Windows 11

Microsoft has released yesterday the September 2022 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10. This month, the company fixed 64 security vulnerabilities, with six of them being rated critical. On the new features front, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is getting a boost on Windows 11 and Windows 10, and there are also other…

Microsoft has released a patch to address an issue that prevents users from signing in after adding a new Microsoft account to their Windows 11 PCs. The bug was discovered following the release of the Windows 11 preview build 22000.918 that started rolling out on August 25, 2022. According to Microsoft, the problem currently affects…

August was relatively quiet as Microsoft prepares to begin rolling out Windows 11 22H2 in the coming month or two. But nevertheless, there are some important updates to Windows 11 on Arm, the Windows Subsystem for Android, and Insider builds. So, let’s get started. Microsoft Edge 104 released and new sidebar rolling out Microsoft released…

As I sat down to write this month’s installment of What’s New in Windows, I thought that there hadn’t been much news in July. That is until I started checking the updates to builds in the Insider Program. It really is a lot. So, let’s get started with the most important news for Windows users…

Back in April, Microsoft unveiled a new feature to help IT Pros automate the patch management process in enterprise environments. The company has announced that its Windows Autopatch service is now available in public preview at no additional cost to Windows Enterprise E3 subscribers. Windows Autopatch is a new managed service that makes it easier…

Windows Autopatch, an enterprise service that launched in public preview back in May, is now generally available for customers with Windows Enterprise E3 and E5 licenses. Microsoft’s new managed service enables IT Pros to automate the planning and deployment of Windows and Office updates. Essentially, Windows Autopatch uses deployment tools such as Windows Update for…

Microsoft has acknowledged a new issue with the recent security update for Secure Boot DBX (KB5012170) and Windows 11, which causes some devices to boot into BitLocker recovery. The company explained on the Windows Health Dashboard that the bug prompts users to enter their BitLocker recovery keys at boot time. BitLocker is a drive encryption…

Microsoft has released yesterday the August 2022 Patch Tuesday updates for all supported versions of Windows. This time, the company fixed no less than 121 vulnerabilities in Windows, which is quite important for what is a usually quiet month This month’s Patch Tuesday updates also bring improvements for the Focus Assist feature on Windows 11…

VMware has announced the release of the Fusion 22H2 Tech Preview for Mac devices. This release adds the much-anticipated support for Windows 11 to Macs with Apple Silicon and Intel-based processors. “Many new enhancements and capabilities came together to bring Windows 11 to the Mac desktop with Fusion, and while they were designed with Windows…

Microsoft has released the Windows 11 preview build 25169 for Insiders in the Dev channel. The latest update brings two notable features including a new multi-app kiosk mode for IT administrators as well as improvements to Windows Spotlight. First up, Microsoft is introducing a new kiosk mode on Windows 11 that enables IT Pros to…