This Windows update pop-up is a scam

ClickFix is a social engineering ploy that uses tactics like fake error messages, CAPTCHA forms, and command prompts to ...

Fake Windows Update screens are being used to convince users to install malware now, proving that nothing is sacred in the cybersecurity world

Unfortunate victims are then told to press Ctrl+V, which pastes a malicious code into the Run prompt automatically copied to ...
Wired

How to Use Windows Security to Keep Your PC Protected

For many years, Windows users had to rely on a third-party security tool to keep viruses and malware at bay, but now Microsoft's operating system comes with its own package, in the form of Windows ...
PC Gamer

If you installed Windows 11 with certain security updates and a USB stick, you may not get any more security updates warns Microsoft

The fix is to reinstall Windows 11 with different security updates. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. With the public launch of ...

ClickFix attack uses fake Windows Update screen to push malware

New ClickFix attack variants have been observed where threat actors trick users with a realistic-looking Windows Update ...
The Verge

Microsoft is enabling BitLocker device encryption by default on Windows 11

Clean installs of Windows 11 version 24H2 now have BitLocker device encryption enabled. Clean installs of Windows 11 version 24H2 now have BitLocker device encryption enabled. is a senior editor and ...
Wired

11 Security Settings You Should Know About in Windows 11

Microsoft's insistence that a computer must have a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 component built into the motherboard for it to be eligible for a Windows 11 upgrade is evidence of just how ...