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Microsoft: Windows 11 24H2 bug crashes Explorer and Start Menu
Microsoft has confirmed a critical Windows 11 24H2 bug that causes the File Explorer, the Start Menu, and other key system components to crash when provisioning systems with cumulative updates released since July 2025. This bug will be triggered on “first time user logon after a cumulative update was applied” and on all logins for those using non-persistent operating […]
Nvidia confirms October Windows updates cause gaming issues
Nvidia has confirmed that last month’s security updates are causing gaming performance issues on Windows 11 24H2 and Windows 11 25H2 systems. To address these problems, the American technology company released the GeForce Hotfix Display Driver version 581.94. “Lower performance may be observed in some games after updating to Windows 11 October 2025 KB5066835 [5561605],” Nvidia said in […]
Thunderbird adds native support for Microsoft Exchange accounts
Thunderbird 145 has been released with full native support for Microsoft Exchange email via the Exchange Web Services (EWS) protocol. This means that Thunderbird users in Microsoft Exchange environments (e.g., Microsoft 365, Office 365) no longer need third-party add-ons and benefit from seamless message synchronization and folder management locally and on the server. Migrating from […]
Windows 11 gets new Cloud Rebuild, Point-in-Time Restore tools
Microsoft announced two new Windows 11 recovery features today at the Ignite developer conference, called Cloud Rebuild and Point-in-Time Restore (PITR), that aim to reduce downtime and make it easier to recover from system failures or faulty updates. The new recovery features are part of Microsoft’s Windows Resiliency Initiative and are designed to help organizations quickly restore devices […]
Microsoft to integrate Sysmon directly into Windows 11, Server 2025
Microsoft announced today that it will integrate Sysmon natively into Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 next year, making it unnecessary to deploy the standalone Sysinternals tools. “Next year, Windows updates for Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 will bring Sysmon functionality natively to Windows,” reads an announcement by Sysinternals creator Mark Russinovich. “Sysmon functionality allows you […]
Microsoft: Windows 10 KB5072653 OOB update fixes ESU install errors
Microsoft has released an emergency Windows 10 KB5072653 out-of-band update to resolve ongoing issues with installing the November extended security updates. Windows 10 reached the end of support on October 14, 2025, and Microsoft no longer introduces new features or releases free security updates. For individuals and business customers who wish to continue using Windows 10, […]
Microsoft: Azure hit by 15 Tbps DDoS attack using 500,000 IP addresses
Microsoft said today that the Aisuru botnet hit its Azure network with a 15.72 terabits per second (Tbps) DDoS attack, launched from over 500,000 IP addresses. The attack used extremely high-rate UDP floods that targeted a specific public IP address in Australia, reaching nearly 3.64 billion packets per second (bpps). “The attack originated from Aisuru […]
Microsoft: Windows bug blocks Microsoft 365 desktop app installs
Microsoft is working to resolve a known issue preventing users from installing the Microsoft 365 desktop apps on Windows devices. In a Friday service alert seen by GeekFeed, Microsoft said that this bug is caused by misconfigured authentication components and may affect any customer attempting to install Microsoft 365 desktop apps version 2508 (Build 19127.20358) […]
Microsoft: Windows 10 KB5068781 ESU update may fail with 0x800f0922 errors
Microsoft has confirmed it is investigating a bug causing the Windows 10 KB5068781 extended security update to fail to install with 0x800f0922 errors on devices with corporate licensing. KB5068781 is the first Windows 10 extended security update and was released on November 11 as part of Patch Tuesday. Since then, some business Windows 10 users have reported that […]
Microsoft rolls out screen capture prevention for Teams users
Microsoft is rolling out a new Teams feature for Premium customers that will automatically block screenshots and recordings during meetings. Microsoft announced the feature in May 2025, stating that the rollout would begin in July 2025. However, as revealed on Wednesday, this was delayed until early November. Named “Prevent screen capture,” it restricts access to visual meeting […]