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Apple on Wednesday revised its documentation pertaining to its mercenary spyware threat notification system to mention that it alerts users when they may have been individually targeted by such...
Microsoft has released the KB5036892 cumulative update for Windows 10 21H2 and Windows 10 22H2 with twenty-three changes and two new features. KB5036892 is a mandatory Windows 10 cumulative update containing Microsoft's April 2024 Patch Tuesday security updates.
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. You can install the update now by going to Start > Settings > Windows Update and clicking on 'Check for Updates.
Microsoft says Windows 10 updates released since the start of the year are breaking Microsoft Connected Cache node discovery on enterprise networks. "After installing the January 2024 non-security update, released January 23, 2024, or later updates, some Windows devices which use the DHCP Option 235 for discovery of Microsoft Connected Cache nodes in their network might be unable to use the MCC nodes," Microsoft explains.
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.
The problem, he found, was in the liblzma data compression library, which is part of the XZ package, and he concluded that "The upstream xz repository and the xz tarballs have been backdoored."Which Linux distributions have been affected by the backdoored XZ packages?
Microsoft reminded customers today that the Windows 11 22H2 Home and Pro editions will continue to receive non-security preview updates until June 26. According to the new schedule, the preview updates for Windows 11 22H2 will keep rolling out for Home and Pro users until late June.
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. KB5035942 will toggle new features in the Windows 11 'Moment 5' update for all users by default, including new Windows Copilot skills and plugins, more content on the Windows lock screen, AI-powered Clipchamp and Photos features, intelligent Snap suggestions, new Windows 365 Boot enterprise features, and improved voice access.
Microsoft has released the optional KB5035941 preview cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2, introducing widgets on the lock screen, Windows Spotlight on the desktop, and 21 other fixes or changes. As with all new Windows 10 updates, this is primarily a maintenance release, with most fixes in this update relating to enterprise services, such as Azure, Remote Desktop, and Windows Hello for Business.
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