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A bug in Windows 10 causes the operating system to crash with a Blue Screen of Death simply by opening a certain path in a browser's address bar or using other Windows commands. Today, we look at the second bug that causes Windows 10 to perform a BSOD crash by merely attempting to open an unusual path.
A bug in Windows 10 causes the operating system to crash with a Blue Screen of Death simply by opening a certain path in a browser's address bar or using other Windows commands. Today, we look at the second bug that causes Windows 10 to perform a BSOD crash by merely attempting to open an unusual path.
An unpatched zero-day in Microsoft Windows 10 allows attackers to corrupt an NTFS-formatted hard drive with a one-line command. The researcher told BleepingComputer that the flaw became exploitable starting around Windows 10 build 1803, the Windows 10 April 2018 Update, and continues to work in the latest version.
Microsoft has resolved a known issue that caused the Windows 10 "Reset this PC" feature to fail in some cases, on both client and server platforms. The 'Reset this PC' feature allows Windows 10 customers to reinstall the operating system using either a local recovery image or the latest Windows 10 version available on Microsoft's servers.
Like every Windows Update, you can open the Settings app and click on the Windows Update option to install the patches. Devices will only be impacted if they have already installed any Latest cumulative update released September 16, 2020 or later and then proceed to update to a later version of Windows 10 from media or an installation source which does not have an LCU released October 13, 2020 or later integrated.
Microsoft has unveiled today the new Surface Pro 7+ for enterprise and educational customers, an ultra-light 2-in-1 device that comes with Windows Enhanced Hardware Security features enabled by default. The new Surface PC will help defend against escalation of privilege attacks which target sensitive info stored in a device's memory with the help of virtualization-based security and Hypervisor-protected code integrity - also known as Memory Integrity.
With 2021 finally here, Microsoft is planning on releasing some exciting new features and updates this year for Windows 10 operating system and other products. Microsoft has already confirmed that Windows 11 wouldn't be released, and the company plans to update Windows 10 with new variants, features, improvements, and fixes.
Windows 10 users can now integrate the Everything search engine directly into the Windows taskbar using the new 'EverythingToolbar' application. If you are a user of voidtool's Everything search engine for Windows, you know what a terrific search tool it is for Windows.
Microsoft is believed to be working on a major Windows 10 update codenamed "Sun Valley" and "Windows 10++". Internal documents and job listing describe the Windows 10 feature upgrade as "Reinvigorating" and "Sweeping" revamp of the visual interface. Windows 10 Sun Valley update is built on top of the Fluent Design, which means Fluent Design is not going away.
Microsoft has addressed a known issue causing Windows 10 20H2 devices to force restart due to the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service system process crashing. The known issue fixed on Thursday affects both client and server Windows devices where local built-in accounts such as Guest or Administrator have been renamed.