Stop letting automatic updates ruin your workflow. These Registry tweaks help you regain control over Windows update behavior for good.

PORTLAND, Ore. — When something breaks, most of us reach for our wallets, ready to order a replacement on Amazon. But volunteers at Repair PDX reach for their toolboxes instead. And for the community ...

Microsoft has begun rolling out update KB5072753, a new emergency out-of-band patch for Windows 11 that fixes a bug that was introduced in November’s KB5068966 update. The bug in question caused ...

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Email Share on WhatsApp The Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool can repair system corruption and clear stuck repair tasks that block SFC.

Earlier this year, Peter Volin, 78, logged onto his computer at his home in Albany to find an email from Microsoft that he described as “irritating.” It informed him that his trusty personal computer, ...

Whether you create your own code-signing certificate, or use a certificate from a certificate authority, it’s easy to give your Windows binaries the seal of approval. If you compile programs on ...

Windows 11 has been on the market for almost four years now, but PC users have been slow to upgrade. As of January 2025, more than 60 percent of all desktop computers were still relying on Windows 10, ...

One of the most frustrating things about owning a Windows PC is when it crashes, refuses to boot, or simply doesn’t work. Microsoft is preparing to roll out a technology called “quick machine recovery ...

A Microsoft support document has confirmed that, for users of Windows 11 version 24H2, the Scan for Updates function might not be working. “This Windows configuration update addresses an issue in ...