Take ownership of the Data folder. Run SFC and DISM scans. Disable and re-enable the Windows Search feature via the Command Prompt. Create a new user profile. Let’s ...

Software engineers who attend Microsoft Corp.’s annual Windows Hardware Engineering Conference later this month could get their first taste of a new Windows user permissions model that could change ...

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David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

A hot potato: Just as Microsoft is battling five different security flaws affecting the Windows print spooler, security researchers found the company's next nightmare – a permissions flaw dubbed ...