Neowin News Feed for: Patches

Apple releases updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS with multiple bug fixes

Alap Naik Desai — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 20:04:01 +0000

Apple is delivering updates for all of its devices such as the iPhone, iPad, Macs, Apple TV, and the Apple Watch. They contain bug fixes, and patch multiple security vulnerabilities. Read more...

Halo Infinite developer reverses patch to bring back gravity-defying skill jumps

Alap Naik Desai — Mon, 16 May 2022 10:54:02 +0000

Halo Infinite developer 343 Industries is rolling out some major updates to the game and will roll back fixes that addressed skill jumps. The developers are basically reintroducing glitches. Read more...

Linux is safer than its competitors because developers race to fix security flaws

Alap Naik Desai — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 02:02:01 +0000

Linux is a lot safer than Windows, macOS, and others because open-source programmers are racing to fix security vulnerabilities in record time, claim security researchers at Google's Project Zero. 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 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...

Windows 11 Patch Tuesday (KB5008215) is here, includes quality improvements

Paul Hill — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 19:24:01 +0000

Microsoft has released the latest Patch Tuesday update for users on Windows 11. It includes several improvements that should improve the quality of Windows 11. This update installs Build 22000.376. Read more...

Microsoft's second Patch Tuesday for Windows 11 has no known issues

Fiza Ali — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 19:58:02 +0000

Microsoft has released the second Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11, which gets improvements and fixes, along with a servicing stack update with quality improvements to the Windows servicing stack. Read more...

Microsoft pushes Patch Tuesday updates out for Windows 8.1 and Windows 7

Paul Hill — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 19:22:01 +0000

As part of Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released updates for Windows 8.1 and Windows 7. They address several printer issues and a Pen pixel issue on Windows 7. There are several known issues too. Read more...

Microsoft releases optional Windows 10 updates with a ton of fixes

Abhay V — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 22:24:02 +0000

Microsoft has released optional updates for Windows 10 versions 1909, 2004, 20H2, and 21H1 as part of its "C" release quality updates. These contain gaming-related reliability fixes and more. Read more...

Microsoft: Our PrintNightmare patch is effective, you're just using Windows wrong

Usama Jawad — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 04:56:01 +0000

Despite claims to the contrary, Microsoft says that its PrintNightmare patch works as intended. It states that security researchers who are calling it ineffective are using insecure configurations. Read more...

Here is Linux Advisory Board's ruling on University of Minnesota's "hypocrite commits"

Usama Jawad — Thu, 06 May 2021 14:10:01 +0000

The Linux Technical Advisory Board (TAB) has published its detail findings about the "hypocrite commits" submitted to the Linux kernel by researchers from the University of Minnesota. Read more...

Debian 10.9 released with updates to popular packages

Paul Hill — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 17:18:01 +0000

The Debian project has announced the release of Debian 10.9. The new ISO image includes all the latest updates for Debian 10. If you run Debian 10 already, just apply any available patches. Read more...

Microsoft reverts the change that muffled audio in Windows 10 and suggests a workaround

Ather Fawaz — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 16:00:02 +0000

With temporary fixes for its network adapter failures found in its latest 18362.356 build for Windows 10 (1903), the company has followed suit and addressed the woes surrounding the audio in games. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Halo testing on PC, a sprinkling of fixes, and more news on Edge

Florin Bodnarescu — Sun, 30 Jun 2019 14:42:01 +0000

A number of things happened this last week, including the start of testing for Halo on PC, a small set of patches being made available, and Edge Dev coming to Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 Catch up below. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: No disc in sight, a dip in performance, and Insider rings

Florin Bodnarescu — Sun, 10 Mar 2019 18:54:01 +0000

Another week's gone by, so it's high time we take a look at what exactly Microsoft's been up to. The usual array of 20H1 and 19H1 previews showed up, plus som nice additions to Game Pass, and more. Read more...

Debian 9.5 released, bringing fixes for several security issues including Spectre V2

Paul Hill — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 17:00:01 +0000

The Debian project has announced the fifth update to its current stable release, Debian 9, codenamed "Stretch". The new disk images come with all the latest security and bug fixes. Read more...

Steam Client updated on all platforms with new features and fixes

Sharath Ravishankar — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 13:16:01 +0000

Steam's client has seen a sizeable update on Windows, macOS, and Linux, bringing along with it a number of platform-specific features and fixes. Some of these additions were, until recently, in beta. Read more...

Debian 9 has received its fourth point release

Paul Hill — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 19:04:01 +0000

The Debian project has announced the fourth point release of its current stable release, Debian 9, codenamed "Stretch". The new disk images come with all the latest security and bug fixes. Read more...

Congress wants to know why the disclosure of Meltdown and Spectre was bungled

Usama Jawad — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 14:56:01 +0000

In a series of open letters, the United States Congress has questioned the bungling of the embargo for Meltdown and Spectre by various tech firms, including Microsoft, Intel, Apple, and Google. Read more...

Google: Microsoft is putting Windows 7 users at risk by patching Windows 10

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 00:42:01 +0000

A researcher from Google's Project Zero suggests Microsoft may be putting users of Windows 7 at risk by giving priority to Windows 10 for patches, thereby leaving clues on how to attack the older OS. Read more...

