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Windows Photos gets AI magic eraser on Windows 10 and later
2024-02-23 12:57

Microsoft's Windows Photos app now has its own generative erase tool that enables users to replace unwanted objects with AI-generated content. This feature is rolling out to Windows Insiders in all channels today, including systems running Windows 10 in the Release Preview Channel.

Windows 10 KB5034763 update released with new fixes, changes
2024-02-13 20:22

Microsoft has released the KB5034763 cumulative update for Windows 10 21H2 and Windows 10 22H2, which includes a small number of changes, including the continued rollout of changes to comply with Europe's Digital Markets Act. KB5034763 is a mandatory Windows 10 cumulative update containing the February 2024 Patch Tuesday security updates.

Windows 10 KB5034203 preview update adds EU DMA compliance
2024-01-23 19:11

Microsoft has released the January 2024 preview update for Windows 10, version 22H2, which adds Digital Markets Act compliance in the European Economic Area to allow European users to uninstall all apps in Windows by March 6. The KB5034203 is a monthly non-security optional cumulative update that enables Windows administrators to try out fixes and improvements that will come with the February 2024 Patch Tuesday release.

52% of Serious Vulnerabilities We Find are Related to Windows 10
2024-01-22 11:22

We analyzed 2,5 million vulnerabilities we discovered in our customer’s assets. This is what we found. Digging into the data The dataset we analyze here is representative of a subset of clients...

Microsoft working on a fix for Windows 10 0x80070643 errors
2024-01-15 19:40

Microsoft is working to fix a known issue causing 0x80070643 errors when installing the KB5034441 security update that patches the CVE-2024-20666 BitLocker vulnerability. "Devices attempting to install the January 2024 Windows Recovery Environment update might display an error related to the size of the Recovery Environment's partition. We are working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release," Microsoft says in an update to the Windows release health dashboard.

Microsoft shares script to update Windows 10 WinRE with BitLocker fixes
2024-01-11 18:32

Microsoft has released a PowerShell script to automate updating the Windows Recovery Environment partition in order to fix CVE-2024-20666, a vulnerability that allowed for BitLocker encryption bypass. As Microsoft explains, this happens because instead of displaying a CBS E INSUFFICIENT DISK SPACE error when the WinRE partition is not large enough, Windows Update incorrectly says the generic "0x80070643 - ERROR INSTALL FAILURE" error message instead. ?This happens because the WinRE image file deployed when installing the KB5034441 security update is too large for the recovery partition.

Windows 10 KB5034441 security update fails with 0x80070643 errors
2024-01-10 16:56

Windows 10 users worldwide report problems installing Microsoft's January Patch Tuesday updates, getting 0x80070643 errors when attempting to install the KB5034441 security update for BitLocker. Windows 10 creates a recovery partition, usually around 500 MB, which is not large enough to support the new Windows RE image file, causing the 0x80070643 error when attempting to install the update.

Windows 10 KB5034122 update released with fix for shut down bug
2024-01-09 19:48

Microsoft has released the KB5034122 cumulative update for Windows 10 21H2 and Windows 10 22H2, which includes only a small number of fixes due to the holiday season. KB5034122 is a mandatory Windows 10 cumulative update containing the January 2024 Patch Tuesday security updates.

New Variant of DLL Search Order Hijacking Bypasses Windows 10 and 11 Protections
2024-01-01 14:00

Security researchers have detailed a new variant of a dynamic link library (DLL) search order hijacking technique that could be used by threat actors to bypass security mechanisms and achieve...

Windows 10 KB5033372 update released with Copilot for everyone, 20 changes
2023-12-12 18:16

Microsoft has released the KB5033372 cumulative update for Windows 10 21H2 and Windows 10 22H2, which includes Copilot for Windows and nineteen other changes to the operating system. KB5033372 is a mandatory Windows 10 cumulative update containing the December 2023 Patch Tuesday security updates.