A hacker used a VPN to stay anonymous. Microsoft's Windows Global Device Identifier logged his activity anyway and handed it ...

PSA: if you succumbed to the pestering of those warnings Microsoft has been displaying every time you boot your Windows 10 ...

Federal complaint says a Windows GDID tied Peter Stokes to a May 2025 jewelry retailer hack that stole 77GB and drew an $8M ...

The big picture: People have grumbled about Windows telemetry for years, to the point that an entire cottage industry of tools that clean up the OS now exists just to strip the tracking bits out.

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If you’ve ever tried to access your MySQL database only to be met with the frustrating “access denied” error, you’re not alone. This common issue can disrupt your workflow significantly, whether ...

Windows 10 support has ended, leaving millions exposed. Here are six options, from upgrading to Windows 11 to switching to Linux or ChromeOS Flex. Six months in, millions of PCs are now running an ...

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Intel has released a new Wi-Fi driver for Windows 10 and 11 with a new toggle that should help improve Wi-Fi connectivity. Intel has released a new Wi-Fi driver for supported Intel network cards and ...

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October marks the final official Patch Tuesday for Windows 10. This month's update included a record 173 security fixes. All the new and improved features were reserved for Windows 11. Microsoft has ...