The company says Defender is enough for most users, provided default protections stay on, and updates are installed regularly. In a world where bad actors are increasingly adopting sophisticated techniques to deploy malicious attacks, including general artificial intelligence to unsuspecting users, it feels like a no-brainer to have some kind of antivirusContinue Reading
Microsoft is shutting down Outlook Lite on May 26, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday. Launched in 2022, Outlook Lite is a lightweight version of the regular Outlook app, designed for Android phones with limited storage and regions with slower internet connections. The app had already been scheduled for retirement —Continue Reading
Is your storage suddenly shrinking after a Windows upgrade? There’s a hidden reason most people miss, and it could be quietly eating tens of gigabytes After you have upgraded to a new version of Windows, you may notice that the space on the drive volume that contains the operating systemContinue Reading
Microsoft Edge version 145 is now available to everyone in the Stable release channel. The latest feature update delivers a big changelog of new features and improvements. While most of them are tailored to business customers and IT admins (such as the new Enterprise Preview), regular users will find some goodContinue Reading
Microsoft released a security update addressing a serious vulnerability in Notepad. The flaw, not to be confused with a security issue recently found in Notepad++, could allow attackers to execute malicious code on a victim’s computer remotely. The bug (tracked as CVE-2026-20841) is a remote code execution (RCE) flaw in WindowsContinue Reading
Windows Insider Program testers now have access to Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7755 (KB5077201), which began rolling out to the Beta Channel on February 9, 2026. The update is based on Windows 11 version 25H2 and is delivered through an enablement package. As with recent Beta builds, features are divided into two categories:Continue Reading
Solid-state drives are already far faster than traditional hard drives, but that doesn’t mean they always run at peak performance. You can try many tweaks to improve your SSD speed, but if your system feels slightly slower toward the end of the week or after lots of file deletions, one overlooked Windows settingContinue Reading
This is one of the worst Windows security update bugs in recent memory. A few Windows 11 users have been affected by a bug from the latest Windows 11 security update, which resulted in their PCs refusing to turn on. According to an AskWoody forum post, there were reports that some devices encountered an “UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME”Continue Reading
Here is the solution If you’re trying to shut down your Windows 11 PC but it just won’t do it, here is a solution. Last Tuesday, Microsoft released the first ‘Patch Tuesday’ updates of the year for Windows 11 and Windows 10. What the release notes don’t say is that the update also reportedlyContinue Reading
Windows PINs are a secure and convenient way to log into your device. They are particularly useful for Microsoft accounts, as they are tied to the account and provide a quick and easy way to access your device. If you’re worried that your Windows PIN has been compromised, it’s bestContinue Reading