Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Earlier this year, Microsoft said it would work on fixing "pain points" in Windows 11. The first changes in that effort are beginning to appear, ...

No more getting caught by a forced Windows 11 update while you're in the middle of a meeting or a match. Microsoft announced some major changes coming to Windows Update on its blog, including the ...

Microsoft's April 2026 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 delivers security fixes, networking improvements, and Remote Desktop changes, but also coincides with a multi‑year plan to phase out legacy ...

Microsoft finally acknowledged complaints about Windows 11. The company is promising sweeping changes to a slew of features. Windows Insiders will have a greater voice in upcoming releases.

Cybercriminals keep getting better at blending into the software you use every day. Over the past few years, we've seen phishing pages that copy banking portals, fake browser alerts that claim your ...

Today, Microsoft announced the general availability of Windows 11 25H2, also known as Windows 11 2025 Update. Windows 11 25H2 is a minor update, and it shares the same platform release as Windows 11 ...

Microsoft has mitigated a known issue that caused Windows update failures when installing them from a network share using the Windows Update Standalone Installer (WUSA). WUSA is a built-in ...

Republished on July 20 with new update warnings for Windows 10 users and a fresh new incentive for users to upgrade to Windows 11. Well this is interesting and new. “We apologize for any inconvenience ...

Last fall, Microsoft announced that individuals who wanted to keep using Windows 10 past its official end-of-support date could do so by opting into the company’s Extended Security Update (ESU) ...

The next thing that you can try is resetting the Windows Update Components. Sometimes, Windows Update Components are corrupted due to which Windows Update fails to install. Corrupt system image files ...

Microsoft has just made Windows 10 users an offer they (almost) can’t refuse: a free update to Windows 11 version 24H2. Details can be found on this support page, where Microsoft writes: “Windows 11, ...

Republished on December 14 with Microsoft’s response to dangerous user confusion after a raft of “muddled” articles were published. The confusion around Microsoft updates continues. Just as it ...