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Microsoft has finally fixed Windows 11 May Patch Tuesday install issues

Usama Jawad — Fri, 29 May 2026 20:10:01 +0000

Microsoft has resolved Windows 11 KB5089549 install failures tied to low EFI partition space through KB5089573, which also brings a ton of other improvements. Read more...

Exchange Server has a "critical" security bug, but Microsoft does not have a proper fix yet

Usama Jawad — Fri, 15 May 2026 07:44:02 +0000

Microsoft warns of a critical Exchange Server flaw that could let attackers hijack browsers through emails, with full fixes locked behind paid support for some. Read more...

Microsoft finally fixes Classic Outlook bug breaking Gmail sync

Usama Jawad — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 05:50:02 +0000

After weeks of frustration, Microsoft finally resolves a major Outlook sync issue that effectively left Gmail and Yahoo users locked out. Read more...

Outlook has a really annoying bug, and Microsoft only has wonky workarounds for now

Usama Jawad — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:40:01 +0000

Microsoft confirmed a bizarre Outlook bug that makes your mouse vanish, and the official workarounds are pretty awkward. Time to upgrade to the new Outlook? Read more...

Microsoft is uploading your confidential emails to Copilot for summarization [Update]

Usama Jawad — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:18:01 +0000

Copilot caught peeking? A bug reportedly let the AI read confidential enterprise emails it was never meant to see. A complete fix is still not available. Read more...

Meta has fixed the WhatsApp security bug discovered by Google

Usama Jawad — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 09:48:01 +0000

A couple of days after Google reported a security hole in WhatsApp, Meta has finally patched the issue. Read more...

WhatsApp has a big security issue, and Google has exposed it

Usama Jawad — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 20:16:01 +0000

Google's Project Zero team has exposed a relatively significant security vulnerability in WhatsApp after Meta failed to properly patch it in time. Read more...

Microsoft confirms annoying Outlook Classic bug impacting many

Usama Jawad — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 08:32:01 +0000

Microsoft is actively investigating an Outlook bug happening in the classic version of the app and annoying many. Read more...

Microsoft has a fix for Windows 10, 11, and Server bug, but it's tricky

Usama Jawad — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 19:32:01 +0000

Microsoft has detailed a fix for a bug affecting tons of versions of Windows, but applying the patch is not as simple as going through Windows Update. Read more...

Microsoft confirms Active Directory sync failure bug on Windows Server

Usama Jawad — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 06:40:01 +0000

An Active Directory synchronization failure may be affecting many large customers, Microsoft has a workaround for now. Read more...

This is why your Samsung Galaxy Z Fold has not received OneUI 8.0 yet

Usama Jawad — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:16:01 +0000

Samsung has stopped the rollout of the OneUI 8.0 update to at least one Galaxy Z Fold variant because of a breaking bug. Read more...

Microsoft patches Windows bugs impacting NDI streaming performance and app installs

Usama Jawad — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 09:00:01 +0000

Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday updates have fixed two major bugs that were impacting customers since last month. Read more...

Microsoft patches annoying Event Viewer bug in Windows 11

Usama Jawad — Sat, 30 Aug 2025 04:46:01 +0000

Microsoft has patched an Event Viewer bug impacting Windows 11, version 24H2 customers. However, the fix will be rolled out in stages. Read more...

WhatsApp just fixed a nightmare hack for iPhones and Macs

Usama Jawad — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 19:16:01 +0000

WhatsApp has recently fixed a rather dangerous vulnerability in iOS and macOS that was allowing hackers to steal data without any interaction from the user. Read more...

Microsoft squashes bug that broke upgrade paths in Windows 10 and Windows Server

Usama Jawad — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 11:06:01 +0000

Microsoft has patched a problem in various versions of client and server editions of Windows, as it was affecting numerous upgrade paths. Read more...

Microsoft fixes major cluster bug in Windows Server 2019

Usama Jawad — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:42:02 +0000

Microsoft has fixed a major issue in the Cluster Service on Windows Server 2019, resolving some headaches for IT admins. Read more...

Microsoft asks you to ignore a Windows 11 Event Viewer error yet again

Usama Jawad — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 21:18:01 +0000

Microsoft has confirmed the presence of yet another bug in Event Viewer for Windows 11, version 24H2 that exists even after installing August's Patch Tuesday updates released today. Read more...

Microsoft rolls out August 2025 security patches for Exchange Server

Usama Jawad — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 19:10:01 +0000

Microsoft has released August 2025 Security Updates (SUs) for Exchange Server deployments, containing fixes for the recent, high-severity CVE-2025-53786 flaw. Read more...

Hyundai wants Ioniq 5 customers to pay for cybersecurity patch in baffling move

Usama Jawad — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:58:01 +0000

Hyundai has decided to issue an "optional" £49 upgrade to Ioniq 5 customers to prevent the car from being stolen through a hacking device. Read more...

Latest Pixel update finally fixes button navigation issues

Usama Jawad — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 09:16:01 +0000

Google has finally rolled out a patch for Pixel devices being plagued by navigation issues since June. Read more...

Millions of Dell PCs have a security flaw, update now

Usama Jawad — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 02:10:01 +0000

A security flaw in ControlVault3 exposes millions of Dell PCs to high-severity threats, customers are advised to patch as soon as possible. Read more...

