News in the Microsoft category

Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 preview available for Windows, Mac

A preview of Microsoft Office LTSC 2024, a volume-licensed and perpetual version of Office for commercial customers, is now available for Windows and macOS users.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 18, 2024
- 12:49 PM
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Microsoft: Copilot ‘app’ on Windows Server mistakenly added by Edge

Microsoft says the new Copilot app, mistakenly added to the list of installed Windows apps by recent Edge updates, doesn't collect or relay data to its servers.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 17, 2024
- 08:16 AM
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Microsoft will limit Exchange Online bulk emails to fight spam

Microsoft has announced plans to fight spam by imposing a daily Exchange Online bulk email limit of 2,000 external recipients starting January 2025.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 15, 2024
- 03:11 PM
- 0
Microsoft lifts Windows 11 block on some Intel systems after 2 years

Microsoft has finally lifted a compatibility hold blocking Windows 11 upgrades on systems with Intel 11th Gen Core processors and Intel Smart Sound Technology (SST) audio drivers.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 15, 2024
- 07:42 AM
- 0
Microsoft now testing app ads in Windows 11's Start menu

Microsoft has started testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu, a new experiment the company says will help users find new "great" apps in the Microsoft Store.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 12, 2024
- 04:13 PM
- 14
CISA orders agencies impacted by Microsoft hack to mitigate risks

CISA has issued a new emergency directive ordering U.S. federal agencies to address risks resulting from the breach of multiple Microsoft corporate email accounts by the Russian APT29 hacking group.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 11, 2024
- 01:47 PM
- 0
Microsoft fixes two Windows zero-days exploited in malware attacks

Microsoft has fixed two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities during the April 2024 Patch Tuesday, although the company failed to initially tag them as such.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 09, 2024
- 06:06 PM
- 0
Windows 10 KB5036892 update released with 23 new fixes, changes

Microsoft has released the KB5036892 cumulative update for Windows 10 21H2 and Windows 10 22H2 with twenty-three changes and two new features.
- Lawrence Abrams
- April 09, 2024
- 02:18 PM
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Windows 11 KB5036893 update released with 29 changes, Moment 5 features

Microsoft has released the KB5036893 cumulative update for Windows 11 23H3, which includes 29 changes and fixes and enables the Moment 5 features for every user.
- Mayank Parmar
- April 09, 2024
- 02:00 PM
- 0
Microsoft April 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 150 security flaws, 67 RCEs

Today is Microsoft's April 2024 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 150 flaws and sixty-seven remote code execution bugs.
- Lawrence Abrams
- April 09, 2024
- 01:34 PM
- 3
New SharePoint flaws help hackers evade detection when stealing files

Researchers have discovered two techniques that could enable attackers to bypass audit logs or generate less severe entries when downloading files from SharePoint.
- Bill Toulas
- April 09, 2024
- 09:00 AM
- 2
The new features coming in Windows 11 24H2, expected this fall

Windows 11 24H2 is set to arrive on existing devices this fall with several new features, mostly Copilot-related improvements.
- Mayank Parmar
- April 07, 2024
- 05:36 PM
- 8
New Windows driver blocks software from changing default web browser

Microsoft is now using a Windows driver to prevent users from changing the configured Windows 10 and Windows 11 default browser through software or by manually modifying the Registry.
- Lawrence Abrams
- April 07, 2024
- 10:17 AM
- 16
Recent Windows updates break Microsoft Connected Cache delivery

Microsoft says Windows 10 updates released since the start of the year are breaking Microsoft Connected Cache (MCC) node discovery on enterprise networks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 05, 2024
- 06:31 PM
- 0
Microsoft fixes Windows Sysprep issue behind 0x80073cf2 errors

Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing 0x80073cf2 errors when using the System Preparation (Sysprep) tool after installing November Windows 10 updates.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 05, 2024
- 01:38 PM
- 0
Microsoft fixes Outlook security alerts bug caused by December updates

Microsoft has fixed an issue that triggers erroneous Outlook security alerts when opening .ICS calendar files after installing the December 2023 Outlook Desktop security updates
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 04, 2024
- 03:14 PM
- 0
Microsoft warns Gmail blocks some Outlook email as spam, shares fix

Microsoft has confirmed that some Outlook.com users are experiencing issues with emails being blocked and marked as spam when trying to email Gmail accounts.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 02, 2024
- 06:09 PM
- 2
Windows 11 22H2 Home and Pro get preview updates until June 26

Microsoft reminded customers today that the Windows 11 22H2 Home and Pro editions will continue to receive non-security preview updates until June 26.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 27, 2024
- 04:44 PM
- 1
CISA tags Microsoft SharePoint RCE bug as actively exploited

CISA warns that attackers are now exploiting a Microsoft SharePoint code injection vulnerability that can be chained with a critical privilege escalation flaw for pre-auth remote code execution attacks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 27, 2024
- 12:24 PM
- 0
Windows 11 KB5035942 update enables Moment 5 features for everyone

Microsoft has released the March 2024 non-security KB5035942 preview update for Windows 11 23H2, which enables Moment 5 features by default and fixes 18 known issues.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 26, 2024
- 06:28 PM
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