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Windows 11 24H2 emergency update fixes Easy Anti-Cheat BSOD issue
Microsoft has released an emergency Windows 11 24H2 update to address an incompatibility issue triggering restarts with blue screen of death (BSOD) errors on systems with Easy Anti-Cheat. The out-of-band update (KB5063060) is a revised version of the Windows 11 KB5060842 cumulative update released during this month’s Patch Tuesday after many customers reported experiencing system reboots and IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL […]
Windows Server emergency update fixes Hyper-V VM freezes, restart issues
Microsoft has released an emergency update to address a known issue causing some Hyper-V virtual machines with Windows Server 2022 to freeze or restart unexpectedly. These problems mainly impact Azure confidential VMs, which are designed to protect data while being processed, not just when it’s transmitted or stored. Redmond has addressed this issue with the […]
Google adds Android auto-reboot to block forensic data extractions
Google is rolling out a new security mechanism on Android devices that will automatically reboot locked, unused devices after three consecutive days of inactivity, restoring memory to an encrypted state. Although the tech giant has not commented on the exact motives behind the addition of this feature, it is expected to make data extraction by […]
DrayTek routers worldwide go into reboot loops over weekend
Many Internet service providers (ISPs) worldwide are alerting customers of an outage that started Saturday night and triggered DrayTek router connectivity problems. Those affected by this incident reported seeing routers across multiple series models intermittently losing connectivity and entering boot loops. Impacted ISPs (including Gamma, Zen Internet, ICUK, and A&A in the United Kingdom and elsewhere) confirmed these reports and […]
iPhones now auto-restart to block access to encrypted data after long idle times
Apple has added a new security feature with the iOS 18.1 update released last month to ensure that iPhones automatically reboot after long idle periods to re-encrypt data and make it harder to extract. While the company has yet to officially confirm this new “inactivity reboot” feature, law enforcement officers were the first to discover […]
Windows 11 KB5043145 update is causing crashes with a blue or green screen
Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 KB5043145 update is causing PCs to crash. The issue seems quite similar to a problem that affected users who had installed the July 2024 Security Updates. For those unaware, Microsoft released the KB5043145 update last week, as an optional update. Well, it’s technically a preview update. Anyway, it shipped with a bunch […]