Latest Update news

Microsoft says bug causes Windows 10 apps to display Open With dialogs

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 10 apps will mistakenly display an "How do you want to open this file?" dialog box when attempting to right-click on the program's icon and perform a registered task.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 18, 2024
- 06:23 PM
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Google shares fix for Pixel phones hit by bad system update

Google has shared a temporary fix for owners of Google Pixel devices that were rendered unusable after installing the January 2024 Google Play system update.
- Bill Toulas
- February 01, 2024
- 11:05 AM
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Windows 11 ‘Moment 4’ update released, here are the many new features

Microsoft has released the Windows 11 22H2 'Moment 4' update, bringing 150 new features, including new AI-powered versions of Paint, ClipChamp, Snipping tool, and the new Microsoft Copilot.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 26, 2023
- 01:00 PM
- 4
Microsoft pulls Defender update fixing Windows LSA Protection bug

Microsoft has pulled a recent Microsoft Defender update that was supposed to fix a known issue triggering persistent restart alerts and Windows Security warnings that Local Security Authority (LSA) Protection is off.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 17, 2023
- 02:12 PM
- 1
15 million public-facing services vulnerable to CISA KEV flaws

Over 15 million publicly facing services are susceptible to at least one of the 896 vulnerabilities listed in CISA's KEV (known exploitable vulnerabilities) catalog.
- Bill Toulas
- March 31, 2023
- 03:23 PM
- 0
Microsoft: Scan for outdated Office versions respects your privacy

Microsoft says the KB5021751 update is respecting users' privacy while scanning for and identifying the number of customers running Office versions that are outdated or approaching their end of support.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 02, 2023
- 03:05 PM
- 1
Microsoft: Edge update will disable Internet Explorer in February

Microsoft announced today that a future Microsoft Edge update would permanently disable the Internet Explorer 11 desktop web browser on some Windows 10 systems in February.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 16, 2022
- 12:46 PM
- 8
Microsoft 365 now auto-updates apps on locked or idle devices

Microsoft says customers will see fewer Microsoft 365 update notifications because Office apps will update automatically while their computers are locked or idle.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 14, 2022
- 03:29 PM
- 0
Microsoft 365 version 2206 update pulled due to apps crashing

Microsoft has pulled the Microsoft 365 version 2206 update after users report their Office applications are crashing when viewing a contact card or hovering over a user's name or photo.
- Lawrence Abrams
- August 11, 2022
- 02:49 PM
- 5
Microsoft: Windows Server now supports automatic .NET updates

Microsoft says Windows admins can now opt into automatic updates for .NET (.NET Core) via Microsoft Update (MU) on Windows Server systems.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 12, 2022
- 04:13 PM
- 2
Raspberry Pi removes default user to hinder brute-force attacks

An update to Raspberry Pi OS Bullseye has removed the default 'pi' user to make it harder for attackers to find and compromise Internet-exposed Raspberry Pi devices using default credentials.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 08, 2022
- 09:00 AM
- 3
Android's March 2022 security updates fix three critical bugs

Google has released the March 2022 security updates for Android 10, 11, and 12, addressing three critical severity flaws, one of which affects all devices running the latest version of the mobile OS.
- Bill Toulas
- March 08, 2022
- 04:35 PM
- 3
Google fixes remote escalation of privileges bug on Android

Google has released the February 2022 Android security updates, addressing two critical vulnerabilities, one being a remote escalation of privilege that requires no user interaction.
- Bill Toulas
- February 08, 2022
- 04:25 PM
- 1
Microsoft: Windows needs at least 8 hours online to update reliably

Microsoft says that Windows devices need to be online for at least eight hours to get the latest updates and have them correctly installed after they're released through Windows Update.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 29, 2022
- 10:00 AM
- 18
Windows Server 2019 OOB update fixes reboots, Hyper-V, ReFS bugs

Microsoft has released an emergency out-of-band (OOB) update for Windows Server 2019 that fixes numerous critical bugs introduced during the January 2022 Patch Tuesday.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 18, 2022
- 06:14 PM
- 5
New PowerShell version comes with Microsoft Update support

Microsoft has released PowerShell 7.2 with automatic updates through the Microsoft Update service on Windows 10 and Windows Server devices.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 09, 2021
- 10:55 AM
- 0
Microsoft: New Windows driver deployment service coming soon

Microsoft said that the new Windows Update for Business deployment service for drivers and firmware will be available in Microsoft Endpoint Manager and in Microsoft Graph as a public preview starting with the first half of 2022.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 07, 2021
- 10:00 AM
- 5
Mozilla upgrades older Thunderbird clients to the latest version

Mozilla is rolling out a forced upgrade for Thunderbird 78.x users, getting everyone aboard version 91, the latest stable release that came out in August.
- Bill Toulas
- October 08, 2021
- 09:23 AM
- 1
Windows 11 will soon let you know how long updates take to install

Windows 11 is working on a feature that displays an estimate of how long an update will take to be installed by Windows Update.
- Lawrence Abrams
- July 06, 2021
- 06:09 PM
- 2
Microsoft no longer offers Windows 7 drivers via Windows Update

Microsoft says it no longer offers drivers for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 systems through Windows Update starting today.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 17, 2021
- 04:39 PM
- 1