Microsoft admits it hasn't really resolved Windows Firewall issue yet

Usama Jawad — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 05:42:01 +0000

Microsoft has updated its advisory for a Windows Firewall issue that it said it had fixed last week. Read more...

ASUS router owners might need to get a new firmware patch to fix security issues

John Callaham — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 12:34:01 +0000

ASUS has issued a new security alert for many of its routers, including firmware patch downloads that are designed to fix a number of security issues that have been discovered in those devices. Read more...

New Linux kernel patches introduce workaround for system stuttering on AMD systems

Paul Hill — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 13:22:01 +0000

Linux maintainers have pushed patches to Linux 6.1 and Linux 6.2 to address system stuttering on some AMD Ryzen hardware. These patches are just workarounds while AMD works on an actual solution. Read more...

Following Chrome, Edge gets emergency update for high severity 0-day exploit too

Usama Jawad — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 06:54:01 +0000

Following in the footsteps of Chrome, Edge has received an update to fix a rather severe 0-day exploit too. This is because the issue affects all browsers based on Chromium, including Edge. Read more...

Google Chrome receives emergency security update for 0-day exploit

Usama Jawad — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 06:40:02 +0000

Google has rolled out security updates for Chrome across various channels to fix a handful of issues, including one 0-day exploit. Details of the problem are private for now but it has high severity. Read more...

FabricScape: Microsoft patches Azure security flaw affecting only Linux workloads

Usama Jawad — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 04:50:01 +0000

Microsoft has patched a major issue in Azure Service Fabric affecting Linux clusters on the cloud. The service is the backbone of many Microsoft projects including Cortana/Bing and Skype for Business. Read more...

June Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes Follina vulnerability but not DogWalk

Usama Jawad — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 09:16:02 +0000

Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday updates - released yesterday - fix a lot of recently publicized security issues like Follina, however, DogWalk remains unpatched as Microsoft continues to downplay it. Read more...

PSA: You may get banned for redeeming Microsoft Rewards points, fix on the way

Usama Jawad — Sun, 05 Jun 2022 07:26:01 +0000

Microsoft Rewards members all over the world are complaining about being banned for no apparent reason while trying to redeem their points. That said, a partial fix has now been deployed. Read more...

Atlassian: There is a critical RCE flaw in Confluence, block internet access ASAP [Update]

Usama Jawad — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 08:58:01 +0000

Some IT admins may be in for a scare this weekend as Atlassian has warned of a critical RCE flaw affecting all Confluence Server and Data Center versions. Internet access should be restricted ASAP. Read more...

Samsung is investigating an issue with pixels on the S22 Ultra

Usama Jawad — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 15:16:01 +0000

Several people are reporting problems related to column of pixels randomly appearing on their Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra handsets. Samsung is investigating the issue and will release an update soon. Read more...

Google Project Zero detected the most vulnerabilities in Microsoft products recently

Usama Jawad — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 17:00:01 +0000

Google's Project Zero team has shared some interesting stats regarding its findings for the past couple of years today. Interestingly, it found the most security issues in Microsoft products. Read more...

Windows 11 February Patch Tuesday update (KB5010386) out now

Paul Hill — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 18:48:01 +0000

Microsoft has released the latest Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11. It addresses an issue with the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) modify operation. It doesn't include known issues. Read more...

Microsoft pushes Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 8.1 (KB5009624) and Windows 7 (KB5009610)

Paul Hill — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 20:56:01 +0000

Microsoft has released its Patch Tuesday update for Windows 8.1 and Windows 7. It includes a fix for Active Directory attributes that were not being written correctly during LDAP modify operations. Read more...

Windows 11 Patch Tuesday KB5009566 fixes Japanese IME error

Paul Hill — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 19:16:01 +0000

Microsoft has released its first Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 in 2022. It fixes an error to do with Japanese IMEs but also comes with an issue related to colour rending in image editors. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: AD woes, acquisitions galore, and Bingo was her name-o

Usama Jawad — Sat, 25 Dec 2021 18:16:01 +0000

While this week was relatively slow due to the holiday season, we do have some notable items to recap including Active Directory woes, a couple of acquisitions, and what almost became Cortana's name. Read more...

Microsoft issues warning about Active Directory privilege escalation attack

Usama Jawad — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:04:01 +0000

Microsoft has issued an advisory about an Active Directory privilege escalation attack. The vulnerabilities have already been patched but unpatched domain controllers are more at risk now than ever. Read more...

Microsoft should include more information about patches in Windows Update

Usama Jawad — Sun, 28 Nov 2021 18:16:01 +0000

Windows users are required to manually check webpages to find out what an update fixes on their PC before they install it. Microsoft should integrate this information directly in Windows Update. Read more...

Microsoft discovers macOS "Shrootless" vulnerability, patch now available

Usama Jawad — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 03:48:01 +0000

Microsoft has revealed more details about a macOS vulnerability that it discovered and reported to Apple. A patch is now out for OS-level flaw "Shrootless" on macOS Monterey, Catalina, and Big Sur. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Patch Tuesday, Windows 11 builds, and Xbox Series X "Mini Fridge"

Abhay V — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 00:16:01 +0000

This week, Microsoft released the usual Patch Tuesday updates, which this month included Windows 11 as well. A fix for AMD Ryzen performance issues on Windows 11 rolled out, and much more. Read more...