Microsoft changes Windows in attempt to prevent next CrowdStrike-style catastrophe AV vendors have worried that this could advantage Microsoft's security software.

: ( Microsoft’s ‘Blue Screen of Death’ Is Going Away The blue screen that stressed computer users for more than three decades is giving way to a black one.

The software giant’s blue screen of death dates to the early 1990s, according to longtime Microsoft developer Raymond Chen.

Microsoft’s Windows 11 creates System Restore points, that is, snapshots of your PC’s system files, settings and registry. But those points expire and are automatically deleted after 60 days ...

According to a recent post addressing partners in the Windows Hardware Program, Microsoft is working to remove legacy drivers from the Windows Update system. The company says ...

Microsoft has had to reduce Windows Hello functionality to fix a security flaw. Facial recognition no longer works in the dark as a result.

Microsoft fixed 66 security vulnerabilities with the monthly update in June 2025. These include several critical and zero-day vulnerabilities.

Microsoft's Windows Update offers a convenient way to update not only Windows but certain Microsoft products. However, that is where the convenience begins and ends. Want to update a third-party app?

The tech giant said in a blog post that its digital crimes unit discovered more than 394,000 Windows computers were infected by the Lumma malware worldwide between March 16 through May 16.

The latest Windows software update is causing Blue Screen of Death for some users, but the update is hard to avoid.

Microsoft announced over the weekend that the Windows 11 24H2 update is ready to roll out to all compatible PCs, excluding those with safeguard holds.