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Microsoft: Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro reached end of support
Microsoft announced today that devices running Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro editions have reached the end of support and will no longer receive monthly security and non-security preview updates. However, according to Microsoft’s lifecycle policy, Windows 11 24H2 Enterprise and Education editions remain under mainstream support until October 12, 2027. “Today, October 13, 2026, […]
Windows 11 KB5127648 & KB5126653 cumulative updates released
Microsoft has released the Patch Tuesday Windows 11 KB5127648 and KB5126653 cumulative updates for versions 26H2/25H2/24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities and bugs, and add new features. Today’s updates are mandatory as they contain the October 2026 Patch Tuesday security patches for hundreds of vulnerabilities discovered in previous months. You can install today’s update by going to Start > Settings > Windows Update and clicking […]
Norway fines Microsoft ad firm $9.6 million over Grindr data sharing
Norway’s Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet) has fined Xandr, a Microsoft-owned advertising company, $9.6M (NOK 92 million) for unlawfully processing and sharing sensitive data belonging to Grindr users in the country. The data protection authority said this is the largest fine it has ever issued. “We issued such a high fine in this case because the […]
Microsoft: Windows 11 23H2 reaches end of support in 30 days
Microsoft has reminded customers that systems running Windows 11 23H2 Enterprise, Education, and IoT Enterprise editions will stop receiving security updates next month. The announcement follows the end of support for Windows 11 23H2 Home and Pro editions in November 2025. Users are now advised to upgrade to Windows 11 26H2 (also known as the […]
Microsoft: Outdated Windows devices will stop receiving security updates
Microsoft says devices running unsupported versions of Windows will stop receiving security updates after next year’s Windows Update certificate rotation. To ensure devices keep receiving updates, admins and users must upgrade to a supported version of Windows before the Windows Update certificates expire in May and June 2027. “As a standard security practice, these certificates […]
Microsoft Teams to get support for third-party deepfake detection tools
Microsoft will soon introduce support for third-party deepfake detection solutions and impersonation protection in Teams meetings. According to new entries on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap, both changes are now in development and will reach general availability in November after a worldwide rollout. Once available, Microsoft says it will provide Teams integration and experiences to surface […]
Microsoft Outlook to block MSIX attachments starting November
Microsoft announced that it will add .msix and .msixbundle attachments to the list of blocked attachments in Outlook Web and the new Outlook Windows client starting next month. .msix files are modern Windows installation packages tailored for specific computer architectures or configurations, while .msixbundle is a container that groups multiple .msix packages into a single […]
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’s X account hacked in crypto pump-and-dump scheme
On Thursday, unknown attackers hijacked the official Microsoft account on X, which has over 13 million followers, in what appeared to be a pump-and-dump scheme promoting a crypto token. The attack began when the Microsoft account (@Microsoft) followed and reposted a tweet from another now-suspended X account (@clippymsftcto) impersonating Microsoft’s Clippy virtual assistant, The Verge […]
Microsoft says threat actors are ahead in the early AI race
Microsoft says cyberattackers are currently benefiting from artificial intelligence faster than defenders, allowing threat actors to speed up vulnerability discovery, malware development, and post-compromise activity while security teams struggle to keep pace. This comes from Microsoft’s 2026 Digital Defense Report, which strongly focuses on how artificial intelligence is changing both offensive and defensive cybersecurity operations. […]