Microsoft announced that it will disable the 30-year-old NTLM authentication protocol by default in upcoming Windows releases due to security vulnerabilities that expose organizations to cyberattacks.

Computing history: Raymond Chen is once again reminding us that back when Windows 95 ruled the software world, coding was a completely different beast. The Win9x user interface eventually made its way ...

I am a big fan of VMWare Workstation, and the release of VMware Workstation Pro 25H2 marks a significant moment for this underappreciated desktop hypervisor, as it not only includes a host of new ...

Yes, you can still upgrade to Windows 11 for free. Windows 10 finally hits the wall tomorrow, officially retiring, and there’s now a surge in Windows 11 upgrades taking place. There is one check you ...

On the desktop, most people use the official HTML and JavaScript-based client for Discord in either a browser or a still-smells-like-a-browser Electron package. Yet what if there was a way to use a ...

What was Microsoft’s best Windows operating system of all time? If you’re like us, you have…opinions. Even if you’re not the type to parse through all of the little details that separated Windows 98 ...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella unveils Copilot + PCs, a linchpin of the company’s plan to reinvent Windows, during a special event in Redmond in May 2024. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) Editor’s Note: ...

Even as Broadcom-owned VMWare makes more products free for commercial use, some customers have complained about price hikes and its current subscription push. Even as Broadcom-owned VMWare makes more ...

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Following the recent buzz surrounding Windows blue screen of death (BSOD), a Microsoft Windows veteran dev has talked in some detail about its origin going back to Windows 95, NT, and 3.1. On the ...

In context: If you were a Windows user in the '90s, you're likely to be intimately familiar with the iconic Start Menu that shipped with Windows NT. That signature vertical banner proclaiming "Windows ...

VMware Workstation Pro, which used to cost around $250, is now available free of charge. The program outperforms Virtualbox in terms of features, setting options, hardware support, saving and managing ...