There are situations where you may want to temporarily disable Windows' built-in security feature. I'll show you how to do it safely.

Antivirus is the guard posted at your hardware, whereas identity security is out on the battlefield. Antivirus works inside ...

Windows 11 has reliable antivirus built-in, but it’s not always as user-friendly as independent security software. (Its minimalism can cross over into mysterious at times.) So if you want a friendlier ...

The popular free text editor Notepad++ has a serious problem: its updater infects computers with malware. There's a fix though.

Acronis True Image is available in three subscription-based tiers. The entry-level Essentials plan (starting at $49.99 per year) covers one PC and includes backups and restores to local and network ...

The Wild West era of 3D printing, which early adopters like me have enjoyed for so long, is fading away. But as the industry ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Microsoft has a “security disaster” on its hands — the scale of which ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Microsoft’s “looming security disaster” is worse than feared. A ...

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 ...

As this update is mandatory, it will automatically install and prompt you to restart your device when it is complete. After installing this update, Windows 10 will be updated to build 19045.6691, and ...

Microsoft today pushed updates to fix at least 56 security flaws in its Windows operating systems and supported software. This final Patch Tuesday of 2025 tackles one zero-day bug that is already ...