Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

Windows Optional updates are not compulsory updates but are made available to users when they are available. While many PC users and IT admins choose to install the updates manually, new policies ...

Updating your laptop's software version is a routine task that you should be performing more often than not. Although software update notifications can be annoying and might feel like an interruption ...

The procedure for automating Windows Updates described in your July 12 column (www.nwfusion.com, DocFinder: 3029) might work for single PCs, but how can you do this if you have 500 PCs? I use ...

Ever since iOS 12, Apple has offered a handy toggle in Settings that lets you automatically install new updates overnight as long as it is charging and connected to Wi-Fi. There’s just one problem: It ...

I have Java for a couple of programs I use, and I like that it can notify me of updates and grab them automatically. Problem is, for security reasons I run under a user account, and as I rarely log in ...

Security Intelligence Updates for Microsoft Defender Antivirus are automatically installed with the Windows Updates on your PC. Microsoft installs it as a security patch and there is no way you can ...

Part of keeping a computer secure from current bugs or threats that may affect its overall functionality and performance is making sure that any software updates are promptly downloaded and installed ...

Microsoft released Windows 11 KB5095186, KB5102558, and KB5095615 to update WinRE, Setup files, and feature update components ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

Writing documents, surfing the internet, watching videos, or playing games: You want to use your PC and spend as little time as possible on the technology behind it. The operating system only provides ...