Last year, several dangerous security vulnerabilities were found in the popular 7zip compression tool that were closed with new versions. However, these patches had to be downloaded and installed ...

If you don't want a GUI, there's always the command prompt.

Microsoft has a grand vision of Windows Update delivering updates for all software installed on the PC This is mainly aimed at the business world to begin with, but there’s no reason why consumers won ...

When it comes to phones, most software is updated through a unified process. With an iPhone, you get all your operating system updates from Apple and all your individual app updates from the App Store ...

For the almost 40 years that I’ve written about personal tech, I’ve given consistent advice to folks who ask whether and when they should upgrade their software — particularly device operating systems ...