Windows 11 has a built-in report that provides insight into your laptop's battery health, including whether a replacement is actually needed.

Transparent Tribe (APT36) is linked to new cyber-espionage attacks using malicious LNK files, adaptive RATs, and long-term ...

There's something inside your PC that's quietly gobbling up space. It's not evil. But just a hidden Windows folder that can quietly grow for years, sometimes reaching 30–50GB. It does so stealthily ...

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Windows security updates tend to conjure thoughts of operating system vulnerabilities, including zero-days, being patched or even unexpected failures with serious consequences. This security update, ...

This tool is called “Remove Windows AI”, and it’s a simple PowerShell script that simply operates from a single command taken from its GitHub page. You’re then immediately presented with a list of ...

Editor's take: Microsoft is doubling down on its plan to turn Windows 11 into an "agentic AI" platform, and in the process seems determined to strip away the last bits of user agency left in the OS.

As part of the December 2025 Patch Tuesday Update for Windows 11 version 23H2, 24H2, and 25H2, Microsoft made some changes to PowerShell 5.1. So, if you came across a new security warning in Windows ...

Microsoft says Windows PowerShell now warns when running scripts that use the Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet to download web content, aiming to prevent potentially risky code from executing. As Microsoft ...

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