News in the Microsoft category

SMB Zero-Day Affects Several Windows Versions, Including Windows 10

Proof-of-concept code for a zero-day in the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol that affects several Windows versions has been published online today, sending sysadmins into a frenzy to protect vulnerable machines.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 02, 2017
- 05:40 PM
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Some Windows 10 Devices Still Exposed to DMA Attacks That Can Steal BitLocker Keys

An upcoming Windows 10 Insiders Build version will include a patch that will improve the protection against DMA attacks that could allow attackers to extract BitLocker encryption keys and other sensitive information from Windows 10 and 8.1 PCs.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 02, 2017
- 12:31 PM
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Gmail Drops Support for Windows XP and Vista Users on Chrome

Google says that starting with February 8, Chrome users will have to use version 54 or 55 (current) if they want to access their Gmail accounts.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 02, 2017
- 05:50 AM
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Windows Insider Build 15019 brings us a Game Mode for Increased Gaming Performance

Today Microsoft released Insider Preview Build 15019 for PC to insiders in the fast ring, This release includes a big update for Xbox Gaming including built-in streaming, new Games section in settings, and new mode called Game Mode that is supposed to help with game performance.
- Allen Lydiard
- January 27, 2017
- 06:35 PM
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Microsoft Reveals Windows Defender Security Center Scheduled for Creators Update

The Windows 10 Creators Update scheduled for launch later this year will include an upgrade of the default Windows Defender antivirus, which will feature a new settings panel named the Windows Defender Security Center.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- January 23, 2017
- 05:43 PM
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Windows 10 Insider Build 15014 can Auto-Delete Temp and Old Recycle Bin Files

Today Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15014 for PC and Mobile to Insiders on the fast ring. This build has a ton of new fixes as well as new features. By far the best addition is the ability for Windows to automatically delete unused temporary files and files in the Recycle Bin that are older than 30 days
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 19, 2017
- 06:35 PM
- 0
Windows 10 Insider Build 15007 Released to PC and Mobile

Yetsterday Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15007 for PC and Mobile to Insiders on the fast ring. Build 15002 was released just 3 days ago and was a huge update with tons of new features and updates. Today's build is not nearly as large, but still has a bunch of new features.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 12, 2017
- 11:45 PM
- 0
Microsoft's January 2017 Patch Tuesday Comes with 4 Security Updates

Today, Microsoft released four security bulletins as part of its monthly security update train known as "Patch Tuesday." This month, two of the four Microsoft security bulletins are rated as critical, the highest severity rating a bulletin can receive.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- January 10, 2017
- 07:52 PM
- 0
Windows 10 Insider Build 15002 Released to PC and Loaded with New Features

Yetsterday Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15002 for PC only to Insiders on the fast ring. The last build that was released was Insider Build 14986 on December 8 2016, so it has been plenty of time for the Windows team to cram goodies into this latest build.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 10, 2017
- 05:53 PM
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Microsoft to Add Bitcoin Support to Excel Later This Year

With Bitcoin popularity soaring like never before, Microsoft plans to add support for the cryptocurrency in Excel for both mobile and desktop versions.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- January 03, 2017
- 05:10 PM
- 2
Microsoft Tests New 'Green Screen of Death' on Latest Windows 10 Builds

Windows 10 Insider builds will now feature a Green Screen of Death (GSOD) instead of the classic Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error page we have all become accustomed to.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- December 29, 2016
- 08:35 AM
- 10
Mozilla to Support Firefox for Windows XP and Vista until September 2017

Just before the Christmas holiday, Mozilla announced plans to support Firefox for Windows XP and Vista until at least September 2017.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- December 25, 2016
- 05:55 AM
- 3
Flash Will Soon Be "Click-To-Run" in Microsoft Edge

Microsoft is following in the footsteps of other browser makers such as Apple, Google, and Mozilla, and says that upcoming Edge browser versions will favor HTML5 over Flash by default.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- December 14, 2016
- 02:40 PM
- 0
Microsoft Fixes Windows 10 Issue That Knocked People off the Internet

Microsft has released KB3206632, a Windows update that fixes an issue introduced in an earlier update that crashed the CDPSVC service and prevented some users from receiving IP address information via the DCHP protocol, used by both home and enterprise-grade routers to connect users to the Internet.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- December 14, 2016
- 11:10 AM
- 4
Microsoft's December 2016 Patch Tuesday comes with 12 Security Updates

Today is the December 2016 Microsoft Patch Tuesday and we have twelve security updates being released by Microsoft. Of these twelve updates, six of them are rated as Critical as they allow remote code execution on the affected computer.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 13, 2016
- 06:04 PM
- 0
Microsoft Edge SmartScreen Security Feature Can Be Abused for Tech Support Scams

Microsoft Edge SmartScreen SecuriManuel Caballero, the Web security expert behind the Broken Browser blog, has discovered that Microsoft Edge, the default web browser included with Windows 10, is affected by a vulnerability that allows a third-party to show fake warning messages for any online domain, such as Google, Facebook, or the
- Catalin Cimpanu
- December 12, 2016
- 12:50 PM
- 0
Windows 10 Insider Build 14986 release to PC with lots of Updates

Yetsterday Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14986 for PC only to Insiders on the fast ring. This build is filled with a lot of new features and updates in Cortana, Printing, Game Bar, Windows Defender and more.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 08, 2016
- 04:37 PM
- 2
Windows 10 Insider Build 14977 only released to Mobile Insiders this Week

Today Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14977 for Mobile only to Insiders on the fast ring. The only new feature in this build is the ability for Windows Mobile users to read EPUB books in Microsoft Edge on their phone. This feature was already released to PC users in build 14971.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 01, 2016
- 08:52 PM
- 0
Microsoft Researchers Release Anti-Reconnaissance Tool Named SAMRi10

Microsoft researchers Itai Grady and Tal Be'ery released today a new tool designed to help system administrators protect enterprise networks from reconnaissance attacks.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- December 01, 2016
- 07:20 AM
- 0
Holding Shift + F10 During Windows 10 Updates Opens Root CLI, Bypasses BitLocker

Windows security expert and infrastructure trainer Sami Laiho has discovered a simple method of bypassing BitLocker during the Windows 10 update procedure.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 29, 2016
- 04:16 PM
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