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New Windows 11 Build Brings Back Taskbar Drag and Drop Support Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 build with a long list of improvements and fixes for known issues for all Windows Insiders that will install the Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22557, now available in the Dev Channel. Read more…

Windows 11 KB5010414 Update Brings Long-awaited Taskbar Improvements Microsoft has released the optional KB5010414 cumulative update preview for Windows 11, with highly anticipated taskbar enhancements and fixes for 19 issues, including printing and driver problems. The cumulative update preview is part of Microsoft’s scheduled February 2022 monthly “C” updates, making it possible for Read more…

Windows 10 KB5010415 Update Released with 35 Bug Fixes, Improvements Microsoft has released the optional KB5010415 Preview cumulative update for Windows 10 20H2, Windows 10 21H1, and Windows 10 21H2. This update includes a wide variety of bug fixes, including those for Microsoft Edge’s Internet Explorer mode, printing, memory leaks, Read more…

CISA Urges Orgs to Patch Actively Exploited Windows SeriousSAM Bug The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added to the catalog of vulnerabilities another 15 security issues actively used in cyberattacks. CISA’s warning about these vulnerabilities serves as a wake-up call to all system administrators that they need Read more…

Qbot, Lokibot Malware Switch Back to Windows Regsvr32 Delivery Malware distributors have turned to an older trick known as Squiblydoo to spread Qbot and Lokibot via Microsoft Office document using regsvr32.exe. A report from the threat research team at security analytics platform Uptycs shows that the use of regsvr32.exe has been spiking Read more…

Fake Windows 11 Upgrade Installers Infect you with RedLine Malware Threat actors have started distributing fake Windows 11 upgrade installers to users of Windows 10, tricking them into downloading and executing RedLine stealer malware. The timing of the attacks coincides with the moment that Microsoft announced Windows 11’s broad deployment phase, so Read more…

What’s New in Windows 11 Sun Valley 2 Update, Arriving this Year Later this year, Microsoft is planning to launch the first big update for Windows 11. The update is reportedly codenamed “Sun Valley 2,” and it is expected to ship with a new Task Manager, improvements to Start Menu Read more…

Windows Terminal Now can Automatically Launch Profiles as Administrator Microsoft released today a new Windows Terminal version that comes with a long-awaited feature making it possible to launch profiles that will automatically run as Administrator. To launch auto-elevated profiles, you have two options: configure the app to open a specific profile in Read more…

Windows 10 Optional Updates Fix Performance Problems Introduced Last Month Optional updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11 released in January have fixed performance problems when playing games, using the operating system, or even opening folders in File Explorer. With the January 2022 updates, Microsoft introduced numerous bugs breaking LT2P VPN connections, Read more…

Windows Vulnerability with New Public Exploits Lets you Become Admin A security researcher has publicly disclosed an exploit for a Windows local privilege elevation vulnerability that allows anyone to gain admin privileges in Windows 10. Using this vulnerability, threat actors with limited access to a compromised device can easily elevate Read more…