Three days ago (August 2nd) Microsoft released a fix (KB2286198) for a critical vulnerability in Windows shortcuts. Everyone that wrote about the patch said to install it. But they were wrong, on the ...

While Microsoft’s launch of Flight Simulator 2020 has largely been a success (apart from the odd monolith), lots of folks have found that the massive 150GB app can get stuck during installation. To ...

Microsoft Flight Simulator has largely taken off successfully, but the first major patch since the game’s Aug. 18 debut on Windows PC looks to address some problems that players have had trying to ...

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Windows 11 KB5079473 Patch Tuesday update may cause installation failures, BSOD crashes, and system freezes for some users.

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Such is the case with the October 2023 Patch Tuesday as well on Windows 10, though thankfully, it is not affecting all users as it is limited to version 21H2 only. Microsoft says that the bug is ...

Several users have reported being unable to install Windows 10's latest Patch Tuesday update. The issue is affecting Windows 10 version 22H2 and version 21H2. Microsoft has acknowledged the issue and ...

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