Windows Update can be a pain. Rebooting for updates is one thing — but a forced reboot for updates that shut down your running applications when you’re trying to get work done? Now, that’s obnoxious.

Hot patching is coming to Windows. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. For the most part, I think Windows works quite well. My daily ...

Back on Patch Day (July 9, 2024), Microsoft released KB5040427, a cumulative update that brought important changes and fixes for Windows 10, closing several security vulnerabilities in the operating ...

Microsoft’s having a tough year with reboots. First it was a reboot ad infinitum in February, brought on by a flawed update to Windows Vista. Now the same thing’s happening to some users who have ...

There are few certainties in life: Death, taxes, and turning your computer off and on when there’s a problem. This advice is usually the first tip you get from friends, family, and tech support.

Despite all the well-known tips, tricks, and best practices, I don't always do things the "right" way. It's confession time.

Microsoft's September Patch Tuesday serves up lots of fixes and patches for both versions of Windows but doles out the coolest features to Windows 11.

Learn how to use DISM and SFC commands offline to repair Windows 11 and fix common issues, even without an internet ...

Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing restart loops and taskbar problems on Windows 11 systems after installing the June KB5039302 preview update. "This issue was resolved in updates released July ...

The latest Windows 11 build on the Dev Channel notes that Insiders with the Virtualization Based Security (VBS) feature turned on will be able to "receive Build 26058.1400 (KB5036080) and may not ...

McAfee, to say the least, had its fair share of problems Wednesday when a buggy antivirus software update caused computers running Windows XP to shut down and experience serial reboots. An initial ...