David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

Microsoft released KB5086672 to fix installation error 0x80073712 caused by the optional March update KB5079391.

Microsoft has identified issues with an update that was released for Windows 11 just a few days ago. The optional KB5079391 update included a number of improvements, like being able to toggle Smart ...

Last year, several dangerous security vulnerabilities were found in the popular 7zip compression tool that were closed with new versions. However, these patches had to be downloaded and installed ...

Is your Windows PC noticeably slower after installing a recent update? It’s common for new patches to affect performance. In other cases, the update doesn’t break Windows—it just breaks something in ...

Officially, Microsoft will stop providing new security updates for Windows 10 PCs after October 14, 2025, a little over a decade after its initial release. It’s a stick that Microsoft is using to push ...

Why Microsoft is forcing Windows 11 25H2 update on all eligible PCs ...

Microsoft released an emergency update to fix the March 2026 KB5079391 non-security preview update, which was pulled over the ...

Microsoft has confirmed that the recent hotpatch updates on Windows 11 have led to issues with the "Reset this PC" option as ...

Secure Boot protects your PC against bootkit malware. The Windows update refreshes expiring Secure Boot certificates. To install, head to Settings and select Windows Update. I typically advise Windows ...