Someone stripped Windows 7 down to a 69MB download – with some caveats

Windows enthusiasts have been stripping the operating system down to its bare minimum for years. Now, a user known as "Xeno" on Twitter has reduced one ...

This 8-year-old Windows security flaw is still being exploited by hackers

Apparently not. One particular security flaw in Windows has not only existed for over eight years, but has been actively ...

Infostealer for Windows, macOS and Linux found in ten packages on npm

The npm packages were available since July, have elaborately obfuscated malicious routines, and rely on a fake CAPTCHA to ...

Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2 get the new Start menu and a lot of new features in KB50670360 0

A big update for Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 24H2 is now available, and it brings the new Start menu and quite a lot of ...

Windows 11 KB5067036 update rolls out Administrator Protection feature

Microsoft has released the KB5067036 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2, which begins the rollout of the ...

QNAP warns of critical flaw in its Windows backup software, so update now

QNAP is warning its customers to patch a critical ASP.NET Core vulnerability, and thus protect their NetBak PC Agent installations. In a security advisory, the NAS device maker said Microsoft recently ...
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Microsoft Disables Downloaded File Previews to Block NTLM Hash Leaks

Microsoft announced that the preview feature is now disabled in Windows’s File Explorer for files downloaded from the ...

Microsoft disables File Explorer preview for downloads to block attacks

Microsoft says that the File Explorer (formerly Windows Explorer) now automatically blocks previews for files downloaded from ...

Windows 10's final update is a big one - with a record 173 bug fixes

October marks the final official Patch Tuesday for Windows 10. This month's update included a record 173 security fixes. All the new and improved features were reserved for Windows 11. Microsoft has ...