Microsoft is officially moving to shut the door on RC4 - a legacy cryptographic cipher that has quietly persisted inside Windows authentication environments for decades - and forcing organizations to ...

About time: Microsoft introduced support for the RC4 stream cipher in Windows 2000 as the default authentication algorithm for the Active Directory services. The system has been insecure for even ...

With 2025 now behind us, it is time for our annual recap of the most popular stories published on Neowin this year. Like in ...

Every day has the potential to be a bad day for a CSO. However, the second Tuesday of each month – Patch Tuesday – is almost ...

Windows 11 The first PCs with version 26H1 will begin shipping in the spring period, but you'll only find it on PCs powered by Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X2 platform.

Don’t be surprised if I say that 9 out of 10 computers run some version of the Windows operating system today. However, no one could have predicted this outcome when the journey began with MS-DOS and ...

To access the pages and options available in Windows Update Settings, open the Settings app using Win+I hotkey, and click on the Windows Update category available on the bottom left section. On the ...

Microsoft's default settings for Windows 11 are filled with tiny annoyances, including unnecessary taskbar icons and unwanted apps. Here's how to declutter your new setup and maximize your security ...

Here's a look at the most recent Patch Tuesday release from Microsoft as well as a collection of recent updates so you can track what's changed. Long before Taco Tuesday became part of the pop-culture ...

A Python SDK for interacting with Octopus ITSM through its Microsoft SQL Server database. This package includes both a generic MSSQL client, a specialized Octopus ITSM client, and a REST API.