He holds a BA from UC Santa Barbara and an MFA from The New School. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He ...

Here we go again. Previously fixed Windows vulnerabilities are back to haunt users. And with perfect timing, there’s also a serious new warning for at least 400 million users, all of whom need to act ...

Compare the best free antivirus tools for Windows 10 in 2026, including real-time malware protection, phishing defense, ...

It turns out that convincing us that capturing constant screenshots of everything we do on a PC might not be Microsoft’s biggest challenge over the next year. Albeit it should. Spoiler alert—Recall is ...

Support for Windows 10 ends today, but that doesn’t have to be the final curtain for the operating system. With Extended Security Updates, you can keep receiving support for up to 10 PCs for one year ...

Microsoft has introduced new Windows protections to defend against phishing attacks that abuse Remote Desktop connection (.rdp) files, adding warnings and disabling risky shared resources by default.

Microsoft has confirmed that support for Windows 10 will officially end on 14 October 2025. The move affects millions of users worldwide who still rely on the operating system. After this date, ...

Microsoft has confirmed that some Windows 10 and Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 systems will boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the May 2025 security updates. The BitLocker Windows ...

Microsoft is currently developing the KB5053643 update for Windows 10, which was released on March 25 as an optional update that needs to be installed manually if you want it. Come Patch Tuesday in ...

Flashback Microsoft’s decision to offer full Windows 10 upgrades to non‑genuine PCs marked a rare moment of outreach — and a major shift in how the company thought about Windows adoption. Windows 10 ...