A stark reminder this week that 450 million Windows users must now act to ensure their PCs and data remain safe. Microsoft has provided a $12 billion solution to the problem, but it won’t protect everyone. Just make sure you’re not caught out.

Microsoft's latest Windows 11 update is causing problems for specific brands of PCs, with reports stating affected machines are unable to shutdown.

The clear issue here is that within the 400 million soon-to-be obsolete PCs that cannot make the TPM-compliant move to Windows 11, will be many users who can’t afford a new machine and perhaps are most likely to balk at the $30 Microsoft stipend to continue security support for a strictly one year only extension.

Microsoft has stopped offering updates to Windows 11 version 24H2 on PCs that have certain Ubisoft games installed, Bleeping Computer reports. The company made the move after complaints that Star Wars Outlaws and games in the Assassin’s Creed series were crashing after installing the new Windows update.

Microsoft now blocks the Windows 11 24H2 update on computers with standalone scanners, multi-function printers, fax machines, modems, and other network devices with eSCL protocol support.

Microsoft is warning people not to update their PCs to the latest version of Windows 11 if they play certain Ubisoft titles on it. Bugs in the new Windows 11 24H2 update are crashing many Ubisoft games,

Microsoft has acknowledged that the most recent Windows 11 update is causing compatibility issues with certain Ubisoft games. The update, identified as Windows 11 version 24H2, is reportedly affecting titles such as Assassin's Creed,

After installing Windows 11, version 24H2, you might encounter issues with some Ubisoft games,” Microsoft said. “These games might become unresponsive while starting, loadi