Windows Insiders can now turn on Administrator Protection from settings
Security feature widens out to more Windows 11 users, including those at home
OSes18 Jan 2025 | 20
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How Windows got to version 3 – an illustrated history
Opinion With added manga and snark. What's not to like?
OSes18 Jan 2025 | 78
Microsoft preps for a year of enterprise-impacting M365 retirements
Hey administrators – buckle up. 2025 is going to be a wild ride
OSes09 Jan 2025 | 8
Security pros baited with fake Windows LDAP exploit traps
Tricky attackers trying yet again to deceive the good guys on home territory
Cyber-crime09 Jan 2025 | 7
The winner of last year's Windows Ugly Sweater is ...
Register readers have spoken
Bootnotes25 Dec 2024 | 14
Microsoft coughs up yet more Windows 11 24H2 headaches
Users report the sound of silence from operating system update
OSes19 Dec 2024 | 75
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Microsoft won't let customers opt out of passkey push
Enrollment invitations will continue until security improves
Security18 Dec 2024 | 109
When old Microsoft codenames crop up in curious places
Chicago is my kind of driver model
Offbeat18 Dec 2024 | 69
Suggested Actions fails to suggest its own survival as Windows 11 feature killed
Final curtain call for weird wingman
OSes14 Dec 2024 | 34
Good news! You'll soon be able to send faxes again with Windows 11 24H2
Microsoft squashes eSCL bug
OSes11 Dec 2024 | 22
Micropatchers share 1-instruction fix for NTLM hash leak flaw in Windows 7+
Updated Microsoft's OS sure loves throwing your creds at remote systems
Patches06 Dec 2024 | 13
£1B lawsuit targets Microsoft for allegedly overcharging Windows customers on other clouds
Yes, we've been over this before - several times, in fact
Legal04 Dec 2024 | 9
Outlook is poor for those still on Windows Mail, Calendar, People apps by end of year
We're sure you'll learn to love the new Outlook for Windows app
Applications03 Dec 2024 | 85
Are Copilot+ PCs really the fastest Windows PCs? X and Copilot don't think so
Opinion Microsoft marketing skewered by X platform users... and its own chatbot
AI + ML03 Dec 2024 | 34
Windows 11 market share falls despite Microsoft ad blitz
Only 10 months left until Windows 10 end of support and people still seem to prefer it
OSes02 Dec 2024 | 90
Win a slice of XP cheese if you tell us where Microsoft should put Copilot next
Competition What's that coming over the hill, is it an AI?
Bootnotes02 Dec 2024 | 205
Security? We've heard of it: How Microsoft plans to better defend Windows
Ignite Did we say CrowdStrike? We meant, er, The July Incident...
CSO25 Nov 2024 | 28
Arm lays down the law with a blueprint to challenge x86's PC dominance
Now it's up to OEMs and devs to decide whether they want in
Systems21 Nov 2024 | 19
Steam cuts the cord for legacy Windows and macOS
Don't say you weren't warned
Personal Tech20 Nov 2024 | 40
Windows 95 setup was three programs in a trench coat, Microsoft vet reveals
MS-DOS, a minimal Windows 3.1, and finally the teal delight of Windows 95 awaited installers
OSes19 Nov 2024 | 86
Microsoft finally releases a direct-download Windows 11 on Arm ISO
Good news for supporting Windows on Arm devices and adding new ones
OSes14 Nov 2024 | 10
Qualcomm's Windows on Arm push would be great – if only it ran all your software
Analysis Until compatibility issues are properly addressed, it'll never stand up to x86
Personal Tech14 Nov 2024 | 52
Clues to Windows Intelligence found in Windows 11 builds
Somewhere to find AI settings, or just a button to uninstall the operating system once and for all?
OSes12 Nov 2024 | 44
Qualcomm triples Windows on Arm OEM design wins since May
Snapdragon X Plus 8-core platform gains traction with 58 laptop designs ... but will Windows users care?
Systems07 Nov 2024 | 11
Windows 11 continues to creep up behind Windows 10
Dark alley and a brick in a sock required to accelerate market share growth?
