There is a new security feature in Windows 11 to protect system files, which was quietly rolled out in the latest update.

Beware these dangerous Windows LNK files. Update, June 9, 2025: This story, originally published on June 8, has been updated with a statement from Microsoft regarding the latest ongoing cyberattacks ...

I was playing with Vista's WRP last night and found that it does not completely protect many system files that you would expect it to protect. Win ME's System File Protection and 2000 and XP's Windows ...

I'm rebuilding my girlfriend's computer, which had its CPU fried a couple weeks ago in a thunderstorm. Well, she went and set Windows XP to protect her files, and so when I went to hook her hard drive ...

Nowadays we live in an interconnected world where social media networks and apps greatly reduce the distance between people. However, with the continuous advancement of computing, we now live in a ...

What just happened? Cloud-based Windows installs are generally more secure than local setups, especially against physical and network attacks targeting endpoint devices. Now, Microsoft is raising the ...