Patch Tuesday, is sometimes a love hate sort of thing. It's a safe bet that most Windows Home or Pro users hate having to reboot it every time there's a hangnail that needs fixing. Regardless, those ...

Greedy patching: Hot patching is a way to quickly install security updates without requiring an OS reboot. Microsoft has offered the feature for years through its ...

April 2026 saw one of Microsoft's largest-ever security updates, patching 169 vulnerabilities, including an actively exploited SharePoint flaw that CISA ordered federal agencies to fix by April 28.

Windows 11’s latest cumulative update is not a routine housekeeping patch, it closes critical security holes and stabilizes the operating system at a moment when attackers are actively probing for ...

Along with the setup and recovery updates (KB5068516, KB5067040), Microsoft has also released a new OOBE (out of box experience) update for the latest couple of Windows 11 versions,ie, for 25H2 and ...

None of that is surprising or different to the monthly norm for PC owners. What is different, Microsoft says, is that ...

Microsoft ended Windows 10 support back in October of 2025, and at the time, a key OS feature had broken. If you are a regular Neowin reader, you probably know that Windows has its fair share of major ...

The big picture: For years, Windows could survive almost anything as long as it kept working. That safety net is starting to disappear in Windows 11, just as Microsoft is wiring the operating system ...