As suggestive of its name, Notepad++ offered everything the original users aspired from Notepad. The built-in Windows Notepad ...

ZDNET's key takeaways Microsoft's ESU program provides security updates for Windows 10.You normally just head to Windows Update to register for the program.If the option doesn't appear, there are ways ...

“Microsoft says those on Windows 10 will see ‘Your version of Windows has reached the end of support,’ even when their PC is ...

Learn how to open and configure Windows Defender settings in Windows 11 to protect your PC from viruses and online threats.

To start, Microsoft is enhancing "out of the box" hardware security by making sure all Copilot+ PCs will be Secured-core devices, according to the release. "Secured-core PCs provide advanced firmware ...

A design flaw in Windows Smart App Control and SmartScreen that enables attackers to launch programs without triggering security warnings has been under exploitation since at least 2018. Smart App ...

Historically, Windows has had a bad reputation for security, and there are far more malware strains that target Windows than any other operating system out there — largely due to the scale of PCs that ...

Once upon a time, Windows was notorious for its poor security, with frequent reports of major attacks by viruses and hackers. With the release of Windows 7, Microsoft started to get its security act ...

Last summer's CrowdStrike meltdown caused billions of dollars in damage and exposed some fundamental architectural flaws in the Windows platform. A single flawed update from one vendor was enough to ...

With Microsoft set to stop security updates for Windows 10 in October — unless you pay extra — security is top of mind for many businesses and individual users right now. And whether you’re planning ...

If you haven’t heard, Microsoft is officially ending support for the still-very-popular Windows 10 on October 14th, 2025. But for some users, that raises another question: what will happen to ...