Windows 11

Microsoft has announced the release of a new Windows 11 Preview Build 25951 to the Canary Channel. This release comes with notable improvements to the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol, SMB NTLM Blocking, and SMB Dialect Management, offering practical enhancements in the realm of network security. The first major change that Microsoft highlighted today is…

Microsoft released the September 2023 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10 yesterday. The monthly updates were quite easy to miss yesterday as Apple’s iPhone 15 event pretty much dominated the news cycle, but there’s actually quite a lot to discuss this month. This month, Microsoft fixed a total of 65 vulnerabilities in…

Microsoft recently acknowledged a technical hiccup causing Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) unsupported processor errors on Windows 11 and 10. To combat this issue, MSI has collaborated with Intel to release BIOS updates specifically aimed at their Intel 700 and 600 Series motherboards. In a recent blog post, MSI explained that it has worked with…

On this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss Microsoft’s upcoming special event on September 21, why AI could be a big part of it, and they also look back at an app that didn’t ship.

Key takeaways: Microsoft’s latest optional update for Windows 11 version 22H2, KB5029351, designed to bring improved features and experiences, has instead left some users staring at the familiar ‘Blue Screen of Death’ (BSOD) accompanied by an ‘UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR’ error message. The company acknowledged the issue on the Windows Health Dashboard yesterday. “Microsoft has received reports of…

Microsoft is giving IT pros more control over the optional updates available on commercial devices running Windows 11 version 22H2. That also includes what Microsoft calls “Controlled Feature Rollouts” (CFRs), which some organizations may want to keep disabled by default to maintain some stability.  These CFRs are the new Windows 11 features that Microsoft releases…

Microsoft has released today the August 2023 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10. This month, Microsoft fixed 86 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, and other components, and you can also expect the usual bug fixes and quality improvements. After the July Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 version 22H2 enabled the new “Moment…

Microsoft is getting ready to introduce support for the Microsoft Azure Attestation (MAA) service on Windows 11. The company announced yesterday that the feature will begin rolling out to all commercial customers in mid-August. Currently, Windows 11 and Windows 10 use the Windows Device Health Attestation (DHA) service for client device attestation. The configuration service…

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss Microsoft killing off the Cortana app on Windows 11, what the new Windows Copilot brings to the table, and more.

With the exception of Windows 11 Moment 3 landing for everyone in July, it’s been a fairly quiet month. But Insiders did get access to Windows Copilot and the new Outlook for Windows client and Microsoft revealed more about Windows 11 version 23H2. Let’s get started! Windows 11 Moment 3 generally available with July Patch…