Microsoft has announced that it will no longer support Internet Explorer, as of June 15. This marks the end of a 27-year run for the once popular web browser. Microsoft first announced the decision to ...

Microsoft's latest line of festive knitwear has been frightening babies, if the experience of the winner of The Register's 2025 Christmas competition is anything to go by. Register reader Wolfetone ...

The internet is bigger and more fragile than ever, thanks to larger attacks. Much of that growth is driven by bots and AI crawlers. Increasingly, we use smartphones and satellites to access the web.

Nearly three decades after the launch of Internet Explorer, or 27 years to be precise, Microsoft discontinued this classic browser to focus on Microsoft Edge. The company announced the end of Internet ...

Samsung Electronics has officially launched the beta version of Samsung Internet for PC, a surprise to the entire Samsung community. For the first time, Samsung’s popular mobile browser is making its ...

Following the October 2025 Patch Tuesday updates, many Windows users began reporting a frustrating issue: the File Explorer preview pane suddenly stopped working for many common file types. In a move ...

Microsoft says that the File Explorer (formerly Windows Explorer) now automatically blocks previews for files downloaded from the Internet to block credential theft attacks via malicious documents.

What just happened? Microsoft has overhauled the Internet Explorer mode in its Edge browser following reports that attackers were exploiting the feature to compromise Windows devices. The company ...

Microsoft said it has revamped the Internet Explorer (IE) mode in its Edge browser after receiving "credible reports" in August 2025 that unknown threat actors were abusing the backward compatibility ...

Microsoft Tightens IE Mode After Hackers Exploit Internet Explorer Bugs Again Although Internet Explorer was officially retired in 2022, it lives on in the Edge browser for those with older websites.