News in the Microsoft category

Microsoft is killing off the Android apps in Windows 11 feature

Microsoft has unexpectedly announced they are ending support for the Windows Subsystem for Android next year on March 5th.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 05, 2024
- 02:23 PM
- 4
Microsoft: Windows 11 “invites” coming to more Windows 10 Pro PCs

Starting next month, Microsoft nag screens pushing Windows 11 will also show up on non-managed enterprise devices running Windows 10 Pro and Pro Workstation.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 03, 2024
- 10:11 AM
- 2
Windows Kernel bug fixed last month exploited as zero-day since August

Microsoft patched a high-severity Windows Kernel privilege escalation vulnerability in February, six months after being informed that the flaw was being exploited as a zero-day.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 02, 2024
- 10:09 AM
- 0
Microsoft fixes Outlook clients not syncing over Exchange ActiveSync

Microsoft has fixed an issue causing some Microsoft 365 users' Outlook desktop clients to stop connecting to email servers via Exchange ActiveSync.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 01, 2024
- 11:05 AM
- 0
Microsoft pulls Edge update causing 'Out of Memory' crashes

Microsoft has pulled the Microsoft Edge 122.0.2365.63 update after users reported receiving "Out of memory" errors when browsing the web or accessing the browser settings.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 01, 2024
- 10:44 AM
- 9
Windows 10 KB5034843 update released with 9 new changes, fixes

Microsoft has released the optional KB5034843 Preview cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 with an updated sharing experience and eight other fixes or changes.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 29, 2024
- 03:12 PM
- 5
Windows 11 KB5034848 preview update adds USB 80Gbps support

Microsoft has released the optional KB5034848 Preview cumulative update for Windows 11 23H2 and 22H2, which brings new features, including USB 80Gbps and nineteen other changes and fixes.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 29, 2024
- 02:00 PM
- 1
Windows 11 'Moment 5' update released, here are the new features

Microsoft has released the Windows 11 'Moment 5' update for versions 23H2 and 22H2, starting the rollout of new features, such as Windows Copilot skills and plugins, Voice Access, AI enhancements for ClipChamp and Photos, and Narrator improvements.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 29, 2024
- 01:00 PM
- 2
Microsoft rolls back decision to stop Windows 11 22H2 preview updates

Microsoft says that systems running Windows 11 22H2 will continue to receive non-security preview updates after initially stating they would no longer receive them after February 2024.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 29, 2024
- 12:50 PM
- 0
Lazarus hackers exploited Windows zero-day to gain Kernel privileges

North Korean threat actors known as the Lazarus Group exploited a flaw in the Windows AppLocker driver (appid.sys) as a zero-day to gain kernel-level access and turn off security tools, allowing them to bypass noisy BYOVD (Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver) techniques.
- Bill Toulas
- February 28, 2024
- 12:24 PM
- 1
Windows February 2024 updates fail to install with 0x800F0922 errors

Microsoft says the February 2024 updates fail to install on Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2 systems, with 0x800F0922 errors and downloads stopping at 96%.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 27, 2024
- 02:52 AM
- 8
Windows Photos gets AI magic eraser on Windows 10 and later

Microsoft's Windows Photos app now has its own generative erase tool that enables users to replace unwanted objects with AI-generated content.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 23, 2024
- 07:57 AM
- 3
Microsoft has started testing Wi-Fi 7 support in Windows 11

Microsoft is testing support for Wi-Fi 7 in Windows 11, which offers multi-gigabit speeds and improved throughput, latency, and reliability compared to previous Wi-Fi generations.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 22, 2024
- 04:44 PM
- 0
Microsoft now force installing Windows 11 23H2 on eligible PCs

Microsoft has started force installing Windows 11 23H2 on eligible devices that have reached or are close to their end-of-servicing date.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 22, 2024
- 03:49 PM
- 4
Over 28,500 Exchange servers vulnerable to actively exploited bug

Up to 97,000 Microsoft Exchange servers may be vulnerable to a critical severity privilege escalation flaw tracked as CVE-2024-21410 that hackers are actively exploiting.
- Bill Toulas
- February 19, 2024
- 01:46 PM
- 0
Microsoft says it fixed a Windows Metadata server issue that’s still broken

Microsoft claims to have fixed Windows Metadata connection issues which continue to plague customers, causing problems for users trying to manage their printers and other hardware.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 15, 2024
- 03:03 PM
- 0
Microsoft: New critical Exchange bug exploited as zero-day

Microsoft warned today in an updated security advisory that a critical vulnerability in Exchange Server was exploited as a zero-day before being fixed during this month's Patch Tuesday.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 14, 2024
- 06:29 PM
- 1
New critical Microsoft Outlook RCE bug is trivial to exploit

Microsoft says remote unauthenticated attackers can trivially exploit a critical Outlook security vulnerability that also lets them bypass the Office Protected View.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 14, 2024
- 03:08 PM
- 1
Microsoft Exchange update enables Extended Protection by default

Microsoft is automatically enabling Windows Extended Protection on Exchange servers after installing this month's 2024 H1 Cumulative Update (aka CU14).
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 14, 2024
- 12:34 PM
- 0
Hackers used new Windows Defender zero-day to drop DarkMe malware

Microsoft has patched today a Windows Defender SmartScreen zero-day exploited in the wild by a financially motivated threat group to deploy the DarkMe remote access trojan (RAT).
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 13, 2024
- 03:52 PM
- 0