Windows Optional updates are not compulsory updates but are made available to users when they are available. While many PC users and IT admins choose to install the updates manually, new policies ...

Microsoft’s Windows Update utility automatically downloads… well, updates to Windows. Up until now that’s generally included security updates, bug fixes, and ...

Windows 11’s latest cumulative update is not a routine housekeeping patch, it closes critical security holes and stabilizes ...

Microsoft PowerToys is an official power-user toolkit from Microsoft that adds a ton of advanced functionality to Windows 11. It serves as a one-stop solution for adding many useful features to the ...

Writing documents, surfing the internet, watching videos, or playing games: You want to use your PC and spend as little time as possible on the technology behind it. The operating system only provides ...

Last year, several dangerous security vulnerabilities were found in the popular 7zip compression tool that were closed with new versions. However, these patches had to be downloaded and installed ...

Microsoft has a new answer to automatically downloaded Windows 10 updates that aren't compatible with the device they're installed on: Windows 10 can now remove "problematic updates" without requiring ...

hello all<BR><BR>I just made a CD that has winXP pro + SP1 (slipstreamed) + many essental software (OpenOffice + winrar + zillions of video/audio codecs + acrobat reader+ ZOOMplayr + nero + real one + ...

Windows Update can be a pain. Rebooting for updates is one thing — but a forced reboot for updates that shut down your running applications when you’re trying to get work done? Now, that’s obnoxious.