Neowin News Feed for: Configuration

Unofficial Windows 11 install tool gets faster, can now save you lots of disk space too

Sayan Sen — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:02:02 +0000

This popular Windows 11 update and install configuration utility has received a couple of updates recently which significantly improve its performance Read more...

Microsoft is making an important change to Exchange Online PowerShell module

Usama Jawad — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:16:01 +0000

Exchange Online shake-up continues: Microsoft axes a legacy PowerShell parameter; admins have until June 2026 to adapt or risk disruption. Read more...

Microsoft is making DCOM hardening mandatory on Windows 10, 11, and Server soon

Usama Jawad — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 02:56:01 +0000

Microsoft will be enabling some DCOM protocol hardening changes by default with next month's Patch Tuesday. This may result in interoperability issues between networked client and server devices. Read more...

Microsoft calls out security firm for exaggerating impact of BlueBleed misconfiguration

Usama Jawad — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 04:46:01 +0000

Microsoft has published an advisory about a misconfiguration that led to its own, customer, and partner data being exposed. It has also called out security researchers for mishandling the disclosure. Read more...

Google Chrome may be getting a new security layer for autofill passwords

Usama Jawad — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 04:22:01 +0000

Google is working on a feature that will add another layer of security associated to autofilling of passwords. Microsoft Edge already has this functionality but it's not the default configuration. Read more...

Google warns of configuration change for interop between Calendar and Exchange Online

Usama Jawad — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 07:08:01 +0000

Google Workspace customers integrating Google Calendar and Exchange Online have been urged to make a configuration change before Microsoft disables an old authentication mechanism in October. Read more...

Google Calendar now has a nifty way to filter out spam invites, here's how to use it

Usama Jawad — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 07:28:01 +0000

Google Calendar now has a new option that allows you to filter out potentially spam invites by only displaying invites that come from "known senders", such as those in your contact list. Read more...

Microsoft now restricts XLM macros in Excel by default

Usama Jawad — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 05:02:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced a application policy change for customers, saying that it will now restrict the usage of Excel 4.0 (XLM) macros by default. Malicious actors often used it as an attack surface. Read more...

Microsoft is introducing a new SSO service for Office Add-ins on the web

Usama Jawad — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 06:40:01 +0000

Microsoft will be migrating to a new SSO service for Office Add-ins on the web from February 7, 2022. As such, organizations using this facility should update their configuration soon. Read more...

38 million records exposed because companies used default configs in Microsoft Power Apps portals

Usama Jawad — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 16:36:01 +0000

38 million records from multiple companies including Ford, J.B. Hunt, and American Airlines were left exposed to the public internet due to a default configuration in Microsoft Power Apps portals. Read more...

Microsoft admits nobody has the time to 'safely remove' USBs

Usama Jawad — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 04:32:02 +0000

Microsoft has announced that with Windows 10 version 1809 - which was made fully available in December 2018 -, users no longer need to "safely remove" their USB devices, thanks to new policies. Read more...

If you can't view 4K YouTube content on your Xbox One X, you're not alone

Usama Jawad — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 14:50:01 +0000

It appears that Google has disabled 4K video configurations in its YouTube app for smartphones and the newly-released Xbox One X, saying that the display resolution is currently capped at 1080p. Read more...

Eve V to come in three hardware configurations, won't include Pen

Usama Jawad — Thu, 17 Nov 2016 15:02:01 +0000

A few days prior to the official Indiegogo launch campaign, Eve has finally detailed the hardware configurations of its upcoming hybrid Windows 10 device, dubbed as the "Surface Killer" by many. Read more...

Microsoft Sets Fall Launch for Configuration Manager

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:24:16 +0000

Microsoft Monday said development is complete on its System Center Configuration Manager 2007, a cornerstone in its model for managed IT systems, and that the management tool will ship in November. For users moving from... Read more...

Security Configuration Wizard (SCW) MUI Pack

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 10:52:00 +0000

The Security Configuration Wizard (SCW) MUI Packs are available for x86-based and ia64-based servers running Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1). Download: Security Configuration Wizard (SCW) MUI Pack... Read more...

Microsoft to release IE configuration change today

Tom Warren — Fri, 02 Jul 2004 11:40:02 +0000

Microsoft is releasing a configuration change for Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003, to address recent malicious attacks against Internet Explorer, also know as Download.Ject. Windows customers are encouraged to apply... Read more...

MS Product Support's Customer Configuration Capture

Wed, 14 May 2003 16:56:24 +0000

Found this whilst browsing Microsoft's site... The Microsoft Platform Support Reporting Utility facilitates the gathering of critical system and logging information used in troubleshooting support issues. Windows 2000, Windows NT,... Read more...

Microsoft changes Xbox configuration

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 24 Sep 2002 07:54:07 +0000

Microsoft has changed the internal configuration of its Xbox game console, a move intended to thwart hackers and lower manufacturing costs. Word of the changes began spreading on sites devoted Xbox hacking, with some... Read more...

ZoneAlarm Firewall Configuration Guide!

Steven Parker — Sun, 02 Sep 2001 21:53:51 +0000

Thanks Rancho for this one. ZoneAlarm is a free firewall, which is recommended again and again. However a firewall is only a useful safety measure for your "online privacy" if it is setup correctly. ZoneAlarm... Read more...