TweakTown News Hacking, Security & Privacy TL;DR: Microsoft's June 2026 Patch Tuesday update fixed a record 206 vulnerabilities, including 33 critical flaws and five zero-days. It addresses all zero-days…
…In a response to BleepingComputer, added to the original article covering BlueHammer, a Microsoft spokesperson said this: "Microsoft has a customer commitment to investigate reported security issues and update impacted devices to…
…April 2026 Security update onto their devices. I'm ecstatic that Microsoft will soon give Windows 11 users more control over Windows updates by allowing us to pause Windows updates indefinitely . The…
…Microsoft says it's intentional. It only affects the Secure Lock screen; system time, logs, and authentication stay accurate. Behavior is by design: Secure Lock polls every 30s under SYSTEM, so updates…
So I am currently just wrapping up the UEFI certificate rollout, and it did not go smoothly. Even after having updated countless BIOS' the last few months, the update rolled itself out on about only 70% of machines. The …
Hi r/windows11, A while back, I bought a Galaxy Book and was incredibly excited to start using the S Pen. However, I quickly became frustrated with the desktop note-taking app landscape on Windows. So many did not have t…
Our IT inbox was graced with this impassioned appeal this morning. I thought I'd share it with my fellow Sysadmins. -- Formal Petition for the Restoration of GIF Privileges (a.k.a. Operation: Bring Back the Vibes) To the…
EDIT: I'm giving up on this, for now. I appreciate everyone's comments and help, but it's just not working out. I ended up installing FileBrowser; it's not as convenient but at least it works! Hey yalll, I'm relatively n…
…Microsoft typically begins deploying Patch Tuesday updates at around 1:00 PM ET. The security side of May's update arrives at a critical moment. Today, May 12, is the CISA deadline…
…improvements. Microsoft writes: This out-of-band update for Windows 11, version 25H2 and 24H2 (KB5086672) is cumulative and includes updates from previous security and non-security releases. This update includes the…
…June 2026 Patch Tuesday updates , which fixed over 200 security flaws . If the past few weeks are anything to go by, it's evident that Microsoft and security sleuth Nightmare-Eclipse have…
Microsoft Purview is an essential data security and governance tool typically utilized by IT admins and other specialized personnel in enterprise environments. Microsoft has made several important updates to Purview as the…
…HP says such PCs should be updated to the latest available BIOS version and configured with the necessary Secure Boot certificates before installing Microsoft's Windows 11 Patch Tuesday updates. Systems that…
…Regardless, Microsoft has released detection signatures through Microsoft Defender XDR to help organizations identify exploitation attempts. Microsoft has urged security teams to patch affected kernels as soon as vendor updates become available…
