Microsoft is refreshing Secure Boot certificates to plug security holes before they happen — if you bought a PC last year, you should be set

Microsoft is refreshing Secure Boot certificates for Windows PCs. If you bought one in the past year, you should be set, but others should be sure to keep up with Windows 11 updates.

Microsoft is keeping Secure Boot alive with Windows updates
Microsoft is keeping Secure Boot alive with Windows updates

Microsoft is automatically replacing boot-level security certificates on Windows devices before they start expiring later this year. The new Secure Boot certificates will be rolled out as part of the regular Windows platform updates, according to Microsoft’s announcement blog, marking a “generational refresh” of the security standard. Secure Boot was introduced in 2011 to protect […]

Scared your printer will stop working with Windows 11? Don’t be — here’s what you need to know about Microsoft’s support plans

Heard some printers are going to stop working with Windows 11? Here’s what you need to know, and what to do if you own an affected model.

Windows 11 is getting a new security feature that might cause confusion — here’s what it does and why

Microsoft tightens an aspect of Windows 11’s security in Settings — but there’s a trade-off in terms of convenience.

Yet another Windows update is wreaking havoc on gaming rigs worldwide — Nvidia recommends uninstalling Windows 11 KB5074109 January update to prevent framerate drops and artifacting

Nvidia representative recommends GeForce graphics card owners to uninstall the Windows 11 KB5074109 update to solve framerate drops and gaming artifacts.

Former Windows 8 boss recruited Epstein to help negotiate his messy Microsoft exit
Former Windows 8 boss recruited Epstein to help negotiate his messy Microsoft exit

Emails between former Windows boss Steven Sinofsky and Jeffrey Epstein, published by the Justice Department on Friday, appear to show that Sinofsky constantly sought Epstein’s advice as he negotiated his surprise exit from Microsoft in November 2012, forwarding emails to him in nearly real time as talks progressed. Sinofsky also appears to have paid Epstein […]

Windows 11 bug breaks the entire desktop for some users — but luckily there’s a fix

Wondering why your Windows 11 desktop keeps vanishing? It’s because of this nasty bug.

‘I’ll believe it when I see it’: Windows 11 users are cynical about Microsoft’s promises to fix the OS and stop pushing AI

Microsoft appears to finally be listening to users calling for fundamental changes with Windows 11.