Test sketchy apps in Windows Sandbox
Windows Sandbox is a temporary desktop built into Windows 10 and 11. Closing it wipes out every app and file inside.
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A Windows 11 bug can quietly eat 500GB of your storage
A hidden Windows 11 log file is quietly swallowing people's hard drives. In the worst case documented so far it grew to 513GB, enough to fill most of a laptop.
Xbox lays off 3,200 workers and cuts four studios loose
About one in five people at Xbox are losing their jobs.
Microsoft just put Linux's command-line tools inside Windows, no WSL needed
Windows can now run Linux's everyday commands as ordinary Windows programs. No virtual machine, no second operating system alongside, nothing in between.
A Windows server bug is now being exploited, and domain controllers are the prize
A Windows Server bug is now under real attack, and it hits the one machine that decides who gets into a company network.
Windows 11's old security keys expire this month, and ignoring it quietly weakens your PC
Your Windows 11 PC has a set of security keys baked into it, and the original ones start expiring this month.
Microsoft Exchange exploit lets attackers in through a single email
Hackers can take over your work email by sending you a single message. You do not have to click anything.
Passkeys work, but account recovery is still the weak spot
You can already log into many accounts with your face, fingerprint, or a short PIN instead of typing a password.