Reports are circulating that Microsoft has disabled a trick to boost the system performance of Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2 when ...

Microsoft blocked a popular Windows 11 registry hack that significantly boosted SSD speeds. Learn how the tweak worked and ...

Microsoft recently blocked the Windows 11 registry hack that unlocked native NVMe support and better performance.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, May 15, 2025: This story, originally published May 14, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. This story has been updated on August 5 with a statement from ...

A new exploit has been found that allows attackers to use Notepad, one of the most trusted applications on Windows, to elevate their privileges to an administrator and bypass security. Experts say ...

Microsoft silently disables the Windows 11 registry entry that boosts NVMe SSDs' IOPS performance, but a workaround may still ...

Microsoft has blocked the registry hack that let Windows 11 users activate nvmedisk.sys, a native NVMe driver that delivered ...

Windows includes built-in exploit protection that limits the damage hackers can do even when software vulnerabilities exist. The tool offers system-wide and app-specific settings, though enabling ...

One incredibly popular Windows tools has recently been updated to address a zero-day exploit that could give bad actors a chance to install malware on devices running older versions of the app. The ...