Security researcher Alon Leviev from the company SafeBreach has discovered a vulnerability in Windows Update that allows attackers to downgrade an actually secure Windows and make it vulnerable. This ...

In a nutshell: Researchers have developed a cyberattack that reverses Windows security updates to exploit previously patched vulnerabilities. Although they cannot deploy the malware remotely, users ...

A few weeks ago, security researcher Alon Leviev revealed a frightening Windows vulnerability that allows attackers to “downgrade” a secure Windows system and unpatch security flaws, making the hacked ...

What just happened? Another day, another security flaw discovered in Microsoft Windows. The latest arrives courtesy of research presented at the Black Hat security conference, which revealed a design ...

Fully patched Windows 11 systems are vulnerable to attacks that allow an adversary to install custom rootkits that can neutralize endpoint security mechanisms, hide malicious processes and network ...

To safely downgrade from Windows 11 24H2 to 23H2, use the Go Back feature within 10 days via Settings > Windows Update > Advanced Options > Recovery > Go Back. If unavailable, manually install 23H2 by ...

Microsoft’s decision to take a radical departure in the user interface of Windows 8 has many of its customers asking the same question. Microsoft has always had downgrade rights in place for its ...

Microsoft has released Windows 11, and while its public reception is much better than that of, for example, Windows Vista, certain design changes have proven controversial. The design changes aside, ...

The company had planned to end the option with the shipping of Windows 7 Service Pack 1, which entered beta on Monday. During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats several times, changed ...

When you buy a Windows PC, one thing is certain. No matter how fast its processor, or how much RAM it has, if you use it regularly for six months, you will notice the diminished speed with which ...

Our computers are complex devices, and issues can arise out of nowhere. It can be incredibly frustrating when one-half of the screen has turned entirely black and unusable, but there are ways you can ...