Installing the Windows 11 2024 version via a CD or flash drive may cause it to reject any future updates. Microsoft is ...

Ransomware is nasty stuff. This type of malware encrypts files on your PC so that you can’t access them—unless you pay the attacker to unlock the data. In other words, your files are held ...

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Security software providers will try to be proactive ... Those who spend their days protecting PCs have two suggestions for Windows 10 loyalists. In addition to being extra cautious online to ...

There's a massive year ahead for those still using Windows 10. This ageing operating system is being sent to the history ...

A high-severity vulnerability in the 7-Zip file archiver allows attackers to bypass the Mark of the Web (MotW) Windows ...