How-To Geek on MSN

This is the most useful Windows troubleshooting tool you keep overlooking

Troubleshooting a Windows PC can oftentimes be quite a bore—and depending on your specific issue, it can either be pretty ...
PC Gamer

Former id Software artist argues performance and optimization are 'as much of an art problem' as a tech one: 'Killzone 2 looks incredible today. FEAR looks incredible today'

Defect lead Emanuel Palalic thinks leaning into this mindset from early development will leave the game optimized as well as pretty. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...
Computer Weekly

Is digital ID worth the risk?

In September 2025, UK prime minister Keir Starmer announced that a new digital ID system would be implemented by the government to tackle illegal migration. Much like confirming identity when using ...
thecyberexpress

Caller ID Spoofing Is a Big Problem. Europol Wants Solutions.

Caller ID spoofing causes nearly $1 billion (EUR 850 million) in financial losses from fraud and scams each year, according to a new Europol position paper that calls for technical and regulatory ...
SlashGear

5 Ways To Fix Your Computer Screen Shadow Problem

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Depending on whether you play intense games or watch fast-paced and vibrant media, you might notice certain moving images leaving behind ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft Entra ID flaw allowed hijacking any company's tenant

A critical combination of legacy components could have allowed complete access to the Microsoft Entra ID tenant of every company in the world. The fatal mix included undocumented tokens called “actor ...
Wired

The Quest to Find the Longest-Running Simple Computer Program

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Full BART service resumes after hours-long systemwide shutdown due to computer equipment problem

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Full BART service is expected to resume after a nearly seven-hour systemwide shutdown halted trains Friday morning due to a computer equipment problem. The transit agency says ...
NBC Bay Area

BART service resumes after systemwide shutdown

All BART stations reopened for service late Friday morning after a computer problem shut down train service systemwide for hours, according to the transit agency. Starting at 4:30 a.m., issues arose ...
KTVU

Computer problems plague BART again; service restored after 7 hours

BART trains didn't run for seven hours because of a computer equipment problem. This is the fourth major BART outage issue since May. Commuters were left to find alternative modes of transportation ...
SFGate

Computer problem halts all BART trains early Friday

BART trains were unable to start running early Friday morning after a computer equipment problem shut down the system, according to the transit agency. "A computer equipment problem following network ...