This useful unofficial script for fixing Windows 11 is getting many new features

A useful third-party Windows 11 tool recently received a big update with several new features and improvements.

Set up a safe testing lab with Hyper‑V and Windows Sandbox

Stop risking your PC. Use Windows 11's built-in virtualization tools to test virtually anything safely in a fully isolated ...
TweakTown

Microsoft starts to scale back Copilot integration in Windows 11, starting with the Notepad app

Microsoft seems to be hard at work trying to (finally) improve Windows 11 for the end user. Granted, the move might be a bit late, and Microsoft seems to have already lost the trust of a large section ...
Inc

500 Million Windows PCs Are About to Become Unsafe—Now There’s a Free Upgrade to Keep Them Running

A half-billion Windows 10 users are facing fresh security risks in the wake of Microsoft dropping its support for the operating system. But Google just announced a practical—and free—solution to keep ...
Ars Technica

Despite hardware limits, Parallels supports running Windows on MacBook Neo

Apple’s MacBook Neo is impressive for its $600 price, but its A18 Pro processor is one of its biggest compromises compared to a modern MacBook Air—in our review, we found it was more than up to basic ...
TechRepublic

Microsoft: Critical Security Issue Found in Windows Notepad

Microsoft patches CVE-2026-20841, a high-severity Windows Notepad flaw that could allow code execution via malicious Markdown files. Image: Microsoft. Notepad has long been Windows’ quiet utility ...
Lifehacker

Microsoft Just Patched a Major Security Vulnerability for This Popular Windows App

Users could be tricked into running arbitrary code, but the issue was patched last week. February 17, 2026 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Microsoft patched a ...
ExtremeTech

Microsoft Fixes Windows 11 Bug That Let Attackers Run Remote Code in Notepad

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Bleeping Computer

Windows 11 Notepad flaw let files execute silently via Markdown links

If a user opened this Markdown file in Windows 11 Notepad versions 11.2510 and earlier and viewed it in Markdown mode, the above text would appear as a clickable link. If the link is clicked with ...
TechSpot

Unwanted AI upgrade to Windows Notepad created a serious security flaw

The big picture: Microsoft released its latest Patch Tuesday update this week with 59 hotfixes across Windows, Microsoft Office, Azure, and core system components. The update includes patches for six ...
PC Gamer

Thanks to Microsoft adding all those extra features to Notepad, it now unfortunately sports one more: An exploitation vulnerability with a high security rating

Security A 17-year-old Excel vulnerability is currently being exploited by threat actors, and it's been flagged by the US' cyber defence agency Operating Systems Windows 11 now lets you skip the ...