktop lets you click on an empty spot on your desktop wallpaper to hide every open window at once. Click again and everything snaps right back…
An unpatched vulnerability in (ironically) Microsoft Defender lets attackers gain full administrative access on Windows 10 and 11, and on some Windows Server versions, once they already have local access to a…
…This process, called the Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE), has gotten longer and more frustrating over the years, so it's great that Microsoft is now cutting back and allowing you to…
In late March, Microsoft released emergency patch KB5085516, which was meant to fix broken Microsoft app logins. Unfortunately, users are now reporting that the out-of-band update is causing other problems…
…If you want to upgrade, snag it for cheap in the PCWorld Software Store: now just $59 instead of $99. A new Windows update strategy Microsoft is currently working on improving Windows…
Whenever Microsoft releases new updates for Windows, it's pretty much expected now that users around the world will run into all kinds of error codes and messages. But one Microsoft veteran…
…It's anything but modern—and Microsoft has finally wised up enough to do something about it. Marcus Ash, Microsoft's CVP of Design and Research for Windows + Devices, promises that the…
…If you want to upgrade, snag it for cheap in the PCWorld Software Store: now just $59 instead of $99. Workarounds from the community Until Microsoft repairs the issue, users will have…
…A security researcher from Norway has uncovered a serious vulnerability in Microsoft Edge that shows passwords are stored in memory as plaintext, as shown in this social media post. Any malicious user…
