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It's not just Windows PCs that have gone belly up, as CrowdStrike's Falcon software has been b0rking Linux-powered computers, too
news It doesn't matter what operating system you use, a buggy application can seriously ruin your day.
Microsoft says 8.5 million devices were affected by the CrowdStrike bug or 'less than one percent of all Windows devices' as new details emerge on Friday's tech meltdown
News As damage control continues, we're now learning how the CrowdStrike crisis unfolded, and why.
Smaller and faster Windows 11 updates are on the way as Microsoft switches to downloading just what you need and none of what you don't
news The tyranny of huge Windows updates looks to be a thing of the past.
The latest Windows update means Notepad might now be my favourite word processor
news Having not really been updated since 1983, Notepad is getting rich features without losing its essence.
Setting every registry value to zero in Windows 10 breaks most features—but Paint and WordPad cling on until the very last
news The Windows registry remains a place of mystery and wonder.
Beware: The latest Windows 11 update might just trap you in a boot loop of virtualised doom
News Thankfully, this should only be a problem for virtualised environments that installed the optional update.
Ageing Windows 10 PCs will live on an extra five years thanks to third-party security patches
news 0patch's "micropatches" can be applied without a reboot and easily reversed.
Microsoft president grovels before Congress, takes responsibility for a 'cascade' of cybersecurity errors
news Chinese hackers accessed US government data thanks to Microsoft's 'avoidable errors'.
