David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

Last year, several dangerous security vulnerabilities were found in the popular 7zip compression tool that were closed with new versions. However, these patches had to be downloaded and installed ...

For the almost 40 years that I've written about personal tech, I've given consistent advice to folks who ask whether and when they should upgrade their software - particularly device operating systems ...

Microsoft has introduced a new update orchestration platform built on the existing Windows Update infrastructure, which aims to unify the updating system for all apps, drivers, and system components ...

None of that is surprising or different to the monthly norm for PC owners. What is different, Microsoft says, is that ...