Ever since a sneaky crypto mining malware hitched a ride onto my machine — one I only discovered after it disabled Windows Defender and tanked my frame rate in games — I’ve been more reserved about ...

Microsoft is testing Insider builds that use the modern ReFS file format instead of the more common NTFS for a clean installation of Windows 11. When you install a supported version of Windows using ...

One of my favorite Windows features, Windows Sandbox, is finally testing some new features that I’d characterize as something like an improved airlock. I think of Windows Sandbox in the same vein that ...

It looks like Microsoft needs more time to test its Recall security changes. It looks like Microsoft needs more time to test its Recall security changes. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who ...

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. February 25, 2025 Add as a preferred source on ...