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Microsoft confirms game audio issues on Windows 11 24H2 PCs
Microsoft has confirmed a new issue affecting Windows 24H2 systems and causing game audio to unexpectedly increase to full volume when using USB DAC sound systems. As the company explained in a support document published on Tuesday, this known issue occurs on Windows 24H2 gaming systems where affected gamers use a Creative Sound BlasterX G6 USB digital audio […]
Microsoft now testing hotpatch on Windows 11 24H2 and Windows 365
Microsoft announced today that hotpatching of security updates is now also available in preview on Windows 365 and Windows 11 Enterprise 24H2 client devices. Windows Hotpatch has been available for Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition since February 2022, initially generally available for Windows Server Azure Edition core virtual machines, and in public preview for Windows Server 2025 since […]
Microsoft shares more details on Windows 11 admin protection
Microsoft has shared more details about the new Windows 11 administrator protection security feature, which is available in preview and uses Windows Hello authentication prompts to block access to critical system resources. First introduced last month in a preview build for Windows 11 Insiders in the Canary Channel, admin protection is designed to “protect free floating admin […]
New Windows 11 recovery tool to let admins remotely fix unbootable devices
Microsoft is working on a new Windows “Quick Machine Recovery” feature that will allow IT administrators to use Windows Update “targeted fixes” to remotely fix systems rendered unbootable. This new feature is part of a new Windows Resiliency Initiative launched in response to a widespread July 2024 outage caused by a buggy CrowdStrike Falcon update that rendered […]
Fake AI video generators infect Windows, macOS with infostealers
Fake AI image and video generators infect Windows and macOS with the Lumma Stealer and AMOS information-stealing malware, used to steal credentials and cryptocurrency wallets from infected devices. Lumma Stealer is a Windows malware and AMOS is for macOS, but both steal cryptocurrency wallets and cookies, credentials, passwords, credit cards, and browsing history from Google Chrome, […]
Microsoft just killed the Windows 10 Beta Channel again
Microsoft has shut down the Windows 10 Beta Channel and will move all enrolled Windows Insiders to the Release Preview Channel. This comes after the company reopened the Windows 10 beta channel in early June, releasing the first Beta build three years after the last such build was rolled out to Windows 10 Insiders in 2021. “To bring new […]
Microsoft patches Windows zero-day exploited in attacks on Ukraine
Suspected Russian hackers were caught exploiting a recently patched Windows vulnerability as a zero-day in ongoing attacks targeting Ukrainian entities. The security flaw (CVE-2024-43451) is an NTLM Hash Disclosure spoofing vulnerability reported by ClearSky security researchers, which can be exploited to steal the logged-in user’s NTLMv2 hash by forcing connections to a remote attacker-controlled server. […]
Microsoft fixes bugs causing Windows Server 2025 blue screens, install issues
Microsoft has fixed several bugs that cause install, upgrade, and Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) issues on Windows Server 2025 devices with a high core count. The symptoms include Windows Server 2025 installation or upgrading processes failing or hanging, as well as server boot and restarts taking as much as three hours (or even more […]
Windows 10 KB5046613 update released with fixes for printer bugs
Microsoft has released the KB5046613 cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 and Windows 10 21H2, which includes ten changes and fixes, including the new Microsoft account manager on the Start menu and fixes for multi-function printer issues. The Windows 10 KB5046613 update is mandatory as it contains Microsoft’s November 2024 Patch Tuesday security updates. Windows users can install […]
Windows 11 KB5046617 and KB5046633 cumulative updates released
Microsoft has released the Windows 11 KB5046617 and KB5046633 cumulative updates for versions 24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities and issues. Both KB5046617 and KB5046633 are mandatory cumulative updates as they contain the November 2024 Patch Tuesday security updates for vulnerabilities discovered in previous months. Windows 11 users can install today’s update by going to Start > Settings > Windows Update and clicking on ‘Check for Updates.’ You can […]