Hidden desktops are a legitimate Windows capability, often used by specialized software, and occasionally used by malware.

A Cursor zero-day vulnerability lets a planted git.exe run automatically when a Windows developer opens a repository.

West Nile virus activity is starting earlier than it has in years, with the CDC warning it is now seeing the highest number of human cases of the nasty mosquito-borne disease since 2004. At least 48 ...

Microsoft admitted in January 2026 that Windows 11 has some problems, promising to fix the operating system and improve things going forward. Fast forward almost six months, and Windows users finally ...

Many Australians have stopped worrying about respiratory viruses. The pandemic has passed and attention has shifted. COVID no longer dominates the headlines, and influenza is often dismissed as a ...

The types of Ebola and hantavirus worrying officials are very different from the species identified decades ago, raising new questions about how to respond. By Carl Zimmer This month, a pair of ...

If you can’t—or don’t want to—upgrade to full Windows 11, consider this lightweight version of Microsoft’s operating system that works on a wide range of computers. If you're still on Windows 10, and ...

Is the current hantavirus outbreak destined to become the next COVID-19 pandemic? That has been the question circulating on social media after the news that eight passengers on the cruise ship MV ...

The hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship has thrown a previously little-known virus into international headlines and mobilized health authorities from all corners of the globe, with the ...

Is the current hantavirus outbreak destined to become the next COVID-19 pandemic? That has been the question circulating on social media after the news that eight passengers on the cruise ship MV ...

The deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship has put citizens and health authorities on high alert. Experts believe a few passengers were infected with the Andes strain of ...

As its name implies, the venerable Notepad++ text editor began as a more capable version of the classic Windows Notepad, with features such as line numbering and syntax highlighting. It was created in ...