Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. If your computer desktop looks a little chaotic and you're noticing some performance slowdown, it might be time to do a cleanup. The best way to ...

Microsoft has a service that lets you rent a Windows PC in the cloud and access it from any device. Now, it is available in more regions. Microsoft has a service called Windows 365 that lets companies ...

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 ...

It's officially time to let go. Windows 10 has been over as we know it for some time now, only for Windows 11 to have taken over. To finalize things even further, Microsoft ended support for the ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Usually, whenever a new feature comes out for Windows, Microsoft advertises it widely in a blog post to let everyone know. Or if they don't, ...

Windows 11 shutdown issues caught many users off guard after a routine January 2026 security update, triggering widespread PC troubleshooting across affected systems. Instead of powering off, impacted ...

Microsoft has started rolling out built-in Sysmon functionality to some Windows 11 systems enrolled in the Windows Insider program. Microsoft first revealed plans to integrate Sysmon natively into ...

Microsoft has confirmed that a known issue preventing some Windows 11 devices from shutting down also affects Windows 10 systems with Virtual Secure Mode (VSM) enabled. VSM is a Windows security ...

PCWorld reports that Microsoft’s Windows shutdown bug affects multiple versions including Windows 10 22H2, LTSC, and Windows 11 23H2, with an emergency update failing to resolve the issue. The ...

Microsoft's 2026 roadmap for Windows 11 reveals some exciting innovations, but those shouldn't overshadow the long-standing issues that affect everyday PC users. Chris Hoffman is the author of Windows ...