With Windows 10 no longer supported, Linux is on the rise. Two distributions have greatly benefited from the demise of Windows 10. Each of these distros serves a different purpose, but they're both ...

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 ...

Attention Windows 11 users! A recent string of updates has caused an intriguing hiccup: the password sign-in icon is mysteriously missing from the lock screen after updates like KB5064081. Although ...

Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX said on Friday some of its user data was exposed due to a security breach at Mixpanel, a third-party service provider. CoinDCX told users in an email the breach did not ...

Microsoft warned users that Windows 11 updates released since August may cause the password sign-in option to disappear from the lock screen options, even though the button remains functional. On ...

Microsoft has again tried to hype Copilot on social media, and guess what? It did not go well with consumers, particularly those who have been using Windows for decades. One user told the Windows ...

On October 14, 2025, Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 10, impacting an estimated 400 to 500 million PCs worldwide. This decision forced users to consider alternatives, as many devices ...

If you use multiple monitors on your computer, it can be a bit difficult to access all the controls to change the brightness and contrast of the different screens. But a new tool in Microsoft’s ...

The more things change, the more they stay the same. And so it is with Microsoft’s controversial decision to end-of-life Windows 10 despite its hundreds of millions of users. The Oct. 14 deadline has ...

X announced that it will display the region in which an account is based. The information is visible under the new "About This Account" section. X removed the feature for some accounts on Saturday.

Microsoft really wants you to update to Windows 11 already, and it seemingly thinks that bragging about all the incredible ways it’s stuffing AI into every nook and cranny of its latest operating ...