Also, Discover's downloads look a lot better.

Learn how BitLocker, passkeys, Microsoft Defender, and other Windows 11 security features protect your data, accounts, apps, ...

Microsoft has released the Windows 10 KB5087544 extended security update to fix the May 2026 Patch Tuesday vulnerabilities and resolve an issue with the new Remote Desktop warnings. Microsoft is no ...

Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing newly introduced Windows security warnings to display incorrectly when opening Remote Desktop (.rdp) files. Microsoft addressed the bug in the optional ...

Avast Premium Security expands the protection of the company’s already excellent free antivirus software by leaning harder into safeguarding your PC. That can be a boon for those who don’t need (or ...

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

Each month, the team at Readiness analyzes the latest Patch Tuesday updates from Microsoft and provides detailed, actionable testing guidance. The company’s Patch Tuesday release for February ...

As remote and hybrid work arrangements grow in popularity, information technology (IT) teams must be able to access desktops remotely. This way, they can view or change files, fix technical issues, or ...

The January Windows update introduced a couple of new bugs. The glitches affect Windows 11 and 10 and Windows Server. Microsoft has issued emergency patches to resolve the problems. Ah, Microsoft.

Microsoft has warned of an ongoing infostealing campaign from notorious Russian APT group Midnight Blizzard (aka APT29, CozyBear) in which thousands of targets were sent spear phishing emails. Over ...

NTI Backup Pro 7 offers a lot of backup functionality, including file/folder, image, continuous, and cloud backup; network; and even optical disc support. But I found numerous annoying glitches and ...

Copilot in Excel introduces new finance-focused capabilities that help teams work to their standards, use trusted financial data, and stay in control of every change. GPT‑5.5 Instant is now available ...