Microsoft just fixed 63 security flaws including one zero-day — update your PC right now

November's Patch Tuesday updates fix 63 flaws in total but two of them are critical vulnerabilities that require your ...
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This is hands-down the best way to install apps on Windows

Installing programs on Windows has been the same repetitive process of finding the official website, downloading an installer, running it, installing the program, and then clearing up all the junk. It ...

Old games, new PC: How to run DOS classics on Windows 11

Do you still have old applications or games that are no longer supported by current Windows PCs? We'll tell you how to get ...
PC Gamer

Lone developer shrinks Windows 7 down to 69 MB, claims 'virtually nothing can run' but that it does actually boot

Last year, we saw another software tinkerer shrink Windows 11 down to only 100 MB by making it throwback to its DOS era. A GUI? Who needs it! As for something actually usable, the nano11 project ...
Gizmodo

Microsoft Made the Perfect Feature for Gaming Handhelds—but Good Luck Trying To Install It

There’s nothing worse than FOMO, the dreaded fear of missing out, to set gamers’ teeth on edge. The $1,000 Asus ROG Xbox Ally X—which launches Oct. 16—sports a new version of Windows all its own. The ...
PC Gamer

Microsoft is planning to make it harder than ever to install Windows without an internet connection and a Microsoft account

The latest Insider Preview build of Windows 11 includes a rather ominous update. Ominous, that is, for anyone who prefers to install Windows without being hooked up to the internet and signing up for ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft to force install Microsoft 365 companion apps in October

Later this month, Microsoft will start automatically installing the Microsoft 365 companion apps on Windows 11 devices that have the Microsoft 365 desktop client apps. According to Microsoft, this ...
theregister

Windows 95 was too fat to install itself so needed help from the slimmer 3.1

Veteran Microsoft engineer Raymond Chen has answered the question of why Microsoft insisted on running up a miniature Windows 3.1 rather than a diminutive Windows 95 to install the full-fat version of ...
TechSpot

Microsoft to install Copilot by default on Microsoft 365 devices starting fall 2025

Something NOT to look forward to: Microsoft is intensifying its efforts to make Copilot a ubiquitous presence on PCs. The AI chatbot will now be installed by default with every Microsoft 365 ...
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Retro JRPGs are suddenly getting pulled from the Switch eShop, and it looks like a probably unlicensed version of OG operating system MS-DOS is to blame

Publisher D4 Enterprise's EGGCONSOLE series has been giving the absolute most hardcore of JRPG lovers a window into the obscure gems of retro PC gaming in Japan through the magic of the Switch eShop ...
ZDNet

Install Microsoft's emergency Windows patch now - what it fixes and why it was rushed out

Fixes a flaw that impacted the Windows reset and reinstall tools. The patch affects certain versions of Windows 10 and Windows 11. To install the patch, head to Windows Update under Settings. Get more ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft: Recent Windows updates may fail to install via WUSA

Microsoft has mitigated a known issue that caused Windows update failures when installing them from a network share using the Windows Update Standalone Installer (WUSA). WUSA is a built-in ...