Microsoft is going to bolster Windows 11's security levels A 'Windows Baseline Security Mode' will mean that only properly signed apps and drivers will be allowed to run A permissions system for apps ...

Microsoft updated its Windows 11 support documentation to clarify that AI agents now require explicit user permission to access six key folders: Documents, Downloads ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Privilege escalation vulnerabilities are among the worst you ...

Microsoft often fiddles with Windows in ways that benefit the company, but not necessarily its users. The latest example affects OneDrive in Windows 11. OneDrive can back up and synchronize certain ...

The lion’s share of attention about the Windows 7 beta has been on consumer features. The new taskbar with its jumplists, mouse-hover features, easy navigation and the more controllable user account ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. The secret to the continuing availability of security patches ...

After a surge at the end of the year, Windows 7 users aren't exactly hurrying to hop off the platform. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share on Reddit ...

Consumers running Windows Vista Ultimate, who have blasted Microsoft for breaking promises to deliver a host of extras, are now knocking the company’s upgrade plans and discount pricing for Windows 7.

Like its predecessor, Windows 7 can be used for up to 120 days without providing a product activation key, Microsoft confirmed Wednesday. Although Microsoft generally touts a 30-day time limit for ...

Microsoft Corp.’s release last week of details on the Family Pack and Anytime Upgrade licenses for Windows 7 were, by the softmaker’s standards, downright minimalist. That left many potential buyers ...

Windows 7 may have helped propel Microsoft's second quarter revenues to record levels, but many enterprises are still slowly, carefully deploying the OS, if at all. For those enterprises mulling over ...