Microsoft has announced plans to periodically remove legacy drivers from the Windows Update catalog to mitigate security and compatibility risks. "The rationale behind this initiative is to ensure ...

Device drivers can cause headaches for anyone. A driver is a hardware program that ensures that cameras, printers, and other gadgets connected to our computers work without problems. In the past, ...

Windows 7 and Vista are staging an unexpected comeback as users push back against Windows 11.

Forward-looking: Microsoft has traditionally maintained strong backward compatibility with older hardware and software. However, the company is now working to phase out as many legacy drivers as ...

An investigation revealed that Microsoft’s malicious driver blocklist wasn’t updating as expected. Here’s how to make sure you’re not letting bad actors gain access to your system through these ...

Microsoft is tightening up security for Windows users by removing (potentially vulnerable) legacy drivers from Windows Update. A Microsoft blog post reports that the trillion-dollar giant will be ...