Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. “Reset and recovery operations on some Windows versions might fail,” ...

Microsoft no longer officially supports Windows 10, so do this if you want to keep using your older PC securely.

Officially, Microsoft will stop providing new security updates for Windows 10 PCs after October 14, 2025, a little over a decade after its initial release. It's a stick that Microsoft is using to push ...

If your Windows 11 PC feels slower after an update, here’s how to confirm the cause, roll back changes, and fix only what’s ...

As of October 14, your Windows 10 PC has reached end of life (EOL.) Microsoft is ending mainstream support for Windows 10 after a decade on the market, and is encouraging all users to switch to ...

With Windows 11 this month, it's damned if you don't, possibly damned if you do. After discontinuing (virtually) all support for Windows 10on October 14th, Microsoft is ending support now for all ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. This update mistake has finally been fixed. Updated on Nov. 5 with ...

Windows 10 is no longer going to receive free security updates in the future, but that doesn't mean you have to update to ...

Microsoft recently released a series of important security fixes for both Windows 10 and Windows 11, but unfortunately it’s now clear that those updates are causing all kinds of problems. One of the ...