OSes04 Nov 2024 | 55
Want to feel old? Excel just entered its 40th year
More senior than Windows itself, and still runs the world
Applications22 Oct 2024 | 108
Qualcomm 'pausing' X-Elite Dev Kit, offering refunds
Five months in, only 200 units reached customers, Qualy tells El Reg
Systems17 Oct 2024 | 5
Windows 7 finally checks out as POSReady 7 closes the till on an era
Embedded versions live longer – including Windows 10 LTSC
OSes16 Oct 2024 | 16
Microsoft teases latest Windows 10 build despite looming end
Rearranging the deckchairs as support iceberg approaches
OSes15 Oct 2024 | 15
Windows 11 24H2 disk space hoarding a 'reporting error'
Microsoft adds another item to the known issues list
OSes15 Oct 2024 | 21
One-year countdown to 'biggest Ctrl-Alt-Delete in history' as Windows 10 approaches end of support
Microsoft's hardware compatibility gamble still hasn't paid off
OSes14 Oct 2024 | 123
Windows 11 24H2 hoards 8.63 GB of junk you can't delete
When the 'cleanup' option stubbornly refuses
OSes11 Oct 2024 | 73
Microsoft cleans up hot mess of Patch Tuesday preview
Go forth and install your important security fixes
Cybersecurity Month09 Oct 2024 | 5
Windows 11 migration? Upgrade engine revs up, enterprises have no choice
Support expiry clock ticks for Windows 10 – PC makers won't be happy with latest stats
Personal Tech07 Oct 2024 | 28
Saying goodbye to the tech dreams Microsoft abandoned with Windows 11 24H2
Is that a Mixed Reality headset, or just a complicated paperweight? Oh and farewell WordPad
OSes03 Oct 2024 | 23
Microsoft hits go on Windows 11 24H2: Fresh features, bugs, and a whole lotta AI
Complete with Copilot Vision – but sessions won't be stored, insists Redmond
OSes02 Oct 2024 | 52
After 3 years, Windows 11 has more than half Windows 10's market share
Microsoft's latest OS is performing dismally compared to predecessors
OSes01 Oct 2024 | 71
Windows 11 user hurt by the KB5043145 update? Microsoft offers a way out
Might be best to give it a miss for now
OSes01 Oct 2024 | 37
Windows 11 Patch Tuesday preview is a glitchy disaster
Updated Blue is the color of some screens after optional KB5043145 update
OSes30 Sep 2024 | 63
Recall the Recall recall? Microsoft thinks it can make that Windows feature palatable
AI screengrab service to be opt-in, features encryption, biometrics, enclaves, more
OSes27 Sep 2024 | 122
CrowdStrike's Blue Screen blunder: Could eBPF have saved the day?
Interview Grafana Labs CTO looks at the options
Software26 Sep 2024 | 11
AI to power the corporate Windows 11 refresh? Nobody's buying that
Opinion Microsoft should look to Apple for lessons in flogging dead horses
Personal Tech23 Sep 2024 | 68
Huawei to dump Windows for PCs in favor of its own HarmonyOS
Asia In Brief Plus: Indian gov's fact-checking unit ruled unlawful; Fukushima datacenter boom; GoTo partners with Tencent, too
OSes23 Sep 2024 | 23
Microsoft on a roll for terrible rebranding with Windows App
If you hadn't guessed, that's the artist formerly known as Remote Desktop
Applications20 Sep 2024 | 80
The end is in sight for Windows 10, but Microsoft keeps pushing out fixes
Persistent SSO prompts after DMA update addressed in release preview
OSes17 Sep 2024 | 34
Post-CrowdStrike catastrophe, Microsoft figures moving antivirus out of Windows kernel mode is a good idea
Existing low-level access for security solutions will undergo a rework
OSes13 Sep 2024 | 39
About that Windows Installer 'make me admin' security hole. Here's how it's exploited
What kind of OS can be hijacked by clicking a link at just the right time? Microsoft's
Patches12 Sep 2024 | 23
Windows 11 users still living in the past face forced update, like it or not
22H2 and 21H2 holdouts about to be dragged to 23H2
OSes11 Sep 2024 | 37
Windows 11 continues slog up the Windows 10 mountain
Almost three years on and many customers have yet to make the move
OSes02 Sep 2024 | 103
Microsoft decides it's a good time for bad UI to die
Opinion Set the Control Panel for the heart of the Sun
OSes02 Sep 2024 | 198
Ex-Windows boss who tried to save the Start Menu now Shopify tech wizard
Time to make e-commerce great again instead?
Personal Tech29 Aug 2024 | 7
The Windows Control Panel joins the ranks of the undead
As users wail, Microsoft tweaks its text to drop the word 'deprecated'
OSes27 Aug 2024 | 45
Microsoft rolls out one Teams app to rule them all
That annoying requirement to switch between home and work accounts has finally gone
Applications21 Aug 2024 | 37
Microsoft closes Windows 11 upgrade loophole in latest Insider build
Pretending you're a server won't stop the hardware police
Personal Tech19 Aug 2024 | 57
Microsoft tweaks fine print to warn everyone not to take its AI seriously
Don't use LLMs for anything important and don't try to reverse engineer it
Software14 Aug 2024 | 25
Your victim's Windows PC fully patched? Just force undo its updates and exploit away
Black Hat This guy showed the world how – with the right level of access
Black Hat and DEF CON08 Aug 2024 | 8
Bad apps bypass Windows security alerts for six years using newly unveiled trick
Windows SmartScreen and Smart App Control both have weaknesses of which to be wary
Research06 Aug 2024 | 16
Microsoft's results are in, but the E7 subscription remains mythical. For now
Comment Does the Windows giant's love of 365 add-ons spell doom for a super premium tier?
PaaS + IaaS02 Aug 2024 | 13
Microsoft whiz dishes the dirt on the Blue Screen Of Death's colorful past
CrowdStrike reminded the public that BSODs still exist. Their origins go back decades
OSes02 Aug 2024 | 38
Microsoft finds a new way to irritate Windows 11 users – a backup pop-up
Ads in the Start Menu not annoying enough for you? Hold my beer
OSes29 Jul 2024 | 86
The port of the Windows 95 Start Menu was not all it seemed
Fnding your code on the cutting room floor decades after the event
OSes29 Jul 2024 | 25
Post-CrowdStrike, Microsoft to discourage use of kernel drivers by security tools
Updated Now there's an idea – parsing config data in user mode
OSes29 Jul 2024 | 49
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