Oracle has released its April 2026 Critical Patch Update, and it is a big one: 481 new security patches across a wide range of products, including Oracle Database, Fusion Middleware, Java SE, MySQL, E ...

Microsoft is forcing eligible Windows 11 PCs to update to 25H2. Support ends for Windows 11 24H2 in October, so you'll need 25H2. Windows 11 25H2 is stable, so there's no reason not to update. Are you ...

Microsoft pulled Windows 11 update KB5079391 shortly after release due to widespread installation failures, with users reporting error 0x80073712 indicating missing ...

Windows 11 version 26H1 launches exclusively on ARM-based Snapdragon X2 devices in 2026. Version 26H1 is not an in-place update and skips broad enterprise distribution channels. Windows 11 26H1 uses a ...

Secure Boot protects your PC against bootkit malware. The Windows update refreshes expiring Secure Boot certificates. To install, head to Settings and select Windows Update. I typically advise Windows ...

Officially, Windows 10 died last month, a little over a decade after its initial release. But the old operating system’s enduring popularity has prompted Microsoft to promise between one and three ...

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Microsoft has released the KB5065789 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2, which includes 41 improvements, including new AI actions in File Explorer and bug fixes for Windows Update and ...

Microsoft’s fifth major iteration of Windows 11 is nearing its release to the general public—the Windows Insider team announced today that Windows 11 25H2 was being put into its Release Preview ...

Microsoft has tacitly confirmed that the mandatory Windows 11 24H2 updates from past months negatively impacted the operating system’s stability, which is bad timing for the company who recently ...

In this post, we will see how to fix Windows Update error 0x800f0838. It is fairly common to encounter errors while installing Windows updates. Some users have ...

A Microsoft support document has confirmed that, for users of Windows 11 version 24H2, the Scan for Updates function might not be working. “This Windows configuration update addresses an issue in ...