My 5-step security checklist for every new Windows PC ...

(Since this article’s original publication, Microsoft issued an update to this process in Windows 10 that requires users to also select System info. The update is ...

With Microsoft set to stop security updates for Windows 10 in October — unless you pay extra — security is top of mind for many businesses and individual users right now. And whether you’re planning ...

In the aftermath of the devastating CrowdStrike outage this July, Microsoft vowed to do better even though it insisted that the event was an aberration. Evidently unwilling to take chances (or risk ...

Last summer's CrowdStrike meltdown caused billions of dollars in damage and exposed some fundamental architectural flaws in the Windows platform. A single flawed update from one vendor was enough to ...

Microsoft outlines agentic AI security strategy with new Defender, Entra and Purview capabilities - SiliconANGLE ...

Update, April 30, 2025: This story, originally published April 28, has been updated with further information regarding the hotpatching security update service for Windows Server 2025 users, as well as ...

Microsoft has now confirmed that an April 2025 Windows security update is creating a new empty "inetpub" folder and warned users not to delete it. This folder is typically used by Microsoft's Internet ...

Microsoft says a Windows 11 issue tied to Samsung Galaxy Connect can block access to the C: drive and prevent key apps from ...

Windows has its faults, but it also has several excellent security features.