Microsoft understands that AI is more than a Copilot button
Microsoft has once again shaken up its management. Pavan Davuluri, who has been heading the Surface division since September, now also heads the Windows team. The two divisions were separated last September after the previous head of both divisions suddenly left for Amazon. That these are now being... Read more
China blocks Windows, Intel and AMD for government use
The Chinese government has made the decision to run its IT infrastructure entirely on homegrown hardware and software. From now on, municipalities, ministries and other government agencies will not be allowed to use Windows computers or Intel and AMD chips.
In late December, China's IT security ... Read more
Microsoft patches two critical vulnerabilities in Hyper-V
Microsoft addressed two critical vulnerabilities in the virtualization software Hyper-V during this month's Patch Tuesday update. The company said exploits of both vulnerabilities are not likely, but patching is important.
The vulnerabilities in question are CVE-2024-21407 and CVE-2024-21408. Th... Read more
Microsoft left admin-to-kernel exploit in Windows untouched for half a year
Microsoft recently fixed an admin-to-kernel vulnerability in Windows, six months after security experts from Avast brought the problem to the attention of the company.
Hackers from the Lazarus Group, affiliated with the North Korean government, actively used the zero-day exploit. It involves the... Read more
Power Automate makes Copilot in Windows 11 much more effective
Microsoft Copilot has so far brought no major improvements to the Windows experience. The AI assistant can help perform tasks that would otherwise require the user to dive into the settings. Major improvements to boost productivity are now not given by Microsoft to Copilot directly but come through... Read more
Windows 11 Enterprise update focuses on Windows Autopatch
Microsoft has updated Windows 11 Enterprise version with additional features. Enhancements include the arrival of Windows Autopatch and new Windows 365 Cloud PC features.
Windows Autopatch allows Windows 11 Enterprise users to import Update rings for Windows 10, preview customer-based service ou... Read more
Lazarus Group strikes at kernel level via Windows AppLocker driver
Lazarus Group hackers broke into systems via a zero-day vulnerability in the Windows AppLocker driver and gained access at the kernel level. An enhanced version of their rootkit allowed them to disable security tools on affected systems.
According to Avast research, a zero-day vulnerability in t... Read more
Microsoft hides voice cloning feature in Windows 11
Microsoft has added a hidden feature in preview build 26052 for Windows 11, allowing users to clone their own voice. This will enable them to customize a text-to-speech feature to their voice.
On X, user 'PhantomOfEarth' shared a hidden settings page within the new build. This page includes the ... Read more
German railway firm offers admin job for 30-year-old Windows software
A German railway firm posted an eye-catching job opening online. The job description sought an administrator with knowledge of MS-DOS and Windows 3.11. MS-DOS is one of the first consumer device operating systems and was released in 1975.
In general, not much seems to have changed about the dig... Read more
Windows 11 gets support for USB4 2.0 standard
Windows 11 gets support for the latest USB4 2.0 standard, which enables (transfer) speeds of up to 80 Gbps. This is evident from the latest Windows 11 Dev Channel build 23615.
The USB4 specification saw the light of day in 2019 but has now been optimized to version USB4 2.0. Although the first v... Read more