Microsoft says the August 2025 security updates are triggering unexpected User Account Control (UAC) prompts and app installation issues for non-admin users across all supported Windows versions. This ...

Microsoft is sending the next annual feature update for Windows 11, version 25H2, out to the Release Preview channel for testing beginning today. It’s a signal that Windows 11 25H2 will arrive on your ...

Microsoft Veteran Engineer Raymond Chen recently published an interesting blog post explaining why Windows 3.0’s WinHelp was called an online help system when it actually ran offline.

Windows 11 version 24H2 is the latest feature update for Windows 11 and arguably one of the biggest yet. Officially known as the Windows 11 2024 Update, this latest version of Windows comes with some ...

Microsoft has released the latest version of Windows 11, the Windows 11 2024 Update Version 24H2. With this new feature update, Microsoft aims to continue delivering innovation and value to Windows ...

VLCs first official update in years look to come with some needed improvements, including Windows on Arm64 support and fixes ...

When Microsoft rolls an update for Windows 11/10, the upgrade process creates tons of log files in every step. These log files are useful for analysis if there is any Upgrade problem. While it may not ...

What comes to mind when you look back at the history of Windows? Is it the iconic logos, the ever-changing Start menus, or maybe the introduction of Live Tiles? The story of Microsoft’s flagship ...

I know you’re probably sick of hearing from us XP-user cry babies, but if Microsoft was losing money on XP, why didn’t they just charge XP users and continue supporting it? Windows XP was one of ...

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