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Microsoft warns that killing VBScript could break Windows activation for businesses
19+ hour, 23+ min ago (27+ words) Microsoft is asking organizations that rely on the Slmgr.vbs tool to switch to PowerShell, as the old script will soon stop working along with the rest of......
HWiNFO64 Download Free - 8.52
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (16+ words) Download HWiNFO64 - HWiNFO64 is a professional-grade hardware information and diagnostic tool designed for in-depth system monitoring....
Microsoft Defender briefly decided Google Search was malware
1+ week, 2+ day ago (33+ words) You can pay every month for Office 365's productivity tools, but you still can't escape Microsoft Defender's habit of turning everyday links into fake security alerts. On......
Microsoft warns fake CAPTCHA is tricking Windows users into running malware
1+ week, 2+ day ago (27+ words) The pages impersonate Cloudflare and other trusted services. Instead of presenting a normal CAPTCHA challenge, they instruct users to open PowerShell or Command Prompt and paste in......
AI is finding thousands of bugs in Linux, and maintainers can barely keep up
1+ week, 3+ day ago (29+ words) Ahead of this month's Kernel Recipes 2026 event in Paris, Linux kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman shared a graph charting the steep rise in CVEs found in the......
Microsoft will soon enable memory integrity by default on eligible Windows 11 PCs
1+ week, 3+ day ago (27+ words) Microsoft recently confirmed that memory integrity protection will soon be enabled by default on some Windows 11 devices. The change will arrive in October 2026 for eligible......
California exempts Linux and open-source software from new age verification law
1+ week, 4+ day ago (225+ words) TechSpot Recap: California will require software vendors to verify users' ages at the operating system level in the coming months. Thanks to the latest changes approved by the state's Assembly, the new draconian requirements will not apply to software projects…...
A massive Valve leak just exposed 12TB of old Steam data, no hacking required
1+ week, 5+ day ago (29+ words) From September 2003 to early 2013, Valve employed a "Steam2" server architecture to manage data flowing through its PC gaming store. Now, a substantial portion of that......
Windows may finally take no for an answer, adding a permanent opt-out for OneDrive backup nags
1+ week, 5+ day ago (44+ words) As reported by Windows Latest, Windows 11's full-screen backup prompt is now appearing with an "Opt out of backup" button....
Windows 10 users have just weeks left before Nvidia ends Game Ready driver updates
2+ week, 1+ day ago (27+ words) The cutoff comes one year after Microsoft officially retired Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. Nvidia granted the aging operating system an extra 12 months of full......