PCs are now failing to start. NurPhoto via Getty Images Just when you thought it was safe to update your PC and get back to work, there’s another warning about January’s mandatory security update. You’ll know if you’re affected, because your PC will show you nothing but the Black Screen of Death. “According to Microsoft,” … Read more
It’s update time for hundreds of millions of you. NurPhoto via Getty Images It’s now 2026. After the false dusk of 2025, when Microsoft nearly killed Windows 10 but then relented by offering free security updates for all users, we have the next deadline. This time, we’re told, Windows 10 really will come to an … Read more
New warning for Windows users NurPhoto via Getty Images Microsoft has issued another warning that shutting down Windows PCs is harder than it should be. You may recall the longstanding “update and shutdown” mistake finally admitted and fixed last year. Well, here we go again. Microsoft has just warned that updated PCs “might fail to … Read more
Emergency update now available. Anadolu Agency Following on from Microsoft’s warning that its most recent security update was failing for some users and breaking Windows, the company has just released an emergency out-of-band update. This is the second such fix within the last two weeks. ForbesWhy You Should Stop Texting On Your iPhone Or Android … Read more
Here’s when passwords will be deleted. Anadolu via Getty Images Republished on May 31 with a new attack on Microsoft account passwords. Microsoft wants to delete passwords for its billion-plus users, now “the password era is ending” and set against the backdrop of hundreds of millions of email addresses and passwords being stolen. “Bad actors … Read more
Emergency update coming soon NurPhoto via Getty Images Another week, another emergency update for Windows users. Just days after it warned that May’s security update was failing for some users, the company has confirmed it has been working the issue and an emergency update is coming soon, telling Windows users it “plans to release an … Read more
Here’s when passwords will be deleted. Anadolu via Getty Images Microsoft wants to delete passwords for its billion-plus users, now “the password era is ending” and set against the backdrop of hundreds of millions of email addresses and passwords being stolen. “Bad actors know” passwords are finished, Microsoft says, “which is why they’re desperately accelerating … Read more
Emergency update confirmed for Windows users. Getty Images Republished on May 21 with new information for Windows users on applying update. Microsoft has just confirmed an emergency update for Windows 10, after an increasing number of users reported May’s mandatory security update breaking Windows. Affected users have been hit with BitLocker Recovery screens and even … Read more
More bad news for Windows 10 users. dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images Republished on May 18 with news of an updated user support document following confirmation of the latest issue and promises of a fix. Here we go again. New reports suggest an increasing number of users are being hit with BitLocker Recovery screens and … Read more
Surprise new offer from Microsoft Getty Images No one saw this coming. Microsoft’s campaign to push Windows 10 users to upgrade to Windows 11 had been heading in just one direction. Until now. The Windows-maker has suddenly and quietly changed a critical deadline, which will surprise the 700 million PC owners yet to move to … Read more