The latest Windows update is drawing attention for reasons beyond routine bug fixes. Reports of unexpected behavior, ...

A fake 7-Zip website is distributing a trojanized installer of the popular archiving tool that turns the user's computer into ...

Safe Mode lets Windows start with only essential drivers and services, allowing you to troubleshoot crashes, faulty drivers, ...

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This process is called a clean install, which is ironic as there's nothing particularly clean about it: Microsoft has enshittified Windows Setup.

My very first problem was one I've written about before: Linux isn't generally compatible with Arm-based machines. Alas, two of the spare machines I had hoped to use for this project are outfitted ...

Enable Windows Sandbox and test questionable software risk-free in a disposable virtual machine.

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If you want to de-enshittify Windows 11 but find starting over from scratch to be daunting, then this is for you.

Windows 11 is adding Baseline Security Mode to block unsigned apps, services, and drivers by default, plus new consent prompts for sensitive access and bundled installs, with exceptions when needed ...

As AI agents and autonomous apps multiply, Microsoft is resetting Windows’ default trust model, requiring user consent and ...