Linux creator Linus Torvalds has unexpectedly come to Microsoft’s defense regarding the jokes about the Windows operating system’s infamous blue screen of death. The whole thing was first noticed by ...

ClickFix is a social engineering ploy that uses tactics like fake error messages, CAPTCHA forms, and command prompts to ...

First developed in 1981 by computer scientist Chase Bishop, the software project that would eventually become Windows actually started life under a far wonkier name: "Interface Manager." The title was ...

Linux creator says BSOD blame lands on flaky rigs, not code Linus Torvalds has ended up defending Microsoft’s much-mocked ...

Here we go again: another Microsoft Windows update, another feature broken as a result. This time it’s VPN access. Here’s ...

If your hard drive is getting errors, you can scan for bad sectors and try to fix them with the Check Disk Utility.

Microsoft has confirmed that recent Windows updates trigger RemoteApp connection failures on Windows 11 24H2/25H2 and Windows ...

The insecure use of an uninstaller during the removal of JumpCloud Agent on Windows can be exploited to obtain System ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. So, this is alarming and new. It turns out the “looming security ...

There are situations where you may want to temporarily disable Windows' built-in security feature. I'll show you how to do it safely.

Microsoft warned users that Windows 11 updates released since August may cause the password sign-in option to disappear from the lock screen options, even though the button remains functional. On ...

Microsoft has been publishing data about the gender, race, and ethnic breakdown of its employees for more than a decade. Since 2019 it’s been publishing a full diversity and inclusion report annually, ...