What just happened? A ransomware attack has disrupted Romania's National Administration Apele Române, the government agency responsible for managing the country's water resources. The incident, which ...

Microsoft has unexpectedly removed the last remaining method for activating Windows without an internet connection.

Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5074109 and KB5073455 cumulative updates for versions 25H2/24H2 and 23H2 to fix security ...

Microsoft has officially retired the traditional phone-based activation system for Windows (and MS Office) that served as a ...

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A recorded voice on Microsoft's activation hotline delivers a stark message: "Support for product activation has moved online ...

Here we go again. “Microsoft is trying a new way to stop users from downloading Google Chrome.” We have seen this before. Just as with Apple, the two tech giants are pushing hard to keep users within ...

Taking a deeper dive into the technical aspects, for years, Windows has employed a general-purpose approach to storage known as SCSI translation. Even when you plug in a super-fast NVMe drive capable ...

However, there may still be some machines without the latest certificates, and come June, Secure Boot can no longer be ...

Windows 11 Microsoft's first new preview build of Windows 11 for 2026 is packing a handful of Copilot additions, along with a new mobile Resume feature and more. Windows 11 A new Copilot button might ...

Recently, Microsoft altered the behavior of a system service on Windows 11 24H2, 25H2, and Server 2025 such that it will now start by default. What this means is that it may now be constantly running ...

Email scams are targeting seniors at alarming rates, threatening life savings with a single click. Discover how families can ...