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Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing video recording and playing failures in some apps on Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems. The list of impacted platforms includes Windows 10 22H2, Windows 11 21H2, and Windows 11 22H2. The issue is triggered after installing preview cumulative updates released in the last two months.
Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing video recording and playing failures in some apps on Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems. The list of impacted platforms includes Windows 10 22H2, Windows 11 21H2, and Windows 11 22H2. The issue is triggered after installing preview cumulative updates released in the last two months.
Zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows Installers for the Atera remote monitoring and management software could act as a springboard to launch privilege escalation attacks. "For instance, misconfigured Custom Actions running as NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM can be exploited by attackers to execute local privilege escalation attacks."
This article will explore Windows 11 23H2 features, from dynamic lighting to Windows Copilot upgrades. Microsoft has unveiled the Windows Copilot, the first AI assistant unified within a PC platform, in its latest Windows 11 23H2 update.
Microsoft is further enhancing the Windows 11 Enhanced Phishing Protection by testing a new feature that warns users when they copy and paste their Windows password into websites and documents. With the release of Windows 11 22H2, Microsoft introduced a new security feature called Enhanced Phishing protection, designed to protect your Windows and Active Directory domain credentials from being obtained by threat actors.
Microsoft will retire the Windows Mail and Calendar applications on Windows 10 and Windows 11 at the end of the year, first auto-migrating users to the new Outlook for Windows app in August. Initially developed for Windows 10, Windows Mail and Calendar are built-in Windows applications that provide an easy-to-use application for retrieving your email and scheduling events, tasks, and appointments.
Microsoft is making it easier to see how much energy your apps use in Windows 11 over a given period by introducing a detailed power consumption page in the latest 23H2 update. The power consumption page provides a comprehensive report of energy use over the last 24 hours or the last seven days.
Microsoft is making it easier to see how much energy your apps use in Windows 11 over a given period by introducing a detailed power consumption page in the latest 23H2 update. As spotted by Twitter user Phantom, this new feature expands on the existing ability for users to tailor the power mode on their Windows 11 PC according to their needs, whether optimizing battery life performance or striking a balance between the two.
Google's Chrome 115 has a new feature that allows users to use Windows Mica material, a design element that enhances user personalization. Mica is a distinctive design feature that doesn't just stay opaque but fuses with the user's desktop theme and wallpaper.
Earlier this month, security researchers discovered a new peer-to-peer malware with self-spreading capabilities that targets Redis instances running on Internet-exposed Windows and Linux systems. The Unit 42 researchers who spotted the Rust-based worm on July 11 also found that it hacks into Redis servers that have been left vulnerable to the maximum severity CVE-2022-0543 Lua sandbox escape vulnerability.