Here you will find all the articles with the tag: windows.
The new version of Windows Server allows organizations to install security patches without rebooting servers. Larger updates that arrive quarterly do still require a reboot. Nevertheless, Windows Server 2025's new feature means IT teams can count on less downtime than before. This option is made... Read more
16 days ago
Microsoft has introduced a Windows driver that prevents users from changing default browser Edge in Windows 10 and 11 via third-party software or manual registry changes. The driver UCPD.sys, or User Choice Protection Driver, landed without notice among other February updates for Windows 10 (KB5... Read more
18 days ago
Microsoft has once again shaken up its management. Pavan Davuluri, who has been heading the Surface division since September, now also heads the Windows team. The two divisions were separated last September after the previous head of both divisions suddenly left for Amazon. That these are now being... Read more
1 month ago
The Chinese government has made the decision to run its IT infrastructure entirely on homegrown hardware and software. From now on, municipalities, ministries and other government agencies will not be allowed to use Windows computers or Intel and AMD chips. In late December, China's IT security ... Read more
1 month ago
Microsoft addressed two critical vulnerabilities in the virtualization software Hyper-V during this month's Patch Tuesday update. The company said exploits of both vulnerabilities are not likely, but patching is important. The vulnerabilities in question are CVE-2024-21407 and CVE-2024-21408. Th... Read more
1 month ago
Microsoft recently fixed an admin-to-kernel vulnerability in Windows, six months after security experts from Avast brought the problem to the attention of the company. Hackers from the Lazarus Group, affiliated with the North Korean government, actively used the zero-day exploit. It involves the... Read more
2 months ago
Microsoft Copilot has so far brought no major improvements to the Windows experience. The AI assistant can help perform tasks that would otherwise require the user to dive into the settings. Major improvements to boost productivity are now not given by Microsoft to Copilot directly but come through... Read more
2 months ago
Microsoft has updated Windows 11 Enterprise version with additional features. Enhancements include the arrival of Windows Autopatch and new Windows 365 Cloud PC features. Windows Autopatch allows Windows 11 Enterprise users to import Update rings for Windows 10, preview customer-based service ou... Read more
2 months ago
Lazarus Group hackers broke into systems via a zero-day vulnerability in the Windows AppLocker driver and gained access at the kernel level. An enhanced version of their rootkit allowed them to disable security tools on affected systems. According to Avast research, a zero-day vulnerability in t... Read more
2 months ago
Microsoft has added a hidden feature in preview build 26052 for Windows 11, allowing users to clone their own voice. This will enable them to customize a text-to-speech feature to their voice. On X, user 'PhantomOfEarth' shared a hidden settings page within the new build. This page includes the ... Read more
2 months ago
