Here are ZDNET's top picks for a variety of use cases. Read now Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system already disables by default SMB (Server Message Block) version 1, the 30-year-old file-sharing ...

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

A couple of days ago, Microsoft released build 25314 to its new Canary Channel. The build contains a lot of new features including access key shortcuts and recommendations in File Explorer, along with ...

Microsoft has officially deprecated NTLM authentication on Windows and Windows servers, stating that developers should transition to Kerberos or Negotiation authentication to prevent problems in the ...

Microsoft this week released a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 8.1 update for Windows 7 Service Pack 1. The update allows Windows 7 clients access to some new Remote Desktop Connection features ...

A security researcher has released proof-of-concept code for an unpatched security vulnerability affecting all versions of Windows, prompting a warning from Microsoft that remote code execution ...

Microsoft has again disabled the MSIX ms-appinstaller protocol handler after multiple financially motivated threat groups abused it to infect Windows users with malware. The attackers exploited the ...

Microsoft has officially introduced an NVMe driver for Windows Server 2025 for faster SSD access. Windows 11 also has it.

An update to ExpressVPN improves its connection time, reliability, and speed. The improved performance is due to ExpressVPN launching its own VPN protocol called Lightway. ExpressVPN had an ...

Another day, another global malware attack made possible by a Microsoft security hole. Once again, attackers used hacking tools developed by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), which were stolen ...