If Windows Update says your computer doesn't meet the Windows 11 requirements, you might just need to tweak some settings.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. A security researcher was so fed up with being ignored when ...

Windows 10 has a vulnerability, and it can give Admin Privileges to anyone by using a plug-in Razer computer mouse as an entry point, and a Powershell execution. The vulnerability has been exposed by ...

Operating an unpatched system is a serious risk. Without monthly security patches, your computer will become a target for hackers who know that some people haven’t taken action yet. If upgrading to ...

Last week, a video by security researcher StackSmashing demonstrated an exploit that could break Microsoft’s BitLocker drive encryption in “less than 50 seconds” using a custom PCB and a Raspberry Pi ...

Q: What should I do with my older computer that can’t run Windows 11? A: Now that the Oct. 14 deadline has passed, Windows 10 is officially retired, meaning Microsoft will no longer provide free ...

Although Microsoft didn’t announce a notification center as part of the Windows 10 Technical Preview, a new hack can enable the feature in semi-functional form. Just keep in mind that much of the ...

Early this month a botched security patch left every version of Windows exposed to a zero-day hack. Now millions of Windows users need to be on high alert once more, because it has happened again. A ...

When your computer is moving at a slow pace, it’s easy to blame your operating system. But a computer can be sluggish for a slew of reasons and, unfortunately, that’s still true even if you’re working ...

With the first Patch Tuesday following Windows 10's end of support approaching next week, users who continue to run the operating system should enroll in the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program to ...