Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. “Reset and recovery operations on some Windows versions might fail,” ...

The latest Windows 11 optional update is KB5070311. It is the November 2025 update and it came a little late (Dec. 1). But now it’s here, it’s provided some headaches alongside the new improvements.

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 ...

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If Security Center is turned off or missing, Windows cannot correctly show your protection status in the Windows Security app. This usually means the ...