If Windows Update says your computer doesn't meet the Windows 11 requirements, you might just need to tweak some settings.

Open the following path: Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > Security Options ...

Turning a USB stick into my personal security toolkit shows that a secure work setup doesn’t always require installed ...

Dave Lieber I was confused. Kept seeing mention of a security “key” offered on some of my favorite websites—Microsoft, Google, YouTube and Facebook, to name a few. I wasn’t sure if I should use it.

November's Patch Tuesday updates fix 63 flaws in total but two of them are critical vulnerabilities that require your ...

Question: What should I do with my older computer that can’t run Windows 11? Answer: Now that the October 14, 2025 deadline has passed, Windows 10 is officially retired, meaning Microsoft will no ...

Windows Security is not the same across Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft’s built-in security suite protects against online and offline threats in both operating systems, but Windows 11 gets extra ...

I’ve picked up a few PC security tips in my time as a PCWorld editor, but I wasn’t born with that information. Yep, it’s been a gradual learning curve for me over many years of writing about security.

Over the past year, scammers have ramped up a new way to infect the computers of unsuspecting people. The increasingly common ...

Millions of Australian PCs are still running Windows 10, which reached end of support in October 2025. Without ongoing ...

"This update addresses an issue in the Windows 10 Consumer Extended Security Update (ESU) enrollment process, where the ...