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Windows Snipping Tool now lets you create animated GIF recordings
Microsoft announced that the Windows screenshot and screencast Snipping Tool utility is getting support for exporting animated GIF recordings. This new capability is rolling out to Windows 11 Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels, who have updated the app to version 11.2505.21.0. “In this update, we are adding GIF export for screen recordings – […]
Microsoft to remove legacy drivers from Windows Update for security boost
Microsoft has announced plans to periodically remove legacy drivers from the Windows Update catalog to mitigate security and compatibility risks. “The rationale behind this initiative is to ensure that we have the optimal set of drivers on Windows Update that cater to a variety of hardware devices across the windows ecosystem, while making sure that […]
Microsoft unveils new security defaults for Windows 365 Cloud PCs
Microsoft has announced new Windows 365 security defaults starting in the second half of 2025 and affecting newly provisioned and reprovisioned Cloud PCs. The company said these changes include disabling the clipboard, drive, USB, and printer redirections by default to block users from copying files between Cloud PCs and physical devices through clipboard functions to […]
Microsoft 365 to block file access via legacy auth protocols by default
Microsoft has announced that it will start updating security defaults for all Microsoft 365 tenants in July to block access to SharePoint, OneDrive, and Office files via legacy authentication protocols. These changes will also address application access permissions that can expose organizations to unnecessary security risks. The rollout is set to begin in mid-July 2025, […]
Windows 11 users want these five features back
When Windows 11 was first released, many long-time users felt features they loved had been taken away overnight. Three and a half years later, the same complaints still rise to the top of the Feedback Hub with tens of thousands of votes. Below are the five most wanted Windows 11 features on the Microsoft Feedback […]
Microsoft fixes unreachable Windows Server domain controllers
Microsoft has resolved a known issue that caused some Windows Server 2025 domain controllers to become unreachable after a restart and triggered app or service failures. As Redmond explained when it acknowledged the bug in April, servers loading the standard firewall profile instead of the domain firewall one after rebooting will have issues managing network traffic correctly. […]
New Secure Boot flaw lets attackers install bootkit malware, patch now
Security researchers have disclosed a new Secure Boot bypass tracked as CVE-2025-3052 that can be used to turn off security on PCs and servers and install bootkit malware. The flaw affects nearly every system that trusts Microsoft’s “UEFI CA 2011” certificate, which is pretty much all hardware that supports Secure Boot. Binarly researcher Alex Matrosov […]
Windows 11 KB5060842 and KB5060999 cumulative updates released
Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5060842 and KB5060999 cumulative updates for versions 24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities and issues, including 66 flaws. Today’s updates are mandatory as they contain the June 2025 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 install the […]
Windows 10 KB5060533 cumulative update released with 7 changes, fixes
Microsoft has released the KB5060533 cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 and Windows 10 21H2, with seven fixes or changes, including bringing seconds back to the time shown in the Calendar flyout. The Windows 10 KB5060533 update is mandatory as it contains Microsoft’s June 2025 Patch Tuesday security updates, which fix seven zero-day vulnerabilities. Windows users can install this update […]
Microsoft June 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes exploited zero-day, 66 flaws
Today is Microsoft’s June 2025 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 66 flaws, including one actively exploited vulnerability and another that was publicly disclosed. This Patch Tuesday also fixes ten “Critical” vulnerabilities, eight being remote code execution vulnerabilities and two being elevation of privileges bugs. The number of bugs in each vulnerability category is […]