Microsoft is warning against a simple hack that enables those still using Windows XP to receive security updates through 2019. The trick involves modifying the system registry, a process that is ...

Zero-Day Windows Bug Linked to North Korean Hacking Group Lazarus Security researchers say the previously unknown Windows vulnerability was exploited by the notorious hacking group, potentially giving ...

Update, Nov. 09, 2024: This story, originally published Nov. 06, now includes details of gamer numbers using Windows 11. Way back in the mists of time when I played games on my Amiga with pirated ...

Real desktop optimization happens below the surface. These Registry hacks remove the small annoyances that negatively impact your workflow.

Recently Microsoft introduced a new Windows 11 feature called “Recall,” which aims to enhance user convenience by capturing frequent screenshots of user activity. While this feature is designed to ...

In a Monday blog post, Eric Ligman, global partner experience lead in Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Group, said his now-infamous blog post titled "Regardless of what any hack says, a Windows 7 upgrade ...

Try as it may, Microsoft doesn’t always manage to get security patching right the first time. Sometimes, external researchers looking at patching one vulnerability find another that emerges from the ...

RID Hacking is a serious security threat. It targets Windows 10 and 11 systems. This attack exploits the Relative Identifier (RID) system. RIDs are unique IDs for user accounts. They determine access ...

It is official: There is a community-developed and tested, unsupported hack that sets up an Intel-based Mac to dual-boot between OS X and 32-bit Windows XP SP2 and, it’s presumed, Windows 2003 Server ...

Password guessing is hard work. Why not just sniff credentials off the wire as users log in to a server and then replay them to gain access? If an attacker is able to eavesdrop on Windows login ...

Developers have released a major update to the Metasploit security testing tool designed to run more smoothly on the Windows operating system. Metasploit 3.0, released early Tuesday morning, has been ...