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Microsoft: Windows Autopatch is Now Generally Available Microsoft says that Windows Autopatch, an enterprise service that automatically keeps Windows and Microsoft 365 software up to date, is generally available starting today. Windows Autopatch was first announced in April when Microsoft said it would be available for free to Microsoft customers with a Read more…

Microsoft Says Decision to Unblock Office Macros is Temporary Microsoft says last week’s decision to roll back VBA macro auto-blocking in downloaded Office documents is only a temporary change. Redmond announced in February that Microsoft Office would automatically block VBA macros in all documents downloaded from the Internet after a rollout stage Read more…

How to Auto Block Macros in Microsoft Office Docs from the Internet With Microsoft temporarily rolling back a feature that automatically blocks macros in Microsoft Office files downloaded from the Internet, it is essential to learn how to configure this security setting manually. This article will explain why users should Read more…

Microsoft Outlook Email Searches are Broken Again in Windows 11 Microsoft is investigating an issue causing Outlook search not to display recent emails in desktop apps running on Windows 11 systems. The problem affects POP, IMAP, and offline Exchange accounts because Outlook’s search feature uses the local Windows Search service Read more…

Microsoft Fixes Bug Crashing Office Apps when Opening Cloud Documents Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing Office applications like Word and Excel to crash when working with cloud documents. The complete list of affected Office apps includes Excel for Microsoft 365, Word for Microsoft 365, and PowerPoint for Microsoft Read more…

Microsoft Rolls Back Decision to Block Office Macros by Default While Microsoft announced earlier this year that it would block VBA macros on downloaded documents by default, Redmond said on Thursday that it will roll back this change based on “feedback” until further notice. The company has also failed to Read more…

Microsoft Azure Now has Confidential VMs with Ephemeral Storage Microsoft has expanded its confidential computing offering and now allows Azure cloud computing service customers to create hardware isolated virtual machines (aka confidential VMs) with Ephemeral OS disks. With this new public preview feature, Azure customers can create ephemeral OS disks Read more…

Microsoft Quietly Fixes ShadowCoerce Windows NTLM Relay Bug Microsoft has confirmed it fixed a previously disclosed ‘ShadowCoerce’ vulnerability as part of the June 2022 updates that enabled attackers to target Windows servers in NTLM relay attacks. This NTLM relay attack method can be used by threat actors to force unpatched servers to Read more…

Microsoft Defender Adds Network Protection for Android, iOS Devices Microsoft has introduced a new Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) feature in public preview to help organizations detect weaknesses affecting Android and iOS devices in their enterprise networks. After enabling the new Mobile Network Protection feature on Android and iOS devices Read more…

Microsoft Finds Raspberry Robin Worm in Hundreds of Windows Networks Microsoft says that a recently spotted Windows worm has been found on the networks of hundreds of organizations from various industry sectors. The malware, dubbed Raspberry Robin, spreads via infected USB devices, and it was first spotted in September 2021 by Red Read more…