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Microsoft says Windows 10, version 20H2 for enterprise and education users will reach the end of service in three months, on May 9, 2023. After the EOS date is reached, Windows 10 20H2 devices running Enterprise and Education editions will no longer receive monthly quality or security updates containing bug fixes and patches to protect them from recently discovered security threats.
Microsoft will soon add native support to Windows 11 for controlling the RGB lighting on computer peripherals, like mice and gaming keyboards. The new RBG lighting controls are currently in development as a hidden feature of Windows 11 build 25295 in the Windows Insider developer channel.
Microsoft will soon add native controls to Windows 11 for controlling the RGB lighting on computer peripherals, like mice and gaming keyboards. The new RBG lighting controls are currently in development as a hidden feature of Windows 11 build 25295 in the Windows Insider developer channel.
Microsoft says apps using DirectX are crashing on Windows systems after installing cumulative updates released in November 2022 because of an Intel graphics driver bug. Until an update addressing this issue is released, Microsoft says that affected customers can temporarily work around it by updating their Intel GPU driver to a newer version.
Windows 10 already has two flavours of encryption - BitLocker and Windows Device Encryption - and as of the 22H2 release, Windows 11 Enterprise and Education adds Personal Data Encryption. Personal Data Encryption doesn't replace either of them because it doesn't encrypt a whole drive; instead, it protects individual files and folders using 256-bit AES-CBC encryption keys that are protected by Windows Hello for Business, but only through applications that are built to use it.
Security hardware manufacturer SonicWall warned customers today of what it describes as a "Limitation" of the web content filtering feature on Windows 11, version 22H2 systems. "We have identified an inconsistency in Capture Client Windows 3.7.6 and older clients on endpoints running Windows 11 version 22H2," the company said in an advisory published on Wednesday.
A new hacking campaign exploits Sunlogin flaws to deploy the Sliver post-exploitation toolkit and launch Windows Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver attacks to disable security software. According to a report by the AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center, recently observed attacks target two 2022 vulnerabilities in Sunlogin, a remote-control software by a Chinese developer.
Windows 10 users are reportedly being blocked from accessing their desktops by full-screen trial offers for the Microsoft 365 productivity suite. They are displayed during the Windows Out of Box Experience before loading the Windows desktop.
A relatively new ransomware operation known as Nevada seems to grow its capabilities quickly as security researchers noticed improved functionality for the locker targeting Windows and VMware ESXi systems. Nevada ransomware features a Rust-based locker, real-time negotiation chat portal, separate domains in the Tor network for affiliates and victims.
Marking an end to an era, Microsoft is no longer directly selling Windows 10 product keys on their website, instead redirecting users to Windows 11 product pages. It appears Microsoft pulled the switch a day early, as going to both the Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro product pages now redirects users to the Windows 11 product page.