The fake update screen then encourages the user to press the Windows button together with the R key—a little-known function to open the run dialog box, a way to launch programs on a Windows PC. All ...

Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. A new attack is mimicking a Windows update to try and trick users into executing malicious commands, likely to install ...

Cybercriminals keep getting better at blending into the software you use every day. Over the past few years, we've seen phishing pages that copy banking portals, fake browser alerts that claim your ...

A sneaky new strain of the ClickFix malware is making the rounds, and it’s going after the easiest victim of all: anyone who trusts a Windows update prompt. Security researchers at Huntress say the ...

Have you seen the dreaded Blue Screen of Death on your Windows 11 PC since installing an update? You’re not alone, and Microsoft has now confirmed the problem. It did so in a support document, spotted ...

Back on Patch Day (July 9, 2024), Microsoft released KB5040427, a cumulative update that brought important changes and fixes for Windows 10, closing several security vulnerabilities in the operating ...

Windows 10 users have recently come across a problem caused by the latest Windows 10 KB5058379 update. The problem is, it’s a mandatory update. Now, Microsoft has issued a critical update to put ...

Microsoft has released the KB5062660 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 with twenty-nine new features or changes, with many gradually rolling out, such as the new Black Screen of Death and ...