Windows 10 is set to mark a sea change in the way Microsoft’s OS works, but even the modern-looking Windows 8.1 carries a bunch of legacy tools and apps that you may not know about. One of those is ...

A Windows task scheduler API function does not check permissions – so any potential local bad actor can alter them to gain elevated privileges. A zero-day flaw recently disclosed in Microsoft’s ...

In Windows OS, the Task Scheduler enables you to automatically create or perform routine tasks on a chosen computer by monitoring criteria you have set (referred to as triggers) and then executing the ...

In May, Microsoft plans to roll out a new Windows scheduled task that launches automatically to help Microsoft Office apps load faster. The company says the "Startup Boost" task will launch in the ...