Microsoft has tried to clear up some recent confusion around Windows 10 data collection, promising a change to the way it names features to make it easier for users to understand what data is being ...

The move, expected to roll out in 2019, comes in the aftermath of the company's botched rollout of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update. A Windows expert this week urged Microsoft to put its money where ...

Microsoft Defender for Windows is getting a massive overhaul allowing home network admins to deploy Android, iOS, and Mac clients to monitor antivirus, phishing, compromised passwords, and identity ...

Almost all software these days, from small apps to hulking operating systems, scrap some pieces of data from users. Some simply take stats needed to improve the app or service. Others use that same ...

Today's Windows 11 update includes several security improvements, including a new passkeys management dashboard designed to help users go passwordless more easily and tools to reduce the attack ...

In the last seven days, we've seen the release of official Windows 11 ISOs, the discovery of another security flaw, and even a higher-res Xbox dashboard. Be sure to catch up via our handy overview. As ...

Windows 11's widgets panel has been around for a while now, but most people either ignore it or actively resent it. That's not because the idea is bad—having a glanceable dashboard for weather, ...