Facial palm: Microsoft is once again advising customers to turn off the Windows print spooler, after the emergence of a new vulnerability that allows hackers to run malicious code on machines. Although a patch to correct the flaw will be released in due course, the most effective workaround currently on the table is to stop and completely disable the print spooler … [Read more...] about Disable the Windows print spooler or you could be hacked, according to Microsoft
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Windows on iPad: You dreamed it, Microsoft did it
Microsoft migrates Windows to the cloud, to find its computer on all devices, including Apple products. Here is Windows 365, the new "Windows in the Cloud" service presented by Microsoft during a conference on Wednesday July 14th. Thanks to cloud storage and streaming performance, the company migrated its operating system so that user sessions were no longer anchored to a … [Read more...] about Windows on iPad: You dreamed it, Microsoft did it
Microsoft buys cybersecurity start-up RiskIQ
The Redmond firm acquired cybersecurity specialist RiskIQ for $ 500 million. Microsoft announced on July 12 that it had acquired cybersecurity startup RiskIQ for $ 500 million. Details of the operation were not disclosed. This agreement aims to help the Redmond firm to "strengthen the cybersecurity of digital transformation and hybrid work," she said. Founded in 2009, … [Read more...] about Microsoft buys cybersecurity start-up RiskIQ
Windows 11: the search bar back in the last preview
Because the versions intended for members of the Windows Insider program are also regularly updated. A few days after deploying the first build of Windows 11 for Insiders, Microsoft has just updated it with the application of the KB5004745 update. The search bar in the Start menu The one that is now called build 22000.65 of Windows 11 is characterized first … [Read more...] about Windows 11: the search bar back in the last preview
Windows 11: only recent versions of Windows 10 will be updated directly
Since its convincing presentation last June, Windows 11 has been eagerly awaited by many Internet users. And, once again, Microsoft will automatically upgrade Windows 10 PCs . But there will be conditions to be met... The next operating system of the American manufacturer will embed various new features, such as compatibility with Android applications, the return of widgets … [Read more...] about Windows 11: only recent versions of Windows 10 will be updated directly
Microsoft is deploying an urgent patch to correct the PrintNightmare flaw
To correct this flaw, Microsoft has released an emergency update for all recent versions of Windows, including Windows 7. On June 29, several researchers from the company Sangfor mistakenly disclosed their method of exploiting a Windows flaw that they themselves discovered, called PrintNightmare. The problem is, Microsoft had not yet deployed a patch … [Read more...] about Microsoft is deploying an urgent patch to correct the PrintNightmare flaw
Microsoft signed spyware by mistake
Microsoft accidentally signed a piece of malware, which is said to have operated in China's gaming industry. Since Windows Vista, all Microsoft publishers must have their drivers or other programs signed. Without it, default on the operating system can not instal them without creating security alerts. The goal is, initially, to avoid malware, which is usually signed using … [Read more...] about Microsoft signed spyware by mistake
Windows 11: The problems start with the installation of the first version of Microsoft
By setting the requirements for installing Windows 11, Microsoft has created an additional problem for itself and the users of its systems. These are defined but being readjusted, showing that there is still no definitive definition. Users do not understand the reason for this point and are confused by this situation. To make matters worse, and contradicting Microsoft, … [Read more...] about Windows 11: The problems start with the installation of the first version of Microsoft
Microsoft May Change Windows 11 Minimum Requirements to Include 7th Generation Intel and AMD Zen 1 Processors
Bottom line: After the release of the first Windows 11 Insider Build, Microsoft has now laid out the guiding principles it claims were used to create the minimum system requirements for Windows 11. Although most of the highlights are Not unexpectedly, there is good news for older PCs, especially those running Intel's Kaby Lake or AMD Zen 1 chips. Oh, and Microsoft's official PC … [Read more...] about Microsoft May Change Windows 11 Minimum Requirements to Include 7th Generation Intel and AMD Zen 1 Processors
Xbox Series X | S: Microsoft introduces three screens specially designed for its consoles
The American brand will relaunch its Designed for Xbox program. This is a label applied to certain products which have been designed to be fully compatible with Microsoft consoles. And this week, three screens, for as many brands, have just been included in this initiative orchestrated by the manufacturer. The first screens entirely created for Xbox Thus, the … [Read more...] about Xbox Series X | S: Microsoft introduces three screens specially designed for its consoles