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

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In the future, updates for Windows 11 (24H2/25H2) and Server 2025 will receive separate KB numbers. This could streamline updates. Starting with the upcoming patch day on January 13, 2026, Microsoft ...

In context: Mounting controversies have not deterred Microsoft from adding unpopular AI features to Windows 11, which is struggling to gain users despite the end of official Windows 10 support. A ...

As organizations face an evolving threat landscape, strengthening Windows authentication is more critical than ever. The deprecation of RC4 (Rivest Cipher 4) encryption in Kerberos is a shift toward ...

A port is a logical access point used by networking protocols to distinguish different services on the same device. For example, HTTP uses port 80, HTTPS uses 443, and RDP uses 3389. Windows Firewall ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Hot on the heels of the NSA publishing a “high-risk of ...

Configuring an SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server on Windows Server is a common task for system administrators who need to enable applications or websites to send email messages. Unlike a ...

Windows Server 2025 is currently open to a Remote Code Execution exploit via the Windows Update Service, and at the time of this writing a fix from Microsoft has yet to fully patch the issue. Reports ...

Microsoft’s October Patch Tuesday releases will fix 167 vulnerabilities, the highest number this year, including seven rated as critical that need immediate attention from CISOs. Separately, SAP ...

The August 2025 (KB5063878) Windows update caused an issue that prevented non-admin users from carrying out several vital operations due to misbehaving UAC prompts. Microsoft has since released its ...

I have written about this for some years already, but having data backup always helps. The China Insurance Research Institute (CIRI) investigated the battery pack part-to-whole ratio of 59 battery ...