Cybersecurity teams are tracking a more capable strain of Salat Stealer, a Windows-focused malware family that has moved beyond routine credential theft into full remote access, surveillance and ...

You can stop Microsoft Edge from downloading Gen AI Local Foundational AI Model on Windows 11 using Registry or Group Policy ...

New registry control: Windows 11 now offers a setting to block Chrome and Edge from downloading on-device AI models and remove existing ones. Why it matters: The 4GB Gemini Nano model has prompted ...

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Microsoft has added a driver used by Macrium Reflect to its vulnerable driver blocklist, leading to backup-related issues on ...

During Microsoft's fiscal Q3 2026 earnings call, Nadella put consumer Windows front and center. As part of Microsoft's ...

Dashmeet Kaur Ajmani discusses how Windows now isolates key credential material, why legacy authentication assumptions can create risk and what teams should watch for when hardening production ...

Then one day you boot up, and Windows 11 greets you with a confusing message: “You’re almost done setting up your PC.” Almost done? What could that possibly mean? You set up your computer on Windows ...

There have been a lot of reports lately that Windows is automatically upgrading PCs to the latest feature update or even from Windows 10 to Windows 11. If you want to stay on Windows 10 or a specific ...

Microsoft Copilot is an AI assistant in Windows 11 designed to help with tasks, but many users find it unnecessary and want to remove it due to privacy concerns and ...