Software Updates

Microsoft To Finally Kill Adobe Flash Support By January 2021 Microsoft today said that it will finally end support for Adobe Flash Player in its web browsers by January 2021, confirming a coordinated announcement made together with Apple, Adobe, Facebook, Google, and Mozilla in July 2017. Adobe says that Flash Player will no longer be Read more…

Microsoft Releases KB4571744 To Fix Windows 10 Update Issue Microsoft released the Windows 10 KB4571744 non-security preview cumulative update to address an issue leading to the Windows Update service becoming unresponsive when customers are checking for updates.  With the “2020-08 Cumulative Update Preview for Windows 10 Version 2004 (KB4571744)” update, the build number for Read more…

Microsoft Brings iOS’ Spacebar Cursor Control To Windows 10 Microsoft is bringing a popular Apple iOS feature to Windows 10 that allows you to control your cursor by pressing and holding the spacebar while moving your finger. Since iOS 12, you can hold and press the spacebar and then move Read more…

Microsoft Defender Can Ironically Be Used To Download Malware A recent update to Windows 10’s Microsoft Defender antivirus solution ironically allows it to download malware and other files to a Windows computer. Legitimate operating system files that can be abused for malicious purposes are known as living-off-the-land binaries or LOLBINs. In Read more…

Windows 10 Insider Build 20206 Includes New Emoji Picker, Voice Typing Microsoft has released the Windows 10 preview build 20206 to Insiders on the Dev ring. With this release, Microsoft introduces a new Voice Typing dictation feature, an updated Emoji Picker, and an improved touch keyboard. Windows Insiders can download Read more…

Cisco Fixes Critical Code Execution Bug In Jabber For Windows Image: CoWomen Cisco today addressed a critical severity remote code execution vulnerability affecting multiple versions of its Cisco Jabber for Windows software. Cisco Jabber for Windows is a desktop collaboration app designed to provide users with presence, instant messaging (IM), cloud messaging, desktop Read more…

Epic Fail: Emotet Malware Uses Fake ‘Windows 10 Mobile’ Attachments The Emotet malware is now using malicious email attachment that pretends to be made by Windows 10 Mobile, an operating system that reached the end of life in January 2020. The Emotet botnet spreads through spam emails that contain malicious Read more…

Microsoft Office Update Changes Outlook Fallback Encryption Microsoft released the September 2020 non-security Microsoft Office updates with performance improvements and fixes for several issues affecting Windows Installer (MSI) editions of Office 2016 and Office 2013 products. This month’s KB4484511 Office update also changes the default fallback encryption for Microsoft Outlook 2016 from Read more…

New Intel Microcode Updates For Windows 10 Fix CPU Hardware Bugs Microsoft has released a new batch of Intel microcode updates for Windows 10 2004, 1909, 1903, and older versions to fix hardware bugs in Intel CPUs. When Intel finds bugs in their CPUs, they release microcode updates that allow operating systems Read more…

Valorant Update Causes VCRUNTIME140.dll Is Missing Error, How To Fix After installing today’s Valorant 1.07 update, Windows users are reporting that they are unable to launch the game and are shown either a ‘VCRUNTIME140.dll is missing’ or ‘VCRUNTIME140_1.dll is missing’ error. When building today’s update, Riot Games forgot to include a Windows Read more…