Has your Windows 10 machine been mysteriously freezing up on you lately? If it has, you're not alone. Fortunately, Microsoft's engineers have identified the root cause of that...
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Some Microsoft’s Source Code Was Stolen By Hacker Group
Microsoft recently confirmed that an account belonging to one of their employees was compromised by the Lapsus$ hacking group, which allowed them to abscond with portions of the...
Mobile Devices Connected To Windows Known As Phone Link
Microsoft recently announced that it was doing a bit of re-branding. The company's apps that connect Android and iPhones to your Windows PC were formally called "Your...
A Disguised Windows License Activator May Actually Be Malware
People who are in the habit of pirating movies and software have something new to worry about. It seems hackers have begun targeting at least some of them with a ubiquitous form...
Clipchamp Will Soon Replace Movie Maker For Windows 11
If you're an early adopter playing with the Windows 11 builds as they come out and you are a "Windows Insider," then you probably already know this. In the latest build, users...
Microsoft Teams Gets Optimizations To Use Less Resources
Do you use Microsoft Teams and do you have an older PC that struggles with Teams video meetings? If so there's good news. Microsoft has recently upgraded Teams and halved the...
Last Year Microsoft Blocked More Than 25 Billion Hacker Attacks
Individual users often don't have a good sense of the scope and scale of hacking attacks around the world. The numbers may shock you. According to Microsoft, in 2021 the company...
Google Working Towards Easier Integration Between Android And Windows
If you're managing a company of any size and interested in copying from some other firm's playbook, Apple is almost always a good choice. Even the folks at Google seem to think...
New Remote Access Trojan Virus Hides In Windows Registry
There's a new malware strain you should make sure your IT staff is aware of. Called the Dark Watchman, it is a well-designed and highly capable RAT (Remote Access Trojan) paired...
Microsoft Teams Gets End To End Encryption
Two months ago, Microsoft began rolling out support for end-to-end encryption for all Teams calls. Given the pandemic and the increased demand for Teams and services like it,...
Voice Commands Getting New Attention In Windows 11
For a few years now Microsoft has been experimenting with voice commands. Their early experiments were limited to contexts that resided wholly inside specific applications...
New Emotet Malware Found A New Way To Distribute
Emotet is one of the most feared malware strains circulating right now. The team behind it has managed to infect a staggering array of targets all around the globe. To say that...