The vulnerability comes from the way Notepad handles Markdown hyperlinks. Attackers craft malicious .md files with embedded ...

Now Microsoft has confirmed three zero-day Windows security bypass vulnerabilities, users are warned to get their update groove on ASAP.

It's officially time to let go. Windows 10 has been over as we know it for some time now, only for Windows 11 to have taken over. To finalize things even further, Microsoft ended support for the ...

Windows 11's next act? Lock it down by default and make every app ask nicely first, tightening control, boosting transparency, and curbing unwanted changes.

Microsoft recently announced a potentially major change in how Windows handles applications and software. The update comes with a new security model for the operating system.

High-severity flaw fixed in Windows 11 Notepad ...

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

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 ...

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Microsoft's February 2026 update patches six actively exploited zero-day flaws and addresses critical Secure Boot certificate expirations..