If you want to improve the performance of your Windows 11 PC, consider disabling background services and apps you're not using. Disabling Windows Update Delivery Optimization and Copilot can free up ...

Microsoft has confirmed that it's blocking updates to Windows 11 24H2 through Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) after the April 2025 security updates: Devices which have installed the April ...

Windows Server 2025 is currently open to a Remote Code Execution exploit via the Windows Update Service, and at the time of this writing a fix from Microsoft has yet to fully patch the issue. Reports ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. The secret to the continuing availability of security patches ...

Microsoft has mitigated a known issue that caused Windows update failures when installing them from a network share using the Windows Update Standalone Installer (WUSA). WUSA is a built-in ...

If you encounter Event ID: 7043, The Windows Security Service did not shut down properly after receiving a preshutdown control in the Event Logs of your Windows ...

Microsoft has resolved a known issue causing Remote Desktop sessions to freeze on Windows Server 2025 and Windows 11 24H2 devices. While the issue affecting Windows 11 systems was addressed on ...

Windows Deployment Service (WDS) is a powerful tool that allows network-based installation of Windows OS to computers without needing physical media. This guide will walk us through installing and ...

Microsoft’s latest rollouts to Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025 include the arrival of Recall and hotpatching. Here are the security settings and recommendations to note. Windows 11 24H2 and ...

My computer (Dell Inspiron 14 7435) updated last night to Win11 24H2. Now I cannot get online. The “Get Help” service first said that the WiFi adapter had not woken up, but when I tried that ...

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