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Microsoft September 2021 Patch Tuesday Fixes 2 zero-days, 60 Flaws Today is Microsoft’s September 2021 Patch Tuesday, and with it comes fixes for two zero-day vulnerabilities and a total of 60 flaws. Microsoft has fixed 60 vulnerabilities (86 including Microsoft Edge) with today’s update, with three classified as Critical, one as Read more…

Microsoft: Windows 10 2004 Reaches End of Service in December Microsoft has reminded customers today that Windows 10 2004 (all editions) and Windows Server 2004 (Datacenter, Standard editions) will reach the end of servicing on December 14, 2021. “These editions will no longer receive security updates after December 14, 2021,” Microsoft Read more…

Microsoft Fixes Bug Letting Hackers Take Over Azure Containers Microsoft has fixed a vulnerability in Azure Container Instances called Azurescape that allowed a malicious container to take over containers belonging to other customers on the platform. An adversary exploiting Azurescape could execute commands in the other users’ containers and gain Read more…

Microsoft Shares Temp Fix For Ongoing Office 365 Zero-day Attacks Microsoft today shared mitigation for a remote code execution vulnerability in Windows that is being exploited in targeted attacks against Office 365 and Office 2019 on Windows 10. The flaw is in MSHTML, the browser rendering engine that is also used Read more…

Office 365 To Let Admins Block Active Content on Trusted Docs Microsoft plans to allow Office 365 admins ensure that end-users can’t ignore organization-wide policies set up to block active content on Trusted Documents. Redmond says trusted docs are files with active content (e.g., ActiveX controls, macros, and Dynamic Data Read more…

Microsoft Breaks Windows 11 Start Menu, Taskbar with Teams Promo Microsoft accidentally broke the Start menu and taskbar on systems of Windows Insiders after pushing a Teams promo to the desktops of users running Windows 11 preview builds. While the company didn’t explain the reason behind Dev and Beta Channel Read more…

Microsoft Releases Windows 11 Feature Update for Enterprise Testing Microsoft has released Windows 11 and Windows 10, version 21H2 feature updates for enterprise testing before their general release later this year. “Organizations enrolled in the Windows Insider Program for Business can access these builds through all standard channels, including Windows Read more…

Windows Terminal Now Lets You Drag and Drop Folders to Open Tabs Microsoft released Windows Terminal Preview v1.11 yesterday, and comes numerous improvements and features, including the ability to open a Terminal window by dropping a folder on the new tab button. Windows Terminal is one of my favorite features Read more…

Microsoft: Windows Server 2022 is Now Generally Available Microsoft has announced that Window Server 2022, a Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) release with ten years of support, is generally available starting today. “It’s a big step forward for the operating system that is trusted by major corporations and small businesses Read more…

Microsoft Kicks Unsupported PCs Out of Windows 11 Preview Program Microsoft is kicking unsupported Windows 11 devices out of the Windows 11 preview program without warning, even though it said that wouldn’t happen until the new Windows version was released. When Windows 11 was first announced, Microsoft released stricter minimum system Read more…