Stop AI bloat, fix the operating system, implores veteran software developer Dave Plummer The Windows operating system is ...

The forthcoming Service Pack 2 for Windows XP is actually a significant upgrade for Microsoft's OS, delivering much-needed security enhancements. We highlight the key changes. Service Pack 1 (SP1) for ...

Task Manager creator says it's about time Microsoft creates a special version of Windows 11 without new features, AI and bloat.

While XP SP2 is a huge step forward for Microsoft, there are important caveats. For example, don't expect the new Windows Firewall to prevent keystroke-logging Trojans from stealing your credit card ...

Service Pack 2 for Windows XP is here. Should you immediately download and install it? What if you don't want XP SP2 but still want to continue to receive critical updates through Automated Updates?

Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft's important service pack delivering key security improvements to its flagship client operating system, was released to manufacturing on Friday, the company said.

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Microsoft published the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for July 2010–revealing a relatively light month for patching. This coming Patch Tuesday will have only four security bulletins ...

Today, Microsoft offered its last update for Windows Service Pack 2 (SP2). No future security issues with SP2 will be patched, no matter how severe they may be. Windows XP 64-bit users on SP2 will ...

Microsoft has issued a reminder this week that it will stop providing support for Windows 2000 and Windows XP Service Pack 2 on July 13, 2010. After this date, public support for these products ends ...

If there is one thing Microsoft is preoccupied with right now, it would have to be security. Microsoft is in the news more for security problems with Windows (whether fairly or not) than any other ...