Windows 10 has a new update as part of Microsoft's extended support It reportedly breaks StartIsBack, a popular customization app The December patch also apparently causes issues with multiple ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about cybersecurity, surveillance and privacy. This update mistake has finally been fixed. Updated on Nov. 5 ...

Just days after Microsoft killed security updates for 500 million Windows 10 users, there’s bad news for Windows 11 users as well. A new, mandatory security update is a “total disaster” and an ...

Microsoft says the October 2025 Windows security updates are causing smart card authentication and certificate issues due to a change designed to strengthen the Windows Cryptographic Services. This ...

Microsoft has released emergency Windows out-of-band updates to resolve a known issue breaking reset and recovery operations after installing the August 2025 Windows security updates. As the company ...

Microsoft has added a new helpful indicator so that you can tell whether a mandatory Windows 11/10 update is installed or not ...

Home users who sign in to Windows 10 with a Microsoft account can register for Extended Security Updates (ESU) at no cost and continue receiving free updates until October 14th, 2026. The first ...

It didn’t take long for some IT leaders who last month started paying to get Windows 10 security updates to face their first support problem. Microsoft said the update issued last week on November ...