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Microsoft has addressed a known issue leading to significant performance hits when copying large files over SMB after installing the Windows 11 2022 update. "There is a performance reduction in 22H2 when copying larger files from a remote computer down to a Windows 11 computer or when copying files on a local drive," explained Microsoft's Ned Pyle when acknowledging the issue more than a month ago in early October.
Password salting is a technique for making passwords more difficult to crack by adding random values to the stored password hash. In order to understand password salting and its benefits however, it is necessary to understand how Windows stores passwords and some of the risks that are associated with storing passwords in that way.
Microsoft has released the November optional KB5020044 preview cumulative update for all editions of Windows 11, version 22H2. [...]
Updates to Windows Server released as part of this month's Patch Tuesday onslaught might cause some domain controllers to stop working or automatically restart, according to Microsoft. The enterprise software behemoth said organizations installing KB5019966 or later updates on domain controllers could see a memory leak with the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service.
Windows 11 may soon show a system tray indicator notifying when your computer is connected to a VPN, allowing users wishing to browse anonymously to ensure they are connected. As first reported by Neowin, Twitter user PhantomOcean3 discovered that Windows 11 'Dev' build 25247 includes a new hidden feature that, when enabled, displays a small shield icon overlaid the Network system tray icon when connected to a VPN. The image below above have been made larger, and the shield is relatively small in practice, so if this makes it into production, we should expect the shield to be more prominent.
"LSASS might use more memory over time and the DC might become unresponsive and restart," Microsoft explains on the Windows Health dashboard. "Depending on the workload of your DCs and the amount of time since the last restart of the server, LSASS might continually increase memory usage with the up time of your server and the server might become unresponsive or automatically restart."
Windows gamers and power users are being targeted by fake MSI Afterburner download portals to infect users with cryptocurrency miners and the RedLine information-stealing malware. The tool's popularity has also made it a good target for threat actors, who are looking to target Windows users with powerful GPUs that can be hijacked for cryptocurrency mining.
Microsoft announced today that the Store version of Windows Subsystem for Linux is generally available for Windows 10 and 11 customers. Following customer requests, all Windows 10 users can now use Linux GUI apps after updating to the Microsoft Store version.
Microsoft is investigating and working on fixing Remote Desktop issues on Windows 11 systems after installing the Windows 11 2022 Update. "After installing Windows 11, version 22H2, the Windows Remote Desktop application might stop responding when connecting via a Remote Desktop gateway or Remote Desktop Connection Broker," the company explained.
Microsoft has tagged Windows 10, version 22H2 for broad deployment, thus making it available to everyone via Windows Update. "If you have an eligible device, you can install this feature update by opening Windows Update Settings and selecting Check for updates. Once the update is ready for your device, you will see the option to Download and install," Microsoft says on the Windows health dashboard.