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A planned October 2021 release date for Windows 11 has been accidentally leaked in support documents from both Microsoft and Intel. Support documents released over the past two months from Microsoft and Intel have revealed that the plan is to release Windows 11 in October, or at the latest, in November this year.
Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 will automatically block potentially unwanted applications by default starting this month. Starting with the Windows 10 2004, the May 2020 update, Microsoft added a new 'Potentially unwanted app blocking' setting in Windows security that causes Microsoft Defender to block these types of applications.
Microsoft's Windows 365 Cloud PC service is now generally available, allowing businesses to deploy Windows 10 desktops in the cloud for prices ranging between $24 and $162 per device. At the Inspire 2021 conference, Microsoft revealed their new Windows 365 cloud-based virtual desktop experience that allows businesses to deploy Windows 10 Cloud PCs, with Windows 11 later, on the cloud.
Security researchers have devised a way to block the recently disclosed PetitPotam attack vector that allows hackers to take control of a Windows domain controller easily. Last month, security researcher GILLES Lionel disclosed a new method called PetitPotam that forces a Windows machine, including a Windows domain controller, to authenticate against a threat actor's malicious NTLM relay server using the Microsoft Encrypting File System Remote Protocol.
In a support document, Microsoft confirmed that Windows 11 will get all updates currently offered to Windows 10, including Patch Tuesday, optional preview, OOB, and more. There will be one change to the update cadence: Windows 11 will be updated once a year with new features, and that feature update will be released in the second half of the year.
An official stock photo of Windows 11 has accidentally leaked the upcoming redesign of the Microsoft Paint application. Microsoft Paint was introduced with the first release of Windows in 1985, and while it is not the most advanced tool, it has become a fixture of the operating system.
Last week, a new open-source Registry Editor was released that puts Windows Regedit software to shame by supporting a host of advanced features, making editing the Registry easier than ever. If you are a Windows administrator or power user, then you have likely made changes to the Registry at one point using Windows built-in Registry Editor to fix a bug or tweak a configuration setting.
A researcher has created a remote print server allowing any Windows user with limited privileges to gain complete control over a device simply by installing a print driver. In June, a security researcher accidentally revealed a zero-day Windows print spooler vulnerability known as PrintNightmare that allowed remote code execution and elevation of privileges.
A researcher has created a remote print server allowing any Windows user with limited privileges to gain complete control over a device simply by installing a print driver. In June, a security researcher accidentally revealed a zero-day Windows print spooler vulnerability known as PrintNightmare that allowed remote code execution and elevation of privileges.
Microsoft says the Windows Subsystem for Linux can now be installed on Windows 10, version 2004 or later using a single terminal command. "In the latest Windows Insider Preview builds, you can install everything you need to run WSL just by running wsl.exe -install," Windows Developer Platform Program Manager Craig Loewen said.