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Rabia comes from a solid IT background and has been writing professionally about Microsoft products and other technology for four years. Rabia has also written for OnMSFT.com as well as Windows Report. She is always up to date on the latest trends in the IT Industry and has done extensive research in the data science industry.

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Microsoft Confirms System Restore Breaks Apps on Windows 11 Version 22H2

Microsoft has confirmed that the System Restore feature could break some apps on Windows 11 version 22H2. The company detailed that the problem affects select first and third-party applications that use the MSIX Windows app package format, including Microsoft Office, Windows Terminal, Cortana, Notepad, and Paint. In Windows 11, System Restore is a recovery tool…

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Hero approved Microsoft 365

Microsoft Rebrands the Office Insider Program as Microsoft 365 Insider

Microsoft has announced that it’s rebranding the Office Insider program as the Microsoft 365 Insider program. The company says that this name change aligns with the rebranding of the Office app to Microsoft 365 on Windows, iOS, Android as well as the office.com web portal. Microsoft launched its Office Insider program about seven years ago….

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Windows 10

Microsoft to End Sale of Windows 10 Home and Pro Licenses This Month

Microsoft has finally decided to stop selling Windows 10 licenses to consumers and enterprise customers by the end of this month. The company has quietly announced on the Windows 10 product pages that it will block digital downloads of the Home and Pro editions of the OS on January 31, 2023. “January 31, 2023 will…

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Cloud Computing

Microsoft Patches Four SSRF Vulnerabilities in Azure Cloud Services

Microsoft has patched vulnerabilities in four different Azure cloud services. The security flaws could enable attackers to perform a server-side request forgery (SSRF) attack to gain unauthorized access to cloud resources. The security vulnerabilities were first discovered by researchers from Orca Security between mid-October and mid-December last year. The flaws affect various Microsoft cloud services…

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Windows 11 2022 Update

Microsoft to Block SMB Guest Authentication By Default in Windows 11 Pro

Microsoft is planning to disable insecure SMB (Server Message Block) guest authentication fallbacks by default in Windows 11 Pro. The company has announced that this security improvement is already included in the Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25276 released this month According to Microsoft, the guest authentication method doesn’t provide support for inspection trails and…

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Hero Approved GitHub – 2

Git Releases New Security Updates to Block Remote Code Execution Attacks

Git has recently released new updates to address two critical security vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to launch remote code execution attacks. The company has also patched another Windows-specific flaw affecting the Git GUI tool. Security researchers from X41 and the GitLab Security Research Team first identified the security vulnerabilities as part of an audit…

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Cloud Computing

Microsoft to Expand ChatGPT Capabilities to Azure OpenAI Service

Microsoft has announced the general availability of its Azure OpenAI service. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella also unveiled its plans to launch OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot as a service to make it accessible to more customers. Microsoft launched its Azure OpenAI service back in November 2021. It enables businesses to integrate powerful AI tools (such as GPT-3.5,…

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hero approved Apple Mac mini M2 and M2 Pro

Apple Unveils New M2-Powered MacBook Pro and Mac Mini Devices

Apple has finally announced its much-anticipated MacBook Pro and Mac Mini models powered by new M2 Pro and M2 Max chips. The next-generation processors are much more powerful, which bring performance and energy efficiency improvements compared to the M1 chips previously seen in the 2021 MacBook Pro. According to Apple, the new M2 Max chip…

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Windows 11

Microsoft Releases a Script to Recover Some Windows App Shortcuts Deleted on Friday 13

Last week, Microsoft confirmed a new issue that caused application shortcuts to disappear from the Taskbar and Start Menu on Windows PCs. Microsoft has recently released a PowerShell script that helps IT admins to restore some deleted Windows application shortcuts. On January 13, several IT admins reported on Reddit and Twitter that a buggy attack…

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Windows 10

[Updated] Microsoft to Fix Defender Bug Deleting Windows Apps Shortcuts from Taskbar

Microsoft is investigating a new bug that’s currently removing application shortcuts from the Taskbar and Start Menu on Windows PCs. The company has acknowledged that the problem affects enterprise customers using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint to block malware attacks. In a Reddit thread, several enterprise admins reported that a false positive triggered by a buggy…

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