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Engineer sentenced for locking over 3,000 devices on employer network
A former core infrastructure engineer at an industrial company headquartered in New Jersey was sentenced to 32 months in prison for locking thousands of devices on his employer’s network in a ransomware-style attack. 57-year-old Daniel Rhyne from Kansas City, Missouri, pleaded guilty to his role in a failed extortion plot targeting the New Jersey company […]
Microsoft Windows KB5124010 update crashes some games and apps
Microsoft confirmed over the weekend that some games and applications using AC-3 (Dolby Digital) audio decoding will crash after installing the September 2026 KB5124010 Windows 11 preview update. KB5124010 is an optional update that requires users to click the “Download and install” link, which should reduce the number of potentially affected Windows users. However, it installs automatically […]
Microsoft enables Windows settings backup by default for orgs
Microsoft announced that Windows settings backup and restore is now enabled by default on all Microsoft Entra-joined or Microsoft Entra hybrid-joined enterprise systems upgraded to Windows 11 26H2. The Windows settings backup tool (formerly known as Windows Backup for Organizations) backs up and restores enterprise users’ Windows settings after a device is reset, replaced, upgraded, […]
Microsoft is rolling out Linux container support to WSL
Microsoft is taking Windows Subsystem for Linux beyond just running Linux distributions, as WSL Containers is now generally available. You can get the feature by running wsl –update, and once installed, there’s a new wslc.exe command-line tool. Microsoft also includes container.exe as an alias, so you can use more familiar container commands. “WSL containers CLI: […]
Microsoft plans to deprecate Windows Deployment Services
Microsoft announced it will deprecate the Windows Deployment Services (WDS) server role starting with the next Windows Server release. WDS is a revised version of Remote Installation Services (RIS) that lets IT administrators remotely install Windows operating systems on fleets of dozens or hundreds of computers over a network. After deprecating WDS in the next […]
Microsoft: Recent Windows updates cause desktop loading issues
Microsoft has confirmed that some users may experience desktop loading issues, including black screens, after installing the August 2026 preview updates and subsequent updates. However, the company says this mainly affects Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) hosts using FSLogix (a software solution that speeds up user profile loading in virtual desktop environments). Windows users affected by […]
Windows 11 KB5124010 update released with 46 changes and fixes
Microsoft released the KB5124010 September 2026 non-security preview update for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2, with 46 changes including Bluetooth improvements and the ability to remap the Copilot key. KB5124010 is a preview update that lets administrators and users test Windows improvements, bug fixes, and new features before they become generally available during next month’s […]
Microsoft fixes bug that broke Windows File History backup feature
Microsoft has fixed a known issue that breaks the built-in File History backup feature on some Windows systems after installing the September 2026 security updates. File History, introduced in Windows 8 and later replaced by Windows Backup, automatically backs up the user’s account profile (Documents, Music, Pictures, Videos, and Desktop) to an external hard drive, […]
Microsoft: September Windows updates break Always On VPN connections
Microsoft has notified IT administrators that users may experience Always On VPN connection issues after installing the September 2026 Windows 11 security updates. Always On VPN is a remote access solution that replaces the legacy DirectAccess technology and works with domain-joined, non-domain-joined, and Microsoft Entra ID–joined devices. It is available on Windows 10, Windows 11, […]
New Windows Defender zero-day blocks Microsoft antivirus updates
Over the weekend, security researcher Abdelhamid Naceri (also known as Nightmare Eclipse) released another Microsoft Defender zero-day exploit that blocks antivirus updates. Naceri named it BigDiskBuster and said it is similar to another Defender zero-day known as UnDefend, which he released in April and that allowed standard users to block definition updates. The security researcher added […]