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For September’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft provided several updates to fix 59 vulnerabilities. Microsoft classifies five vulnerabilities as critical and the rest, with the exception of one, as high risk. The critical vulnerabilities affect Windows, Vis

Microsoft will no longer provide new drivers from printer manufacturers via Windows Update starting in 2025, the company has announced (fave.co/3Pq2fLY). It says doing so will make Windows 11 even more secure. Up to now, printer manufacturers can hav

Microsoft Paint is finally testing background removal, the killer feature of Microsoft’s Paint 3D that we hoped they’d save. And they finally have. In 2021, Microsoft pulled Paint 3D from Windows, ending its run of 3D VR applications. Unfortunately f

It’s official: the next-generation Thunderbolt spec will be called Thunderbolt 5, debuting next year with enough charging power and bandwidth to support eGPUs and a new class of ‘external AI devices’. Intel teased the new Thunderbolt specification at

Adobe’s generative AI-powered Firefly tools are now commercially available to subscribers, but with a catch: Adobe will ‘charge’ you for using it with a credit plan that you may need to pay separately for. Adobe Firefly is a superb AI art generator,

For most people, a laptop remains the best portable device for productivity. The physical keyboard is something tablets can’t match, though the latter is a better option for gaming or watching videos. Wouldn’t it be great if there was one device that

No matter how much experience you have with Microsoft’s Windows, it can still be improved by turning to software and tools that can make the operating system that much better. Take Windows 11, for example: When Microsoft introduced it with extremely

Experience, knowledge, tests and research are extremely important to being able to use computers and all IT at home as smoothly and efficiently as possible. But developments do not stand still: we’ve reviewed 14 pieces of common tech knowledge to see

Operating systems need at least a minimum of maintenance to run properly over the long term. While some important tools are already included from Microsoft, many professionals want or need more powerful and useful tools to help them when using Window