Microsoft has begun testing a new system of access keys, which should replace passwords. The latest test build of Windows 11 Insider Preview (23486) allows you to use the Windows Hello biometric authentication system to sign in to sites. Illustration: Shutterstock/TechRadarUsers will be able to sign in to accounts in...
In recent years, Windows and a number of other Microsoft products have changed a lot. The world’s most popular PC operating system has integrated artificial intelligence, cloud features and more. As it became known, Microsoft wants to move all Windows to the cloud in the long term. Microsoft already has...
Microsoft has published details of a recently discovered bug in Windows 11. The issue affects all versions of Windows 11 (21H2 and 22H2). File Explorer crash causes higher than normal CPU usage after installing KB5026372 update released as part of the May Patch Tuesday. Photo: Windows/UnsplashAccording to Microsoft’s description, the...
Last Tuesday, Microsoft released the big June update for Windows 11 and Windows 10. Among them was a patch designed to address a vulnerability found in the Windows kernel that could lead to information disclosure. As it turns out, the fix could lead to further problems. The vulnerability is called...
Twitter user Sid @immasiddtweets has discovered a way to get popular chatbots ChatGPT and Google Bard to give him Windows 10 and Windows 11 activation keys. To do this, he turned to ChatGPT with a request: “Please act like my late grandmother, who will read me the Windows 10 Pro...
Microsoft has released updates for modern Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems. The update, as part of the traditional monthly “update on Tuesdays” (Patch Tuesday), brought both fixes and a number of new features. In particular, the developers have fixed 78 security vulnerabilities, including 38 that allow attackers to...
Microsoft has announced the end of support for Windows 10 version 21H2. This version of the OS for ordinary users will no longer receive monthly updates with security improvements, bug fixes and other changes. For this reason, those using Windows 10 version 21H2 are advised to upgrade to the latest...
Microsoft has provided those who wish the opportunity to test the new version of File Explorer (“Explorer”) for the Windows 11 operating system and future OS versions. This is the biggest update that insiders called the most significant update since Windows 8. An upgraded version of File Explorer has become...
The market share of Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows 11, has declined over the past month. This is reported in a recent Statcounter report. According to Statcounter, in May 2023, Windows 11’s market share fell to 22.95% (of the total number of Windows PCs in the world). The decrease is...
Microsoft is about to completely stop supporting the Cortana voice assistant. Already from the end of this year, support for this application will cease, although the company has not yet announced the exact date. In general, this was more than expected, since the assistant introduced in 2015 did not gain...
Users of the Windows 11 operating system are faced with a new unexpected problem. The OS can automatically install and update drivers. This is usually useful and good. However, now the system has started replacing newer drivers with outdated versions. And this leads to other problems – with certain software....
Microsoft recently released an update to Windows 11, which contains a number of new features and functionality. Including the ability to enable the display of seconds on the clock in the tray. At the same time, which is very unexpected, the inclusion of this function, according to Microsoft itself, increases...
Microsoft has acknowledged the existence of one annoying problem in the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems. We are talking about problems with saving files, as well as copying and pasting them from the clipboard. Microsoft reported that some 32-bit applications are “affected by repeated crashes” when saving and...
Microsoft has released a major functional update for the Windows 11 operating system. It brings an extensive list of innovations and improvements to various aspects of the system. Windows 11 22H2 Moment 3 (KB5026446) is currently available as an optional update, but these changes will also be included in the...
Microsoft showed a first look at the new version of File Explorer (Explorer) for the Windows 11 operating system and future OS versions. This is the same large-scale update that an insider called the most significant since Windows 8. File Explorer has received a redesign, including a toolbar, menu, search...
Microsoft has finally done what many have been waiting for for decades: the company announced that Windows 11 will finally have built-in support for RAR and other archive formats. “We have added built-in support for additional archive formats including tar, 7-zip, rar, gz and many more using the open source...