Microsoft enables direct Windows Update upgrades to Windows Server 2025, simplifying deployment for IT admins.

Microsoft’s big annual update for Windows 11, version 25H2, was somewhat disappointing because it didn’t actually include anything major and new. Of course, Windows still saw a healthy trickle of new ...

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows updates released since August 29, 2025, are breaking authentication on systems sharing Security Identifiers. Windows uses unique alphanumeric strings known as ...

A lot happened to Windows in 2025. Microsoft added plenty of new features, but also removed some. Here is everything that the company removed or deprecated. A lot of different things happened to ...

Windows 11’s latest cumulative update is not a routine housekeeping patch, it closes critical security holes and stabilizes the operating system at a moment when attackers are actively probing for ...

Microsoft is rolling out a fix for Active Directory issues affecting some Windows Server 2025 systems after installing security updates released since September. As Redmond explained when it ...

Microsoft regularly deprecates and eventually removes legacy components from Windows SKUs, typically due to security issues, low usage, or the presence of better alternatives. One such example is WINS ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Updated November 14 with details of further Microsoft Windows ...

If your Windows 11 PC recently refused to boot and you suddenly found your keyboard and mouse unresponsive, you weren’t alone. A botched October update left many users stuck in the Windows Recovery ...

Here’s what you need to know about the latest updates to Windows 11 as they’re released from Microsoft. Now updated for ...

Microsoft didn’t release a major new version of Windows in 2025, but it did deliver a lot of significant updates. Here's my look back at the dozen best changes and additions to the OS. I've been ...