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The 5 worst Windows 11 distractions and how to stop them
By Avram Piltch published
Windows 11 throws ads, unwanted web links, and annoying news headlines in your face. Here’s how to turn them off.
Secure Boot key compromised in 2022 is still in use in over 200 models
By Jowi Morales published
Software security firm Binarly discovered that over 200 device models used a compromised security key, while an additional 300 more used default test keys shared with nearly all of AMI's customers.
Switzerland mandates government agencies use open-source software
By Jeff Butts published
Switzerland's new law mandates the use of open-source software in the public sector in a push to increase transparency, security, and efficiency of the software it uses.
CrowdStrike issues go beyond Windows
By Christopher Harper published
CrowdStrike's issues are not limited to Windows machines, it turns out.
Microsoft's EU agreement means it will be hard to avoid CrowdStrike-like calamities in the future
By Jowi Morales published
Microsoft cannot block access to the Windows kernel because of an agreement it has with the EU.
Microsoft releases CrowdStrike Recovery Tool, says 8.5m Windows users were affected
By Jowi Morales published
Microsoft released an official recovery tool that will help developers and system administrators roll out the fix for CrowdStrike affected computers much faster.
Windows 11 runs on the iPhone 15 Pro in 'terribly slow' demo
By Christopher Harper published
A Twitter user has shown a slim Windows 11 build, Tiny11 Core, emulated on an iPhone.
Windows 3.1 saves the day during CrowdStrike outage
By Jowi Morales published
Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 save the day.
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