PCWorld reports Microsoft is overhauling Windows Update to address years of user complaints about unexpected updates and disruptive system changes. Users will gain new control options including the ...

In a recent post by Microsoft, Executive Vice President (EVP) of Windows and Devices Pavan Davuluri revealed that PC users will soon have more control over when their machine updates. In an update to ...

Every month, Windows Update notifies you that one or more updates are available. For many users, these notifications can be confusing. Terms like KB numbers, Patch Tuesday, optional updates, and ...

Microsoft has released the KB5077241 optional cumulative update for Windows 11, which comes with 29 changes, including improvements to BitLocker, a new network speed test tool, and native System ...

The Windows 11 non-security feature preview update for February just landed, and it's the first Windows update in a long while that includes a number of actually good changes. Here's what you need to ...

Windows updates are supposed to help your PC, but as we all know, that’s not always the case. Not only has a recent update broken Windows shutdown, but the patch still didn’t fix the problem. I’ve ...

Facepalm: Users with Nvidia graphics cards who have experienced instability over the past few weeks should check whether they installed the Windows 11 update KB5074109. The critical security patch has ...

Microsoft has released a massive stability patch for Windows 11, fixing the notorious missing password icon and other system bugs. The optional KB5074105 patch, released on Jan. 29, resolved the ...

The series of destructive Windows 11 updates continues. The January 2026 security update for Windows 11, titled KB5074109, was meant to include routine fixes for networking and power issues, a new ...

Microsoft has had to issue two out-of-band updates to fix its buggy Windows 11 patch. Microsoft has had to issue two out-of-band updates to fix its buggy Windows 11 patch. is a senior editor and ...

Microsoft’s first Windows 11 security update of 2026 caused two nasty failures, some PCs couldn’t finish a shutdown, and some users couldn’t sign in over Remote Desktop. Microsoft has now shipped ...

It only affected Enterprise and IoT editions of Windows 11 23H2, and an emergency fix is already available. It only affected Enterprise and IoT editions of Windows 11 23H2, and an emergency fix is ...