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You can use “sudo” on Windows 11 now — and it's more useful than I thought

That's not the case anymore; you can use sudo on Windows 11 now. All you need to do is enable a few toggles, and you can enjoy one of the smallest but perhaps most significant workflow improvements to ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows PowerShell now warns when running Invoke-WebRequest scripts

Microsoft says Windows PowerShell now warns when running scripts that use the Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet to download web content, aiming to prevent potentially risky code from executing. As Microsoft ...
CNET

You'll Be Able to See on X's User Profiles if Someone Is Using a VPN

The social network X is expected to begin displaying in user profiles whether someone may be using a VPN to obscure their location. Based on a post in October about transparency on the platform ...
TechRepublic

Microsoft Reveals Critical Windows Remote Desktop Flaw

Microsoft has disclosed a dangerous security vulnerability that is already keeping IT teams on high alert. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-60703, stems from a ...
TechSpot

Windows Remote Desktop goes immersive as Meta Quest 3 adds mixed-reality workspaces

In context: The latest Windows 11 update for Meta Quest 3 highlights how Microsoft and Meta are blending traditional desktop productivity with immersive computing. The move gives Microsoft a new ...
HotHardware

Windows 11 Patch Deletes PowerShell 2.0 And One More App Power Users Will Miss

The August 2025 (KB5063878) Windows update caused an issue that prevented non-admin users from carrying out several vital operations due to misbehaving UAC prompts. Microsoft has since released its ...
Forbes

Microsoft Warns Windows Users—Stop Using Google Chrome

Republished on August 13 with the media response to Microsoft’s latest move. “Browse securely now,” Microsoft warns Windows users installing Google Chrome. “Microsoft Edge runs on the same technology ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft removes PowerShell 2.0 from Windows 11, Windows Server

Microsoft will remove PowerShell 2.0 from Windows starting in August, eight years after announcing its deprecation and keeping it around as an optional feature. The 14-year-old command processor ...
Wired

Still Using Windows 10? Here’s How to Get Another Year of Updates for Free

Officially, Microsoft will stop providing new security updates for Windows 10 PCs after October 14, 2025, a little over a decade after its initial release. It's a stick that Microsoft is using to push ...
Redmond Magazine

Using PowerShell To Back Up Windows 11

A PowerShell script using WBAdmin can create full system backups of Windows 11, offering a simple, scriptable alternative for advanced users. Over the last couple of years, I have written a few blog ...
Redmond Magazine

Using PowerShell To Back Up SQL Server Express Edition

For as long as I can remember, I have always configured the computers within my own organization to store data on network servers as opposed to the data being stored on workstations. That way, if one ...