Security News

Microsoft: Windows 10 1909 reaches end of service in May
2021-02-12 13:53

Microsoft has reminded customers that some editions of Windows 10, version 1909 will reach end of service in May 2021. Other versions also reaching end of support in May. "On May 11, 2021, the Home, Pro, Pro Education, Pro for Workstations editions of Windows 10 version 1909 and all editions of Windows Server, version 1909 will reach end of service," Microsoft says on the Windows 10 Health Dashboard.

Microsoft releases emergency fix for Windows 10 WiFi crashes
2021-02-11 18:40

Microsoft has released an emergency KB5001028 out-of-band update to fix a bug causing Windows 10 to crash when connecting to WPA3 Wi-Fi networks. According to a new support issue posted to Microsoft's Windows Message Center, the bug was introduced in the recent Windows 10 1909 cumulative updates.

Windows 10 emergency update fixes WPA3 Wi-Fi blue screen crashes
2021-02-11 18:40

Microsoft has released an emergency KB5001028 out-of-band update to fix a bug causing Windows 10 to crash when connecting to WPA3 Wi-Fi networks. According to a new support issue posted to Microsoft's Windows Message Center, the bug was introduced in the recent Windows 10 1909 cumulative updates.

Microsoft fixes Windows 10 bug letting attackers trigger BSOD crashes
2021-02-10 08:30

Microsoft has fixed a bug that could allow a threat actor to create specially crafted downloads that crash Windows 10 simply by opening the folder where they are downloaded. Last month, we reported on a bug in the Windows 10 console multiplexer driver, condrv.

Microsoft fixes Windows 10 console bug leading to blue screens
2021-02-10 08:30

Microsoft has fixed a bug that could allow a threat actor to create specially crafted downloads that crash Windows 10 simply by opening the folder where they are downloaded. Last month, we reported on a bug in the Windows 10 console multiplexer driver, condrv.

Microsoft fixes the Windows 10 console driver crash bug
2021-02-10 08:30

Microsoft has fixed a bug that could allow a threat actor to create specially crafted downloads that crash Windows 10 simply by opening the folder where they are downloaded. Last month, we reported on a bug in the Windows 10 console multiplexer driver, condrv.

Windows 10 Cumulative Updates KB4601315 & KB4601319 released
2021-02-09 18:29

As part of the February Patch cycle, Microsoft is rolling out a new cumulative update for all supported version of Windows. The cumulative update with security fixes is rolling out to PCs with October 2020 Update, May 2020 Update, November 2019 Update, and May 2019 Update.

Microsoft: Recent Windows 10 gaming issues caused by Discord bug
2021-02-09 13:37

Microsoft has acknowledged a known issue that was causing Direct3D 12 games to fail to launch or crash with an error on some Windows 10 devices. "Microsoft and Discord have found incompatibility issues with some games using Direct3D 12 when the in-game overlay feature of Discord is enabled," Microsoft said.

Mozilla fixes Windows 10 NTFS corruption bug in Firefox
2021-02-06 20:07

Mozilla has released Firefox 85.0.1 and includes a fix that prevents a Windows 10 NTFS corruption bug from being triggered from the browser. Last month, BleepingComputer reported that a bug in Windows 10 and Windows XP allows non-privileged users to mark an NTFS volume as dirty.

Windows 10 April updates remove Microsoft Edge Legacy permanently
2021-02-05 17:56

Microsoft has announced today that Microsoft Edge Legacy will be permanently removed and replaced with the new Microsoft Edge after installing April's Windows 10 Patch Tuesday security update. "To replace this out of support application, we are announcing that the new Microsoft Edge will be available as part of the Windows 10 cumulative monthly security update-otherwise referred to as the Update Tuesday release-on April 13, 2021," the Microsoft Edge Team said.