When updating a piece of software as large and complex and old as Windows, you’re inevitably going to break something every once in a while. Microsoft tracks known issues here—generally they affect ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. “Reset and recovery operations on some Windows versions might fail,” ...

Microsoft has released emergency Windows out-of-band updates to resolve a known issue breaking reset and recovery operations after installing the August 2025 Windows security updates. As the company ...

A new Windows 11 update is on the way after a previous update came with major bugs. Credit: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images Just last week, Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 10, ...

Windows 10 has a new update as part of Microsoft's extended support It reportedly breaks StartIsBack, a popular customization app The December patch also apparently causes issues with multiple ...

Microsoft has rolled out an emergency update for Windows 11 users who were facing problems after updating to the latest version of the operating system. The software giant released the update after ...

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 ...