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Microsoft confirms game audio issues on Windows 11 24H2 PCs
Microsoft has confirmed a new issue affecting Windows 24H2 systems and causing game audio to unexpectedly increase to full volume when using USB DAC sound systems. As the company explained in a support document published on Tuesday, this known issue occurs on Windows 24H2 gaming systems where affected gamers use a Creative Sound BlasterX G6 USB digital audio […]
Microsoft now testing hotpatch on Windows 11 24H2 and Windows 365
Microsoft announced today that hotpatching of security updates is now also available in preview on Windows 365 and Windows 11 Enterprise 24H2 client devices. Windows Hotpatch has been available for Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition since February 2022, initially generally available for Windows Server Azure Edition core virtual machines, and in public preview for Windows Server 2025 since […]
Microsoft shares more details on Windows 11 admin protection
Microsoft has shared more details about the new Windows 11 administrator protection security feature, which is available in preview and uses Windows Hello authentication prompts to block access to critical system resources. First introduced last month in a preview build for Windows 11 Insiders in the Canary Channel, admin protection is designed to “protect free floating admin […]
New Windows 11 recovery tool to let admins remotely fix unbootable devices
Microsoft is working on a new Windows “Quick Machine Recovery” feature that will allow IT administrators to use Windows Update “targeted fixes” to remotely fix systems rendered unbootable. This new feature is part of a new Windows Resiliency Initiative launched in response to a widespread July 2024 outage caused by a buggy CrowdStrike Falcon update that rendered […]
Windows 11 KB5046617 and KB5046633 cumulative updates released
Microsoft has released the Windows 11 KB5046617 and KB5046633 cumulative updates for versions 24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities and issues. Both KB5046617 and KB5046633 are mandatory cumulative updates as they contain the November 2024 Patch Tuesday security updates for vulnerabilities discovered in previous months. Windows 11 users can install today’s update by going to Start > Settings > Windows Update and clicking on ‘Check for Updates.’ You can […]
New AI features in Windows 11 Paint and Notepad
As part of its efforts to add AI everywhere, Microsoft is now bringing AI features to the popular Paint and Notepad apps on Windows 11. Microsoft’s Paint is getting generative erase feature, which allows you to remove unwanted object from the images. It’s similar to Photos app’s existing Generative Erase feature, but it’s now directly […]
Windows 11 is adding a ‘Share’ button to the Start menu and Taskbar
Microsoft wants you to share content/items more frequently, so it’s now adding the “Share” button everywhere, including the Start menu and even the taskbar. Windows 11’s Share UI is a built-in feature that lets you quickly share content from apps or files. When you use the Share button, a panel appears showing options to share […]
Microsoft says recent Windows 11 updates break SSH connections
Microsoft has confirmed that last month’s Windows security updates are breaking SSH connections on some Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2 systems. This newly acknowledged issue affects enterprise, IOT, and education customers, but the company says that only a “limited number” of devices are impacted. Microsoft is also investigating whether consumer customers using Windows 11 Home […]
Windows 11 Task Manager bug shows wrong number of running processes
Microsoft is investigating a new Windows 11 issue that causes the Task Manager to say there are zero running apps and background processes. However, while the Task Manager doesn’t display the correct number of active processes, this is just a reporting issue: the app is otherwise fully functional and will show the list of running […]
New Windows Themes zero-day gets free, unofficial patches
Free unofficial patches are now available for a new Windows Themes zero-day vulnerability that allows attackers to steal a target’s NTLM credentials remotely. NTLM has been extensively exploited in NTLM relay attacks, where threat actors force vulnerable network devices to authenticate against servers under their control, and pass-the-hash attacks, where they exploit system vulnerabilities or deploy malicious […]