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Microsoft silently fixes Start menu bug affecting Windows 10 PCs
Microsoft has silently fixed an issue that broke Start Menu jump lists for all apps on systems running Windows 10, version 22H2. The Windows 10 jump list feature lets users quickly access recently opened files and tasks using the context menu when right-clicking an app’s icon in the Start menu or the Windows taskbar. As […]
Microsoft: Windows 11 24H2 now ready to rollout to everyone
Microsoft announced over the weekend that the Windows 11 24H2 update is ready to roll out to all compatible PCs, excluding those with safeguard holds. Also known as the Windows 11 2024 Update, this release will now be offered to all Windows devices that aren’t configured to defer feature updates. “We have reached the last […]
Microsoft makes all new accounts passwordless by default
Microsoft has announced that all new Microsoft accounts will be “passwordless by default” to secure them against password attacks such as phishing, brute force, and credential stuffing. The announcement comes after the company started rolling out updated sign-in and sign-up user experience (UX) flows for web and mobile apps in March, optimized for passwordless and passkey-first authentication. […]
Hackers abuse IPv6 networking feature to hijack software updates
A China-aligned APT threat actor named “TheWizards” abuses an IPv6 networking feature to launch adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks that hijack software updates to install Windows malware. According to ESET, the group has been active since at least 2022, targeting entities in the Philippines, Cambodia, the United Arab Emirates, China, and Hong Kong. Victims include individuals, gambling companies, […]
Microsoft: Windows 11 24H2 updates fail with 0x80240069 errors
Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 24H2 feature updates via Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) are being blocked after installing the April 2025 security updates. Introduced as Software Update Services (SUS) almost two decades ago, WSUS helps IT admins manage (i.e., defer, approve, and schedule) updates for Microsoft products across large enterprise networks from a […]
Microsoft: Windows Server hotpatching to require subscription
Microsoft has announced that it will soon introduce paid subscriptions for Windows Server 2025 hotpatching, a service that enables admins to install security updates without restarting. The company urged admins to try hotpatching free of charge before it becomes generally available in July, when they’ll have to pay for a subscription to test it. However, […]
Microsoft fixes Outlook paste, blank calendar rendering issues
Microsoft has confirmed several issues affecting Microsoft 365 customers using the “paste special’ option and the calendar feature in the classic Outlook email client. As the company explains, users in the Current Channel trying to use the Ctrl+Alt+V paste special keyboard shortcut will see that it doesn’t work after updating to Version 2503 Build 18623.20156 because of changes introduced […]
Windows 11’s Recall AI is now rolling out on Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft has confirmed that Windows Recall is rolling out to everyone with Windows 11 KB5055627 on Copilot+ PCs. Recall is an AI-powered feature that captures your screen, so you can quickly find and jump back into what you have seen before on your PC. As Microsoft describes, you can use Recall to “recall” the moment you saw on your PC. For example, […]
Windows 11 KB5055627 update released with 30 new changes, fixes
Microsoft has released the KB5055627 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 with many new features gradually rolling out, and some new bug fixes for everyone. The KB5055627 update is part of the company’s optional non-security preview updates schedule, which pushes updates at the end of each month to let Windows admins test bug fixes, improvements, and features that […]
Windows “inetpub” security fix can be abused to block future updates
A recent Windows security update that creates an ‘inetpub’ folder has introduced a new weakness allowing attackers to prevent the installation of future updates. After people installed this month’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates, Windows users suddenly found an “inetpub” folder owned by the SYSTEM account created in the root of the system drive, normally the C: drive. It […]