Windows 8 is a major OS overhaul, but some of the most important additions might be the ones you can't see. Here's a look at Windows 8's new security tools and features.

Security enhancements in Windows 8 boot process One of the more controversial features to the new Windows release is called Secure Boot.

Lost among Windows 8's many controversies is a raft of useful security tools. Here's how to leverage them to the max.

The release of Windows 8.1 includes a host of improvements, both cosmetic (welcome back, Start button) and "under the hood" improvements. A new white paper, titled Windows 8.1 Security – New and ...

Simply put, Windows 8 will bring new ways for IT pros to deal with client management, security and licensing. Those changes largely reflect Microsoft's moves to address a shift toward a more ...

Microsoft issues an apology for "inconvenience or confusion" caused after it mistakenly indicated that it had resolved a ...

Windows 8 provides system administrators with a number of new features designed to enhance the product’s security and streamline the end user’s security experience.

Windows 7 is more than a decade old, but the company had previously extended security support for those willing to pay.

Microsoft is cutting off Windows 7 and Windows 8 critical security updates and technical support this January. In merely a week millions of PC users will be forced to upgrade their systems.

Microsoft has pledged to support and issue security fixes for M365 apps on Windows 10 into late 2028. That's well past a cut-off point of October 14 this year, when Redmond's support for Windows ...

Microsoft delivered the final updates for Windows 7 and Windows 8 through extended security update (ESU) this week, closing the book on the aging operating systems. The ...

Windows 8 provides system administrators with a number of new features designed to enhance the product’s security and streamline the end user’s security experience.