Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about cybersecurity, surveillance and privacy. “Reset and recovery operations on some Windows versions might ...

While the Windows world focuses on failed updates and a new automated upgrade that has just gone live for all users, Microsoft has also just issued a new Windows 11 update it describes as “critical.” ...

Microsoft is forcing eligible Windows 11 PCs to update to 25H2. Support ends for Windows 11 24H2 in October, so you'll need 25H2. Windows 11 25H2 is stable, so there's no reason not to update. Are you ...

Windows 11 is not without its bugs, quirks, and weirdness, and every once in a while, Microsoft fixes some of these issues to give users a much-needed respite. In June of this year, the company killed ...

Thus far, Windows 11 has famously botched several updates, creating quite the broken mess, which Microsoft is well aware of. A January security update was even responsible for killing some computers, ...

There are few things we all dread more than the pesky little "Windows Update" notification that seemingly pops up at the most inconvenient of times. That said, keeping your device up to date with the ...

Windows users—many of whom perennially grumble about the addition of new features to the operating system—can breathe a sigh of relief. This year’s “major” Windows update, version 25H2, which will ...

Microsoft has released the KB5067036 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2, which begins the rollout of the Administrator Protection cybersecurity feature and an updated Start Menu.

Microsoft’s fifth major iteration of Windows 11 is nearing its release to the general public—the Windows Insider team announced today that Windows 11 25H2 was being put into its Release Preview ...

PCWorld highlights the release of KB5073724, Microsoft’s first Windows 10 security update of 2026, addressing critical vulnerabilities including a flaw in WinSqlite3.dll. This update is exclusively ...