For some time now, there have been complaints across various online forums about how the popular VLC Media Player takes several seconds (sometimes half a minute!) to start up. The problem occurs ...

Microsoft has resolved a bug that caused Windows Defender to crash after a recent security update, resulting in 0xc0000005 access violation errors on some affected systems. Microsoft Defender is a ...

Microsoft has resolved a known issue that causes incorrect alerts warning that Defender Antivirus was turned off after installing recent updates.

Microsoft Defender bug mislabels SQL Server versions as unsupported software Fix rolling out to reverse code change behind inaccurate end-of-life tagging Recent Defender issues highlight ongoing ...

CVE-2026-50656 is due to improper link resolution before file access, affects Windows 10 and Windows 11, and may allow authenticated attackers to achieve SYSTEM-level privileges on vulnerable machines ...

A blog for IT professionals who work with Windows on large networks. Last month, I wrote a blog post here about co-called “corrupt file” messages originating in SFC /scannow. On Friday, August 16, ...

The glitch, which Microsoft says it working to fix, creates an attacker opportunity by convincing users to ignore critical cybersecurity alerts. Microsoft on Friday reported that a glitch is causing ...

With all the security options available to keep Windows systems secure, it's important to ensure the proper configuration of your antivirus application to avoid any Windows Defender compatibility ...