Tag: Windows
That new Windows 10 update could be packed with ransomware
Users have been warned not to download a fake Windows 10 update which is actually packed with malware. Security researchers from Trustwave’s ...The best and worst Windows changes in the past decade
Over the past decade Windows has gone through several significant changes—some achieved great success, and some resulted in near disastrous consequences. EtiAmmos, ...Microsoft goes very small for Windows 10 1909’s ‘On’ switch
Microsoft has trumpeted the smaller size of Windows 10 1909, the fall feature upgrade that broke the twice-annual mold the company used ...Why Windows 10 1909 should not be a one-off
Microsoft last week released Windows 10 1909, an oddball update that was far more rehash than refresh. Purportedly the second upgrade for ...How to free up disk space after a major Windows 10 update
Each major Windows 10 update leaves some residual folders and files behind; learn how to clean them up. Image: Matt Elliott/CNET If ...How to batch rename files in Windows 10 with the PowerToys PowerRename tool
Learn how to use the PowerToys PowerRename tool to rename multiple files in one shot. Image: Microsoft Renaming multiple files in Windows ...Windows 10 November 2019 Update: Version 1909 is available now–here’s what’s new
Windows 10 Version 1909 is now available as an optional feature update. Electing to install it will add several subtle quality-of-life features ...Patch Tuesday alert: Make sure Windows Auto Update is temporarily disabled
For those of you who haven’t patched since May, there’s exceedingly bad news on the horizon. Per Catalin Cimpanu at ZDNet, Metasploit’s ...Microsoft is ending support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008: Here’s what you need ...
Support for Windows 7 and Server 2008 is ending in January 2020. Here’s how to protect your systems. Image: TechRepublic All good ...Disappearing Windows Update deferral pane suddenly reappears
Think of it as the patching prodigal son. When Microsoft released Win10 version 1903 — indeed, in the later beta test copies ...