Business-grade email server software SmarterMail just patched a maximum-severity vulnerability that allowed threat actors to ...

Microsoft no longer officially supports Windows 10, so do this if you want to keep using your older PC securely.

Microsoft didn’t release a major new version of Windows in 2025, but it did deliver a lot of significant updates. Here's my ...

Windows 11 users can unlock higher NVMe SSD performance using a hidden Microsoft driver, if they’re willing to tweak.

The Steam Deck can do more than just play games from Steam. Using this free app, you can wirelessly transfer game and other ...

Facepalm: Users have long criticized Windows 11 File Explorer as inferior to its Windows 10 predecessor. The essential tool suffers from slow launches, sluggish file searches, and delayed right-click ...

In the latest Windows Insider beta update released November 21, Microsoft announced the arrival of its full-screen Xbox experience for laptops and desktops alongside a number of other new features and ...

At first the software engineer did not succeed in making off with a trove of Santa Clara computer chip giant Intel’s trade secrets, but then he tried again. Jinfeng Luo, at Intel since 2014, had been ...

Over two dozen states incorporated the free tax software in 2025, but the IRS has decided to discontinue the program. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering ...

Microsoft says that the File Explorer (formerly Windows Explorer) now automatically blocks previews for files downloaded from the Internet to block credential theft attacks via malicious documents.

Windows Explorer has always seemed like a part of a small car’s toolkit: perfectly usable, but limited to the basic functions. Over the years, Microsoft has repeatedly revised the software and added a ...