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New Windows PowerToy launches, repositions apps to saved layouts
Microsoft has released a new Workspaces PowerToy that helps launch sets of applications using custom desktop layouts and configurations with a mouse click.
- September 03, 2024
- 02:38 PM
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Microsoft is trying to reduce Windows 11's desktop spotlight clutter
Windows 11's Spotlight feature is a pretty nice way to jazz up your desktop background with different wallpapers and fun facts when you hover over the image icon, but it takes up a lot of space. Microsoft is working on a new change that reduces this clutter in the Windows 11 Spotlight feature.
- August 30, 2024
- 04:03 PM
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Windows Automation gets easier with this $15 PowerShell course bundle
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- August 29, 2024
- 02:06 PM
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Windows 10 KB5041582 update released with 5 changes and fixes
Microsoft has released the August 2024 preview update for Windows 10, version 22H2, with fixes for issues causing system freezes and memory leaks.
- August 29, 2024
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Windows 11 KB5041587 update adds sharing to Android devices
Microsoft has released the optional KB5041587 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 23H2 and 22H2, which adds sharing to Android devices and fixes multiple File Explorer issues.
- August 27, 2024
- 03:03 PM
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Windows Downdate tool lets you 'unpatch' Windows systems
SafeBreach security researcher Alon Leviev has released his Windows Downdate tool, which can be used for downgrade attacks that reintroduce old vulnerabilities in up-to-date Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server systems.
- August 27, 2024
- 01:20 PM
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New Windows 10 22H2 beta fixes memory leaks and crashes
Microsoft has released a new Windows 10 22H2 beta (KB5041582) with memory leak and crash fixes for Insiders in the Beta and Release Preview channels.
- August 23, 2024
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Hackers now use AppDomain Injection to drop CobaltStrike beacons
A wave of attacks that started in July 2024 rely on a less common technique called AppDomain Manager Injection, which can weaponize any Microsoft .NET application on Windows.
- August 23, 2024
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Microsoft to roll out Windows Recall to Insiders in October
Microsoft announced today that it will start rolling out its AI-powered Windows Recall feature to Insiders with Copilot+ PCs in October.
- August 21, 2024
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Microsoft launches unified Teams app for personal, work accounts
Microsoft has launched a new unified Teams application that allows Windows and Mac users to switch between personal, work, and education accounts without installing multiple apps.
- August 20, 2024
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Hackers use PHP exploit to backdoor Windows systems with new malware
Unknown attackers have deployed a newly discovered backdoor dubbed Msupedge on a university's Windows systems in Taiwan, likely by exploiting a recently patched PHP remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2024-4577).
- August 20, 2024
- 01:49 PM
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August Windows security update breaks dual boot on Linux systems
According to user reports following this month's Patch Tuesday, the August 2024 Windows security updates are breaking dual boot on some Linux systems with Secure Boot enabled.
- August 20, 2024
- 12:28 PM
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Windows 11 preview update adds new Power mode options
Windows 11 Build 27686 has a few noteworthy improvements, such as 2TB support for FAT32 storage. It also improves Windows Sandbox and offers greater control over HDR settings, but there's an undocumented change - the ability to set power mode for two power states.
- August 18, 2024
- 03:06 PM
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Microsoft removes FAT32 partition size limit in Windows 11
Microsoft removed today an arbitrary 32GB size limit for FAT32 partitions in the latest Windows 11 Canary build, now allowing for a maximum size of 2TB.
- August 15, 2024
- 05:53 PM
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Microsoft disables BitLocker security fix, advises manual mitigation
Microsoft has disabled a fix for a BitLocker security feature bypass vulnerability due to firmware incompatibility issues that were causing patched Windows devices to go into BitLocker recovery mode.
- August 15, 2024
- 11:26 AM
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Zero-click Windows TCP/IP RCE impacts all systems with IPv6 enabled, patch now
Microsoft warned customers this Tuesday to patch a critical TCP/IP remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability with an increased likelihood of exploitation that impacts all Windows systems with IPv6 enabled.
- August 14, 2024
- 04:51 PM
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Microsoft retires Windows updates causing 0x80070643 errors
Microsoft has retired several Windows security updates released during the January 2024 Patch Tuesday that have been causing 0x80070643 errors when installing Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) updates.
- August 14, 2024
- 02:31 PM
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New Windows SmartScreen bypass exploited as zero-day since March
Today, Microsoft revealed that a Mark of the Web security bypass vulnerability exploited by attackers as a zero-day to bypass SmartScreen protection was patched during the June 2024 Patch Tuesday.
- August 13, 2024
- 06:43 PM
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Microsoft August 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 9 zero-days, 6 exploited
Today is Microsoft's August 2024 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 89 flaws, including six actively exploited and three publicly disclosed zero-days. Microsoft is still working on an update for a tenth publicly disclosed zero-day.
- August 13, 2024
- 02:41 PM
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Microsoft fixes issue that sent PCs into BitLocker recovery
Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing some Windows devices to boot into BitLocker recovery after installing last month's Windows security updates.
- August 13, 2024
- 02:03 PM
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