Update your Tor Browser, version 7.0.6 is out

Paul Hill — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 08:16:01 +0000

The Tor Project has released the 7.0.6 update for the Tor Browser. The update brings some foundational improvements, and a new security warning when entering into full screen mode. Read more...

Huawei commits to two years of feature updates for its Honor devices

Andy Weir — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 14:20:01 +0000

Buyers of Honor devices will get new features at least once every three months for the first year after launch, further updates for a year after that, and security patches beyond two years. Read more...

Torvalds unhappy with sloppy Unix Millennium Bug patches for Linux kernel

Boyd Chan — Thu, 26 May 2016 06:48:01 +0000

While work is well and truly underway to help Linux overcome the 'Year 2038 problem', Torvalds has shot down a slew of patches targeting its virtual filesystem switch kernel interface. Read more...

More than 2.1 million devices downloaded malware from the Google Play Store in 2015

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 09:28:01 +0000

Google put out its second annual security report for Android. While overall the results seem to be positive, there are still millions of devices at risk even when sticking to the official Play store. Read more...

Microsoft will now detail only "significant" Windows 10 updates

Usama Jawad — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 07:58:01 +0000

Following Cumulative Update 3, Microsoft has issued a statement that it will offer a detailed explanation only for "significant" Windows 10 cumulative updates in the future. Read more...

Samsung and LG follow Google in committing to monthly Android security updates

Andy Weir — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 04:10:02 +0000

After Google committed to providing monthly security updates for Nexus devices, Samsung and LG have now said that they will do the same, releasing regular patches for their Android phones and tablets. Read more...

Latest Windows 10 preview gets another round of patches, moves closer to the Slow ring

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 07:12:01 +0000

Windows 10 build 10130 has received another round of patches on its road towards the Slow ring. This time it's all about security and bug fixes for "a few top issues reported in the build." Read more...

Confirmed: Windows 10 is 'the last version of Windows'

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 08 May 2015 10:48:01 +0000

Microsoft has confirmed once more that Windows 10 will indeed be the last major Windows release. The platform will receive rolling updates and new features to keep it competitive going forward. Read more...

More than 30 optional updates will hit Windows today in unscheduled release

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 08:00:01 +0000

Though Patch Tuesday has already come and gone for this month, Microsoft will push an impressive number of patches out today. Admins and mobile users might want to keep a close eye on Windows Update. Read more...

Microsoft has released three new patches for Windows 10 build 9926, new build coming soon [UPDATE]

Adrian Potoroaca — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 20:26:01 +0000

Microsoft has begun rolling out three new patches for users running the Technical Preview of Windows 10, addressing various issues, including security related problems with Internet Explorer. Read more...

Windows XP 'Unofficial Service Pack 4' brings updates to Microsoft's obsolete OS

Andy Weir — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 15:01:02 +0000

A developer has created a cumulative rollup of updates for Windows XP called 'Unofficial Service Pack 4' after Microsoft ended its support for the ageing operating system earlier this year. Read more...

Microsoft puts an end to 'Patch Tuesday' email alerts

Brad Sams — Sun, 29 Jun 2014 03:13:45 +0000

On the second Tuesday of every month, Microsoft issues patches for its various products and along with those updates, the company sent out notification emails as well but that practice is now dead. Read more...

First batch of Windows 8.1 Preview updates rolling out

Tim Schiesser — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 13:18:46 +0000

Microsoft is rolling out the first batch of updates to the Windows 8.1 Preview through Windows Update, addressing a range of issues that were found within the first week of availability Read more...

Report: Microsoft drops $40,000 Xbox 360 game patch fee

Tim Schiesser — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:30:16 +0000

Microsoft has reportedly dropped the fee for re-certifying Xbox 360 games after a title update, which should benefit indie developers significantly as they were often stung by the roughly $40,000 fee Read more...

Internet Explorer 9 beta update brings stability fix

Andrew Lyle — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:51:32 +0000

Yesterday Microsoft released two updates for Internet Explorer 9, including a stability fix for various problems throughout the browser, and another that resolves an issue on 64-bit machines with Windows Live Essentials 2011. Users with automatic... Read more...

Patch support for Windows XP SP2 ends tomorrow

Tzvi Friedman — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:20:28 +0000

Windows XP, the stalwart OS that kept Microsoft chugging through the rollercoaster days of Windows Vista, will be officially taking versions of XP running SP2 off the patch schedule tomorrow. This comes as no surprise,... Read more...

Microsoft silently patches major vulnerability

Brandon Boyce — Fri, 07 May 2010 15:40:02 +0000

The security firm, Core Security Technologies, has gone through Microsoft's monthly Windows patches and found three bugs that were silently patched through other patches. As part of Microsoft's internal policies, they do not disclose bugs... Read more...

Microsoft Patches Blocked for Some Admins

Steven Parker — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:13:47 +0000

Microsoft on Monday said it is working on a patch to correct an issue that has rendered some administrators using System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007 unable to download and install last week's security updates.... Read more...

Four Microsoft security patches due next week

Steven Parker — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:47:37 +0000

Microsoft plans to fix critical bugs in its Word, Publisher, and Jet database software next week. The software vendor also plans to release a less-critical update for its antivirus products, fixing a flaw that attackers... Read more...