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Microsoft: Some Windows PCs fail to shut down after January update
Microsoft has confirmed a new issue that prevents Windows 11 23H2 devices with System Guard Secure Launch enabled from shutting down. System Guard Secure Launch is a Windows security feature designed to protect the boot process from firmware-level attacks and malware such as rootkits. According to a release health dashboard update on Thursday, this known […]
Microsoft Copilot Studio extension for VS Code now publicly available
Microsoft announced that the Copilot Studio extension for the Visual Studio Code (VS Code) integrated development environment is now available to all users. Developers can use it to build and manage Copilot Studio agents directly from VS Code using standard software development workflows. The VS Code cross-platform code editor is used by a large number of developers […]
Microsoft updates Windows DLL that triggered security alerts
Microsoft has resolved a known issue that was causing security applications to flag a core Windows component, the company said in a service alert posted this week. The list of affected systems is quite extensive and includes both client (Windows 10 and Windows 11) and server (Windows Server 2012 through Windows Server 2025) platforms. According […]
Microsoft: Windows 365 update blocks access to Cloud PC sessions
Microsoft confirmed that a recent Windows 365 update is blocking customers from accessing their Microsoft 365 Cloud PC sessions. Windows 365 is a cloud-based service that runs on Azure Virtual Desktop and allows enterprise customers to stream Windows Cloud PCs to end users under Windows 365 Enterprise or Windows 365 Business subscriptions. The incident began […]
Microsoft January 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 3 zero-days, 114 flaws
Today is Microsoft’s January 2026 Patch Tuesday with security updates for 114 flaws, including one actively exploited and two publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities. This Patch Tuesday also addresses eight “Critical” vulnerabilities, 6 of which are remote code execution flaws and 2 are elevation-of-privilege flaws. The number of bugs in each vulnerability category is listed below: When […]
New Windows updates replace expiring Secure Boot certificates
Microsoft has started automatically replacing expiring Secure Boot certificates on eligible Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 systems. Secure Boot is a security feature that blocks malicious software (like rootkit malware) from executing during the system startup sequence by ensuring that only trusted bootloaders can load on computers with UEFI firmware. This is done by checking the software’s digital signature […]
Windows 11 KB5074109 & KB5073455 cumulative updates released
Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5074109 and KB5073455 cumulative updates for versions 25H2/24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities, bugs, and add new features. Today’s updates are mandatory as they contain the January 2026 Patch Tuesday security patches for vulnerabilities discovered in previous months. You can install today’s update by going to Start > Settings > Windows Update and clicking on ‘Check for Updates.’ You can also manually download and […]
Microsoft releases Windows 10 KB5073724 extended security update
Microsoft has released the KB5073724 extended security update to fix the Patch Tuesday security updates, including 3 zero-days and a fix for expiring Secure Boot certificates. If you are running Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC or are enrolled in the ESU program, you can install this update like normal by going into Settings, clicking on Windows Update, and manually performing […]
Microsoft is retiring ‘Send to Kindle’ in Word
Microsoft is retiring a feature that allowed you to send your documents to Kindle straight from Microsoft Word. In an update to the support document, Microsoft confirmed that it’s removing the option to Send Documents to Kindle from Microsoft Word. This change rolls out after February 2026, but there’s no exact date, so it’s possible that it’ll […]
Microsoft Exchange Online outage blocks access to mailboxes via IMAP4
Microsoft is working to fix an Exchange Online service outage that intermittently prevents users from accessing their mailboxes via the Internet Mailbox Access Protocol 4 (IMAP4). The incident (tracked under EX1215307) began on January 1st at 19:00 UTC, with Microsoft noting that other connection methods are not affected and advising those impacted that retries may help […]