In sharp contrast with its approach to privacy, Windows 11 security is in a good place, with no major enshittification issues.

On February 24, 2026, we published an article about how a fake Zoom meeting “update” silently installs monitoring software, documenting a campaign that used a convincing fake Zoom waiting room to push ...

If you’ve updated Windows and suddenly your system drive looks like it lost a fight, there’s a good chance the culprit is sitting in plain sight: Windows.old. This folder shows up after an in-place ...

Windows systems are heading toward a trust-chain maintenance event that’s easy to overlook until it breaks something. Windows 10 and Windows 11 rely on three security certificates that begin expiring ...

I've been reviewing hardware and software, devising testing methodology and handed out buying advice for what seems like forever; I'm currently absorbed by computers and gaming hardware, but ...

Microsoft will use standard Windows 11 updates to keep Secure Boot working on existing PCs as the operating system's original certificates near their end. The company says Secure Boot certificates ...

In brief: Secure Boot was originally introduced with Windows 8 as a firmware-based security feature designed to protect the OS from potentially malicious boot code. After more than 15 years, the ...

After a decade and a half of service, the current certificates will expire, and new ones will be rolled out. Renewed Secure Boot certificates will be rolled out to Windows systems starting in June, as ...

Get ye to Windows Update, because there's a good chance you've got new Secure Boot certificates to install. Microsoft just announced that it will be refreshing those certificates, which were ...

Devices that don’t receive new Secure Boot certificates may miss out on future security updates. Devices that don’t receive new Secure Boot certificates may miss out on future security updates. is a ...

Microsoft announced today that it’s preparing to roll out new Secure Boot certificates via Windows Update to keep old PCs secure. The first Secure Boot certificates, which are stored in a PC’s ...

Microsoft has released the Windows 10 KB5075912 extended security update to fix February 2026 Patch Tuesday vulnerabilities, including six zero-days, and continue rolling out replacements for expiring ...