Microsoft News of the Day – Windows OS News

October 14, 2024
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Absent an unlikely Microsoft u-turn on Windows 11 hardware requirements, there is a nightmare scenario where hundreds of millions of users lose access …

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Unlock with ease: Microsoft is bringing broader passkey support to Windows 11.

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File Explorer, though still perfectly usable on Windows 11, felt like a major downgrade in terms of performance, especially since I was coming from …

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Since Microsoft hasn't fully removed the Control Panel from Windows 11, God Mode remains functional in the company's newest operating system — and you …

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Support for Windows 10 ends on 14 October 2025, with Microsoft then no longer offering fixes, new features, or security updates.

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In this episode of Microsoft Weekly, we look at the Windows Insider Program celebrating its 10th anniversary, new wallpapers, pretty funny bugs in …

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Businesses could pay to get up to 3 years of extra security updates. This pushes the EOL date for Windows 7 to January 10th, 2023. Okay but that's …

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CVE-2024-30088, patched by Microsoft in June 2024, concerns a case of privilege escalation in the Windows kernel that could be exploited to gain …

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In these attacks, spotted by Trend Micro researchers, OilRig deployed a novel backdoor, targeting Microsoft Exchange servers to steal credentials, and …

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Notepad on Windows has been a mainstay app of Microsoft's operating system since 1983. Thanks to a recent Windows 11 update, there are plenty of …

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