A Sunday night Senate deal may be on the verge of resolving the longest government shutdown on record — after a group of moderate Democrats dropped their key demand — a guaranteed extension of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Hot on the heels of the NSA publishing a “high-risk of ...

Configuring an SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server on Windows Server is a common task for system administrators who need to enable applications or websites to send email messages. Unlike a ...

After installing the latest October update, you may find that USB input devices refuse to work in the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE). This means that if you enter recovery mode—for example, to ...

Microsoft Defender will continue to work in Windows 10. Defender will receive regular security updates until October 2028. Microsoft still recommends Windows 11 for new security patches. You probably ...

This month’s collection of fixes from Microsoft includes 86 patches — but at least there were no zero-day bugs. Microsoft released 86 patches this week with updates for Office, Windows, and SQL Server ...

Unity is updating its game engine to support native screen readers in both macOS and Windows. The feature is available now in the Unity 6000.3.0a5 alpha, and should make the process of making games ...

Cloudy Tactics: In another effort to steer Windows customers toward Azure, Microsoft is offering a new tool that converts virtual machines between two formats. The goal is to help organizations stay ...

The web-based UI for managing all aspects of Windows Server, Windows Server Admin Center (WAC) sure has grown up a lot in the last seven years. If you're new to the concept, you can run WAC on a ...

I finally did it. After months of putting up with a diminishing Windows experience plagued with issues, I bit the bullet and gave my Windows PC a proper factory reset—and boy does it feel good. I ...

Microsoft’s latest rollouts to Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025 include the arrival of Recall and hotpatching. Here are the security settings and recommendations to note. Windows 11 24H2 and ...

An easily exploitable flaw in Windows Server 2025 allows attackers to escalate privileges and assume the permissions of any Active Directory (AD) user. The flaw occurs due to the fumbling of ...