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This month Microsoft patches four zero-day flaws in Windows 10 and some Bluetooth security keys stop working.

Learn how Windows Information Protection in Windows 10 can help prevent data loss.

Microsoft Edge is finally dropping support for Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 in January 2023. Microsoft has announced in a blog post that Microsoft Edge and Webview2 Runtime version 109 will be the last release to support these older operating systems. Microsoft’s announcement is a reminder that it’s planning to end support for Windows 7…

How can I display hidden (phantom) drivers in Windows 2000/XP/2003? There are times when you’ll need to manually remove old, obsolete, hidden (phantom) drivers from your system. Looking in Device Manager does not show all the installed drivers, just the ones that are configurable by the GUI. (Before) (After) To force your system to display…

MC261024 – You’ll now be able to “mention” people you work with while adding a new comment to a list Item. This will help people share and collaborate on list items. The person who receives a notification can click a link that takes them directly to the comment in context, review the comment, and take the…

How can I quickly edit the items in the Quick Launch toolbar in Windows Vista? As you may have known already, Windows Vista has a cool option that enables you to Quickly Add Quick Launch Icons in Windows Vista. Quick Launch is a toolbar that can be added to the task bar on Windows 2000/XP/2003…

This month Microsoft addresses 129 vulnerabilities, including SMBv3 bugs, Flash Player, and remote code execution flaws in VBScript.

Microsoft has recently addressed a zero-day vulnerability within the Windows AppLocker driver. The security flaw has been exploited by the North Korean threat group Lazarus for privilege escalation to carry out rootkit attacks. The security flaw (tracked as CVE-2024-21338) was first discovered by the cybersecurity firm Avast last year. The Avast researchers created a proof-of-concept…

Microsoft announced yesterday that it will soon deprecate Transport Layer Security (TLS) versions 1.0 and 1.1 on Windows 11. The company plans to drop support for the encryption protocols by default on the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds in September. TLS is a cryptographic protocol that’s designed to provide communication security over a computer…

What are the Windows XP Powertoys? Where can I get them? The Microsoft Powertoys are small tools/gadgets from Microsoft that enhance Windows. Powertoys have been around since windows 95 and are a must for power users. Get them HERE. Note: You *can* install all of them, but since most of them are either crap or…