Microsoft officially confirms that upcoming Windows 11 and Windows 10 Patch Tuesday releases will cease offering Defender security updates entirely. Here's why.
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Microsoft released a new Defender update for Windows 10 and 11 ISO images. According to the company, this update should be deployed across all new Windows 11 and 10 installs.
Microsoft appears to blame a security researcher for publicly revealing a legitimate Windows 11 Recovery vulnerability affecting BitLocker protection.
Windows 11 KB5089549 can still allow a dangerous Registry-based privilege escalation attack, potentially enabling attackers to fully compromise systems.
Microsoft has confirmed that its latest Windows 11 updates, KB5083769 and KB5083631, are blocking certain third-party backup apps like Macrium. The company has explained why.
Microsoft has added a new helpful indicator so that you can tell whether a mandatory Windows 11/10 update is installed or not.
Microsoft has formally announced the death of a command-line tool on all versions of Windows 11, Windows 10, as well as Server.
Microsoft has not yet removed a mandatory clean install requirement for a Windows 11-exclusive feature, which is said to boost performance.
Microsoft has cautioned that Windows 11 25H2 as well Server 2025 is getting heavier and it is happening due to a new security hardening update.
Microsoft has removed a mandatory requirement for an interesting Windows 11-exclusive feature as it no longer requires a clean installation.
Microsoft released Windows 11 25H2 at the end of last month, and with the new feature update, the company has made a requirement mandatory for OS installations.
Microsoft has announced a new major change for Windows 11 24H2 and upcoming versions like 25H2 that is meant to make the OS a lot more secure and faster on the web.
Microsoft has published a detailed guide on how to meet the requirements of Windows 11 TPM 2.0 when moving and migrating virtual machines.
Microsoft has shared an interesting feature that can help cleanly-installed Windows 11 PCs boost performance.
Microsoft is making Administrator protection on Windows 11 even better with some cool new changes to how it works.
Microsoft made a big change regarding BitLocker encryption on Windows 11 24H2 and apparently it is leading to users losing data.
Microsoft recently recommended not deleting the strange inetpub folder that users were wondering about. However, it can let hackers permanently block WIndows security updates.
Microsoft has explained why TPM, which is a system requirement for Windows 11, is so beneficial for users and why it makes Windows 11 better.
Microsoft has listed a reason why Windows 10 users should update to Windows 11 and do so via a clean install.
Microsoft is killing DES encryption on Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025 very soon and is recommending users to move to AES.
Microsoft has released a new PowerShell script for updating the Windows 11 /10 and Server bootable media for the latest UEFI Secure Boot certificate.
Microsoft added a reason why features like TPM and Secure Boot are important on the latest version of Windows 11.
AMD has released a new chipset driver for Ryzen and it brings support for an important hardware security feature.
Microsoft released a new Defender update for Windows 11,10, and Server installation images. It patches ransomware and more.
Security researchers have discovered a vulnerability in a Windows system driver that can be abused to trigger a blue screen of death (BSOD), even on fully updated Windows 11 and 10 systems.
Microsoft has released a special Defender update for Windows 11, Windows 10, and Windows Servers This update is meant to bring improved security and performance to Windows install images.
A new Windows security vulnerability has been found which can alter Windows Update to downgrade your PC, even if you are fully updated with all the latest patches. It's also irreversible.
Microsoft has published details and system requirements for a new Windows 11 security feature called VBS Enclaves which is meant to make third-party apps more secure on Windows 11 and Sever 2025.
Following a guide about Windows passkeys on how to enable, save and manage them, the company has now published a guide on how to enable Enhanced Sign-in Security for protecting biometrics.
Remember the Spectre CPU vulnerability that reared its head for the first time in 2017? Variant 2 of Spectre is back, and as such, Microsoft has published guidance about the mitigation.
The Patch Tuesday updates for the last few months have quietly rolled out a new UCPD driver. This new driver by Microsoft is seemingly intended to block default app switches by Registry hacks.
Microsoft is finally making a change to Windows that has been long overdue. The company is killing support for 1024-bit RSA keys for TLS authentication making future Windows more secure.
Microsoft is about to update its UEFI Secure Boot Keys required for certificate management. These keys are from the Windows 8 era and are set to expire soon, just a couple of years from now.
TPM sniffing attacks, which we have covered before, are possible even on modern Intel-powered hardware running the latest Windows 11. Such attacks may however be preventable by Microsoft's Pluton.
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Microsoft's Secured Core initiative builds all Surface devices with integrated hardware, firmware, and software defenses. This approach gives Microsoft greater control over security updates.
Microsoft will be disabling TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1 on Windows very soon. The company announced it earlier today and is part of its broader strategy to make the whole of Windows OS more secure.
David Weston, who is the Windows security boss at Microsoft, says the tech giant is working on security features of next-gen Windows 11 and there might just be more TPM-like features.
Microsoft has released a useful tool for users so that they can check for compatibility issues with memory integrity or HVCI (hypervisor-protected code integrity), a key security feature in Windows.
An AMD fTPM side channel security flaw dubbed "faulTPM" has been discovered by researchers. This security bug can even bypass BitLocker and it affects modern Windows 11-supported Ryzen chips.
Microsoft has been working on integrating Rust into Windows for a while. A senior exec David Weston recently confirmed that Rust-based code will soon be booting inside Windows kernel.
